Winklers in the Window

Their last day with Leonard.

Final Family Portrait

Well, there are only four Winklers with us today.  Leonard has left us.



I'll be sharing his departure tale this afternoon, but first I wanted to share one last family portrait with you.

What a fabulous set of  dashing young Tabbies.   How lucky we were to spend a little bit of time getting to know them.  

In case there's still some confusion as to who is who....
From left to right:
Leonard, Bibi, Flip, Franklin and Daphne.

Queen of the Couch

Even though Bibi Winkler is the tiniest of all the Tabbies, she rules the couch.  If just one of your paws touches a cushion, she considers it a challenge.   Big or small, she's take you on.

 

* Please note her awesome surprise somersault at 2:58

Winkler World Expands

Earlier this week, our Winklers got to explore a little more.   As I mentioned yesterday, it was nearly impossible to keep them quarantined for one second longer.  They could no longer be contained!

When released, they charged out, but once into the big, open space, they began creeping slowly around the room.   At first, they didn't notice Bean up on the window ledge - their noses were to the ground and they were much too busy smelling every single smell to look up.



Charlene jumped down to join them on the floor, and they came cautiously towards her.    After they confirmed that she was a friendly being, they swarmed her.

Back to the ledge she went.





It was a little overwhelming for Bean, so she tried leaving the room.

The kittens followed closely.





I let Charlene upstairs to give her a little breather.

And everyone romped, and galloped and ran around the room.



Freedom is fun!

Winklers: Wide-Eyed and Whiskery

Know Your Winkler Toes

These belong to Daphne.



This feet are Flip's



Franklin's, of course.  Everyone recognizes that one dark toe.



Bebe's teeny feet.



And these big paws belong to our big boy,  Leonard.

Lots and Lots of Leaping!

The Winklers don't leap nearly as high as legendary leaper Wiley Knapp, but they are pretty good at getting it off the ground!

Tell Me Who's Who!

Now that you've had a closer look at all our wee Winklers, let's have a little quiz.  Below are three group shots of the kittens in different arrangements.

Can you identify them?  Take your guess and we'll see who gets this right!