Cats are fascinated by anything and everything.
It is simultaneously adorable and hilarious as they try to make sense of the objects in front of them. My cats are no exception. Over the last couple of months I’ve captured some photos of my feline friends discovering some objects for, what appears to be, the first time. I adore my boys…but I had to share with you all their cute stupidity. In my mind, it just makes them extra loveable.
Exhibit A: A Scented Candle
Of course I don’t let my kitty get to close to the flame, but his pure fascination with the scent was nothing short of adorable. I carefully brought the candle so that it was in front of him, but far enough away that he wouldn’t be hurt. What followed was a parade of sniffs and meows as my (giant) baby had a Little Mermaid moment and asked himself, “what’s a fire and why does it, what’s the word, burn?”
The progression of Patch’s discovery of the candle.
Exhibit B: A Blanket
Oh the blanket. What a fascinating object! You can lay on it, go under it, make a bed out of it! You can smack it when it moves and even chew on the corners! Yes my friends, I’ve had plenty of blankets experience quite a bit of abuse over the years and I’m sure they will remain endlessly entertaining to my kitties. Just the other day I found one cat completely under a blanket and the other one on top of it. Yes…they’re geniuses.
Newts decided to paw his way under the blanket while Patch observed the lump as an interesting specimen.
Exhibit C: Photos
I found this one to be incredibly interesting. I have my closet doors covered floor to ceiling in pictures of me and my friends and family. It’s been that way for almost three years now…and yet just a few months ago, one of my cats just FINALLY seemed to clue in. I looked over one day to find him sitting on my desk, staring at the photos on my doors. Not only did he look completely overwhelmed and confused, he was also consistently meowing at the photos. Poor guy…he just didn’t know how to handle it all. I gotta hand it to him…it’s definitely overwhelming.
There’s just…so many…photos!!!
Exhibit D: Hats and Clothing
Note to cats…my laundry is NOT your bed. I get it, it’s soft, it’s comfortable, and it’s just sitting there waiting for you to curl up on, but c’mon guys I just washed that! Now it’s all hairy and…oh forget it, do what you want you little cuties! And might I say I’ve never seen a cat pull off a hat quite the way my boys do. WORK IT GUYS! Perhaps they’re preparing to hit the…catwalk!?! *snickers*
OK, admittedly I put the hat on him…BUT LOOK HOW CUTE!!!
Exhibit E: Laptops and Computers
Listen, this has potential to be really impressive…if only they understood that the laptop is meant for productivity and not meant to be a scratching post. My dad has his office set up in the basement and you can bet that EVERY SINGLE DAY the cats will walk up to his laptop, sniff, stare, and proceed to rub their faces on the side of the screen until the laptop nearly falls of the desk. I mean, you’d think it would have lost its appeal by now…surely the daily scratching gets old? Nope! Not to my babies! Are they adorable? Yes. Are they stupid? Hell yes!
Sneaky guys…I can never catch them with a picture for this one!
Bonus: The general weird positions and faces of my darling kitties
Simply because they’re adorable freaks…I will add these for pure hilarity purposes. Enjoy!