Felines appreciating Christmas time

House cats are a funny lot given all their personality quirks. However, as they get older they all seem to have one thing in common, desire to seek out warmth. Shortly after turning on the tree lights this morning we came across this scene of Sir, our 12 year old male:


Obtaining a photo of the other end posed a bit more of a challenge but the facial expression says it all:


We have had other cats exhibiting similar behavior over the years. I can't find the photo at the moment but one classic was a cat sitting on a bunched up string of lights being tested before outdoor installation.

Another interesting behavior of the cats is their fondness for the taste of tree-stand water. It makes it hard to tell how much water the tree is still taking when the cats are drinking an unknown quantity.

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