Jan 3, 2011

Bennington

So hey...it's 2011. And we got our new kitteh. His new name is Bennington.

Hi!

Gia came back from SC with him on Sunday.  And he really might be the cutest thing I've ever seen.  I can't say that too loud in front of the other cats.  They get jealous.  Besides, they were all equally as cute at this age, and they still rock the cute to this very day.  So enough already!

He's got the oddest/most awesome coloring I've ever seen.  White boots, dark tail...those crazy Grandpa Munster tufts of fur in his ears.  Then there are those three white splashes on his face.  Like someone swiped him with a paintbrush and some white paint and it just hit him in those three spots. And even though his eyes look blue in that picture, they look mostly green in person.  Which is cool.

The other cats haven't really welcomed him into our home yet.  He's mostly been hanging out in the bedroom on the bed.  I don't blame him.  But they will eventually let him into their reindeer games.  It may take a few days though.

Oh, and he's named after this madman.  That's how we do.

And Happy Birthday, Mom!  (She doesn't read this)

UPDATE: And a Happy Birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien.  Well...of course he's dead now, but still.  Raise a glass to "The Professor" tonight at 9PM, if you are into that kind of thing.

18 comments:

Verdant Earl said...

Way to start of the year with a freakin' cat post, dude.

Yeah...I'm disgusted with myself.

savannah said...

happy new year and happy birthday to your mama, sugar!
xoxoxox

(i'm trying to pretend you really didn't start the year off with a cat post, too, dude!)

;~D

Evil Twin's Wife said...

He IS adorable. Is he a cuddle-bug? He looks like one. :-)

RW said...

Daddy blogger.

Avitable said...

Did you take your cat to a professional studio for a portrait?

Verdant Earl said...

Savannah - Sickening, right?

ETW - Yeah, so far. Who knows what will happen once the other cats teach them their evil ways.

RW - the worst kind.

Avitable - No...that's where I draw the line. That was actually the last photo that the breeder took of him before Gia picked him up. She is a photographer and does her own portrait work for all of her cats.

white rabbit said...

Very cute indeed. It is alleged that as one ages humans get ear tufts too but I'm saying nuffin...

And here's to JRR himself too.

Slyde said...

can a little kitten by the name of "Fezzy" be too far behind?

marty mankins said...

Welcome to the new kitty.

And my mom shared a birthday with your mom.

sybil law said...

RIDICULOUS cute!! I love him.
And Happy Birthday to your mom!
Damn it's all cute and sappy up in here...
:)

Verdant Earl said...

Wabbit - I've seen it on some of the older folks. Not attractive.

Slyde - Let's hope far behind.

Marty - And Tolkien!

Sybil - cute and sappy. Those are my new years resolutions. More cute and sappy. Except...no.

Poppy said...

OMGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE hi Bennington! <3

Happy birthday to your mom!

Kate said...

Oh My God. Smitten with your kitten, and you just get cuter every year with your cat posts! Congrats, I look forward to seeing cute kitten videos and stuff. Because I just can't get enough cute in 2011. Bring it on!

hello haha narf said...

damn, that kitty is adorable! glad you are starting the new year off with the cute...

Verdant Earl said...

Poppy - And he's a cuddler. :)

Kate - Oh, there will be more.

Becky - Cute is my mother-fucking middle name! ;)

badgerdaddy said...

That is one beautiful cat.

We found two abandoned kitties next to the castle in our town last week. Someone's coming round to hopefully give them a home tonight - poor little buggers were starving and way too young to be out. Tiny wee things. Like I say, hopefully we'll find a home for them tonight.

Verdant Earl said...

badger - You are a good man, you are. Well done! (You have a castle in your town? Wow...must be odd living in the Old World.)

Bruce Johnson said...

Every time I see this kittens name, I am going to think of Bennigans.....which is going to make me associate this cat with Onion Rings. That is how my world works.