I heard the most angelic music,

and ran into the courtyard where I saw Ollie,

checking out his favorite bird, and

singing at the top of his little baby cat lungs

with Augustus sitting nearby admiring this magical performance!

A rare scene indeed! Ollie bird was singing Por ti volare and I found the lyrics to see why he was singing this particular song.

Here it is:
Cuando vivo solo
sueño un horizonte
falto de palabras.
En la sombra y entre luces
todo es negro para mi mirada
Si tu no estas junto a mi . . .aqui.

Tu en tu mundo
separado del mio por un abismo.
Oye llamame
yo volare
a tu mundo lejano.
Por ti volare
espera que llegare
mi fin de trayecto eres tu
para vivirlo los dos.
Por ti volare
por cielos y mares
hasta tu amor.
Abriendo los ojos por fin
contigo vivire.

Cuando estas lejana
sueño un horizonte
falto de palabras.
Y yo se que simpre estas ahi, ahi,
una luna hecha para mi,
siempre iluminada para mi,
por mi, por mi, por mi . . .
Por ti volare
espera que llegare
mi fin de trayecto eres tu
contigo yo vivire.
Por ti volare
por cielos y mares
hasta tu amor.
Abriendo los ojos por fin
contigo yo vivire.
Por ti volare
por cielos y mares
hasta tu amor.
Abriendo los ojos por fin
contigo yo vivire.
Por ti volare
Volare...


When I live alone
I dream of a horizon
with no words.
In the shadow and amongst lights
for my sight it's all black
if you are not with me . . . here.

You in your world
separated from mine by an abyss.
Hear call me
I'll fly
to your distant world.
For you I'll fly.
wait for me I'll arrive
my trip's end is you
for living it we two.
For you I'll fly
by skies and seas
up to your love.
Opening the eyes at last
with you I'll live

When you are far
I dream of an horizon
with no words.
And I know that you are always there, there
a moon made for me
always illuminated for me
because of me, because of me, because of me.
For you I'll fly
wait for me I'll arrive
my trip's end is you
with you I'll live.
For you I'll fly
by skies and seas
up to your love.
Opening the eyes at last
with you I live
For you I’ll fly
by skies and seas
up to your love.
Opening the eyes at last
with you I’ll live.
For you I’ll fly,
Fly.


Little Ollie loves his bird!

Cat boys wish everyone a delightful Wednesday and want to know who you sing Por ti volare to?

Ciao!

During the past cool weather weekend....

Ollie was doing a lot of this

when he was not doing this:


And slanky August was doing a lot of checking this and that


in between doing this:



They were in a mood for eternal thoughts, and so we meditated upon and memorized this:

O Son of Man! My Eternity is My creation. I have created it for thee; therefore make it the garment of thy temple. (The Hidden Words)

Wishing all a cool and delightful Monday filled with cat purrs...

Ciao!

Admiring that gorgeous tail?

Not that Ollie does not have a gorgeous flippy tail himself because he does, he simply cannot see it very well being stuck behind him. He truly admires elegant swinging tails, such as Augustus' long and svelt one. I think the pendulum motion of the tail hypnotizes Ollie!
We love that tail too, in addition to his many other kitty parts, and never would have guessed that his little kitty tail would grow so long!

Start flipping that tail, the weekend is almost here! Ciao and cat kisses to all!

A sight for worried eyes...

It seems like an eternity for an outdoorsy kitty like Augustus; at the vet's since Monday, back home Tuesday evening for more entrapment, missed out on all the outdoor fun and had to drink his medicine too! I finally had to let him out this evening; I cannot trap him forever. I did spend a lot of time in and out to see if I hear or see something suspicious. Of course I live in a busy city where everything is suspicious. I am not sure what I am looking for but I was ready to take care of business as I paced around the complex, this street and that house....
A few welcome back snap shots...



Little (chubser) Ollie is thinking what is my brother August doing?


He wanted to know if we are keeping him. I said Yes.


All this cat business has gotten me off track...reading, meditation, yoga, exercise, what happened to all the things I like to do?
I suppose it will have to wait until hopefully very soon.

A happy Wednesday evening to all!

Meow Meow!

One Angry Pussy...

Augustus has received three injuries in one month requiring antiobiotics initially and an overnight stay at the veterinary clinic Monday night. I picked up the doodle this afternoon and was told to keep him indoors for a couple of days until he feels better.
He is staring at me right now! He has been growling ever since we returned and pacing the room back and forth!




One Confused Pussy...
Ollie was searching about most of last night trying to find Augustus. He kept thinking that Augustus was hiding some place and was going to surprise attack him. After a while he thought perhaps I had given Augustus away and that he had moved up the feline ladder! This morning he and I walked together alone! This afternoon after picking Augustus from the veterinarian I let Ollie out and Gussy had to stay in. He could not figure it out poor baby....




Truth be told, I cannot figure it out either. I need to sneak out of the house in the dark and not return for a few days.

Ciao!

We were at the movies...

watching this

in this open air theatre.

Here's Ollie boy with a mysterious expression.

and little Augustus who seems to be enjoying himself,

and Ollie again trying to be less critical of the film!

Being a cat theatre, this film did not take very long, only 15 minutes!

We returned home quickly and had time to read this:

"...one must ... long for eternal life, the sublimity of the world of humanity, the celestial developments, the Holy Spirit, .. the promulgation of universal peace and the proclamation of the oneness of the world of humanity! This is the work! Otherwise like unto other animals and birds one must occupy himself with the requirements of this physical life, the satisfaction of which is the highest aspiration of the animal kingdom..

Consider ye! No matter how much man gains wealth, riches and opulence in this world, he will not become as independent as a cow. For these fattened cows roam freely over the vast tableland. All the prairies and meadows are theirs for grazing, and all the springs and rivers are theirs for drinking! No matter how much they graze, the fields will not be exhausted! It is evident that they have earned these material bounties with the utmost facility.

Still more ideal than this life is the life of the bird. A bird, on the summit of a mountain, on the high, waving branches, has built for itself a nest more beautiful than the palaces of the kings! The air is in the utmost purity, the water cool and clear as crystal, the panorama charming and enchanting. In such glorious surroundings, he expends his numbered days. All the harvests of the plain are his possessions, having earned all this wealth without the least labor. Hence, no matter how much man may advance in this world, he shall not attain to the station of this bird! Thus it becomes evident that in the matters of this world, however much man may strive and work to the point of death, he will be unable to earn the abundance, the freedom and the independent life of a small bird. This proves and establishes the fact that man is not created for the life of this ephemeral world -- nay, rather, is he created for the acquirement of infinite perfections, for the attainment to the sublimity of the world of humanity, to be drawn nigh unto the divine threshold, and to sit on the throne of everlasting sovereignty!

After reading this I assured the cat boys that they were not like the birds and the cows and that theirs was the extra special mission of bringing love into everyone's heart.

A lovely Monday to all and many many cat kisses!

Ciao!

Santa Ana winds = Electrical Cats

Santa Anas wreak havoc on furry boys' little bodies, and we in Southern California have been experiencing these winds for the past few days. The current Santa Anas are blowing hot and dry air from the desert towards the ocean.
Augustus has been particularly staticky! Loose bird feathers stick to his body as he walks about in the neighborhood.

His skin has become very dry requiring constant scratching, which makes matters worse because as he rubs his fur to relieve the dry itchiness he creates more static electricity and zaps himself, which in turn makes him to jump around excited and annoyed.

As you can see our little dude is annoyed by all this electricity in his fur!

Furry Ollie is not scratching...his fat skin is more immune to the dry winds but brushing his fur zaps him too : )

This is what he did after I brushed him, he pretended to have been shocked by electricity!

True as that may be, in reality he is only guarding the refrigerator. He knows mommy hides the turkey cold cuts in that big steel box!


And so to distract the boys from their troubles while simultaneously introduce them to new concepts I read to them the following:

"All material phenomena are subject to nature. All material organisms are captives of nature. None of them can deviate in the slightest from the law of nature. This earth, these great mountains, the animals with their wonderful powers and instincts cannot go beyond natural limitations. All things are captives of nature except man. Man is the sovereign of nature; he breaks nature’s laws... Man is gifted with a power whereby he penetrates and discovers the laws of nature, brings them forth from the world of invisibility into the plane of visibility. Electricity was once a latent force of nature. According to nature’s laws it should remain a hidden secret, but the spirit of man discovered it, brought it forth from its secret depository and made its phenomena visible. It is evident and manifest that man is capable of breaking nature’s laws. How does he accomplish it? Through a spirit with which God has endowed him at creation. This is a proof that the spirit of man differentiates and distinguishes him above all the lower kingdoms. It is this spirit to which the verse in the Old Testament refers when it states that man has been created “after the image and likeness of God”. The spirit of man alone penetrates the realities of God and partakes of the divine bounties." (Foundations of World Unity)

And the next time that we witness that lightning in the sky or the little electrical discharges on the kitties furry bodies we shall recall that this mystery of nature was once latent but today even cat boys know what it is!

Wishing all an electric Friday and electric cat kisses!

Ciao!