omg, Nikki is ten and still being a kitten.   Do I have to wait over ten
years for B & C to settle down!!    

I think Burmese are different.   I only ended up with B & C because of
Ollie.   Normally, when catless, we would end up with a homeless kitty
from the SPCA.   But I guess I was looking for a substitute Ollie,
impossible of course, but B & C in their own way are every bit as
fascinating.

The gang are in good shape this morning and I have emptied every
fertilized saucer, lol.   Another lesson learned.  Incidentally vases
have to be watched, I discovered a while back.   Vase water is a special
treat for the kitties, especially if I put liquid like Janola in the
water to keep the stems clear of gunk.   I have to put a cover over the
top of the vases to keep them out, sigh.

At the moment the birds are nesting down the back and we have a pair of
thrushes and a pair of blackbirds defying death to keep the kitties away
from their nests in two citrus trees.
Now that the poplars are gone we can plant a vegetable garden against
the back fence.   The birds love this and follow DH with beakfuls of
worms.   However they take a dim view of three bird-slobbering cats and
sit on the fence posts and walnut tree yelling defiance and dive
bombing.   Miraculously
bumbling FSP nearly caught Momma Blackbird the other day and had her by
a wing.   She escaped unharmed but it was a near thing.  It  would have
been a different and sadder tale if she had been nailed by B or C.  
I'll keep  you posted on these cat, bird er chick activities.   In a
week  or so it will be fledgling time and all hell will break lose.   I
feel it will all end in tears :(

--
Bev
The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.

Don't even consider moving to Brazil! :)

Joyce