Kitties get bored! Views of the outside can entertain them.
How many times do we hear our friends say, I’m bored. Or better yet, when you were a kid, can you remember saying, ‘I’m bored’. This human sure can remember saying that endless times, and I sooooo wish, I had time to be bored, now.
With a full-time job, keeping up my blog ‘Paws for Reflection’, taking care of five cats and a big house, the word bored is not in my vocabulary any more.
Kitties get bored
The kitties, on the other hand, have lots of time of their paws. Just like people with lots of time on their hands, they get bored. And bored kitties, just like humans, can get into lots of mischief.
As responsible cat owners, it’s up to us to be sure they are entertained. While we may invest a cat-load of dollars into fancy cat trees and toys, sometimes their entertainment comes from a great view of the outside world. While we humans can occupy our minds with the latest happenings of years, days, or months ago, cats don’t hold on to memories. They live in the moment. And when it’s not meal or nap time, they are looking for mental stimulation so they don’t get bored.
At the Paws household, we have a huge picture window in our kitchen, and all the kitties enjoy time sharing that spot. While it does not provide the best sun, it does provide some great viewing opps.
This winter was no different. Today, as we join The Cat on My Head’s Sunday Selfie, blog hop, we want to share some of our views from this past winter. While many of these selfies are not of the Paws’ kitties, we thought we’d share some of the mega photos we’ve taken over the course of this past winter.
It was a long one, and the kitties were very amused when they saw a flock of turkeys going through the back yard. They were not as thrilled about seeing the snow bury the TV dish. And the Snowy Owl, well, that’s just something they’ve never seen before (neither had their human).
Today, we share some of our many photos taken this past winter, capturing the kitties enjoying the outside, from the inside out.
Kitties get bored, too! Providing views of the outside world can help entertain them.
Kitties get bored
Outside views keep kitties from getting bored
This winter was no different. Today, as we join The Cat on My Head’s Sunday Selfie blog hop, we want to share some of our views from this past winter. It was a long one, and the kitties were very amused when they saw a flock of turkeys going through the back yard. They were not as thrilled about seeing the snow bury the TV dish. And the Snowy Owl, well, that’s just something they’ve never seen before (neither had their human).
Today, we share some of our many photos taken this past winter, capturing the kitties enjoying the outside, from the inside out.
How do you keep your cats from getting bored? Do you find they are less bored in the summer, or does it matter what season it is? Please weigh in on this fun discussion. The snow is melting, and the kitties are very glad to see more sun. When the sun isn’t hitting their favorite spots, they come asking their human, where is it?
Meet our Sunday Selfie Blog Hopping friends, and visit them for some pawsome fun!
I agree with this completely! When Bear gets bored, things get hairy. When I had Kitty, I didn’t have to worry about it. But Bear starts breaking and attacking things. I need to do better about playing with him and keeping him stimulated. Since I started the blog, I haven’t had the time to play with him every day.
From what I’ve read, we should play with them for about 5 to 10 minutes, a couple times a week. I have to admit, I try to have them play with one another.
Concats on your BlogPaws award? If you’re going to be at the conference this year, I gotta meet you.
We are in Love with the snow owl. He is so full of attention, just like a kitty 😀 We loved your boring pictures, but found them not boring at all, on the contrary it was a pleasure to look at them…also knowing that Winter is finally over, makes them more special 😀
When I feel bored, I first go in and out of the house and Granny has to open and close the door for me and after doing that for some time, I am going to sleep…for a long time. When Granny is bored, I do the same, so she has something to do…MOL 😀 Pawkisses for a Happy Tuesday 🙂 <3
Nothing more fun than making your human open and close doors for you. Keeps kitties and their human entertained. We, also, love, the Snowy Owl, and what’s so cool, we could get close enough with a long lens to actually capture his face. Have a pawsome week!
mind you with wildlife tv like that to entertain you you shouldn’t get to bored,xx Speedy
If only we got to see that all the time. The Snowy Owl was a real treat. First one ever. Have a great wee!
You are so, so right! We always encourage our cats to check out the scene through the window. They always seem to enjoy. We have deer, squirrels and birds, but have not seen turkeys or snowy owls in the yard to date. 🙂
We hardly ever get any deer in the backyard, though I see plenty of them when I drive home from work at night. Lucky kitties.
Even I, an outdoor princess gets a little lost for things to do when it snows, so any distraction is good news, so long as it isn’t noisy. Looks like you have some very interesting wildlife come to your patch, mine is mainly mice rabbits and sparrows.
Purrs, ERin
The mice run too fast to capture them on film, and we’ve got plenty. The kitties do a pretty good job of keeping them under control, tho. No rabbits tho.
Your kitties should never be bored. 🙂
But just like kids, they’re always looking for something just a bit more exciting.
Those are great views!
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Thanks, Athena! Luv your art photos. Gotta find the time to get some art together to participate in your blog hop. Great idea.