This week was the Japanese festival of Setsubun, the time of year for driving out evil ogres. But frankly, if I was an evil ogre and came across Maru, Hana and Kitten Miri lined up and staring at me like some sort of feline Addams Family, I’d say “You know what? We’re good here, I’ll see myself out.”
Maru and Kitten Miri become purritos. Hana has a purrito wrap as well, but she’s just not filling it.
Now I really want a burrito, Andrew Y.
Welcome to the Caturday open thread! Today’s visitor is Squirt, a stray cat getting love and care from reader Tara O., who adds: “He has been a stray in my yard for a few weeks now. He’s a little scared but very friendly, food motivated, and knows I will feed him and give him skritches.”
It’s two-for-one day at The Girl with the Dogs as a pair of orange sisters come in for a bath and comb-out, in this video found by reader Sharon G.
While it may appear simple and spontaneous, yawning is a complex skill that requires practice to achieve mastery. In this guide you will learn the three steps of the basic puppy yawn:
Step One: Preparation — Allow your body to become limp and sleepy. Clear your mind of thoughts, if you happen to have any.
Step Two: Initiate the Yawn — Extend tongue forward. Take care at this step that tongue does not trail onto ground.
Step Three: Follow Through — While withdrawing your tongue, open your mouth wide as if about to eat a giant cheeseburger. Curling the tongue at this step adds an extra flourish.
30095: Puppy yawn part 3, by Panegyrics of Granovetter, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0