Gentle readers, it pains me to begin today’s open thread with such heartbreaking news, but reader Tracy R. has just informed me that her beloved cat has been (chokes back tears) mildly inconvenienced:

So the tree people came today and the lawn people came today and the loud-recycling-truck people came today, all of which means Hamster did not get his usual sixteen hours of nappage in, so here’s Hamster being exhausted.

Welcome to the open thread, Cutetropolitans! Sensitive viewers may wish to avert their eyes, because today’s cat from reader Susan H. has nothing to hide:

I tried to take a picture of Julius playing with his wand toy while upside down on my lap, resulting in this absolute gem of a photo! (Apologies for the lack of privacy tail, but as you may remember, he doesn’t have much of a tail, haha!)

Happy Caturday! Since it’s a long Labor Day weekend here’s a lo-o-o-o-ng kitten, engaged in absolutely no labor whatsoever.

Happy Caturday! Today we have a pair of clothing claimers from reader Tara O.

Jacques is all black (left) and Butch is the tuxedo (right). Picture 1: this is what I found on my bed after my shower. My clothes were no longer mine. Picture 2: After some head scritches and compliments I was able to extract my clothes for the day.