"Marina" wrote:

On both Saturday and Sunday, people who were walking by complimented Nikki
on how neatly she walks in her harness. I had to check that it was, in fact,
Nikki on the end of the leash.

I hadn't realised that she has become so well-behaved. It took several years
for her to reach this point, when we can actually take a proper walk,
without her darting this way and that and trying to drag me into the brush
or up a tree. When I first put the harness on her when she was still a
kitten, she would fall over and become paralysed. Now she comes running to
me when I jingle her harness. We seem to have reached an understanding. If
we both respect each other needs, we can both enjoy our little outings.

I loved the pictures, and it's cute that people comment on Nikki's
walkies. You're very patient to have allowed her to take her sand
bath, knowing that she was going to be all sandy afterwards.

Nikki's belly is much like Betty's. I think cat bellies are cute, and
occasionally, I'll pick Betty up, hold her upside down like a slice of
watermelon, and plant kisses on her belly.