Every four years we have a leap year on February 29. Today we’re celebrating leap year cat love. Well, actually I’m just happy to get to the end of the month. Woo hoo, can you believe all the snow is gone and it was warm enough to sit outside yesterday? I’m more wobbly-legged than ever but what bliss to sniff fresh greenery which means I survived my 21st WINTER! The snowdrops and a few crocuses have popped up and March is coming in like a lamb. 
After my first walkabout in weeks, I enjoyed a long overdue bath. What can I say, I can’t groom myself the same way anymore and it’s not a bath but a hand-held shower in the tub bath. The warm water feels so good and then I get towelled off and sit in front of a space heater to dry.  Did you know old cats lose more whiskers and they don’t grow back as fast? Mine are very short now and yet they still do their job detecting air currents and objects to navigate space. All the more critical if blind like me. My mom says I still look so handsome.
Oh, how I love my clean, soft, furs and wish my old meezer gal pal Nellie could nuzzle me. She is a spring chicken of 17 but still beautiful. She stopped blogging for awhile but she’s back! The sauciest Siamese is at Nellie on The Edge. And she’s Canadian like me. Who knows, maybe she’ll ask me to marry her. After all, today is the day ladies can ask men to marry them.
And we all know one cat leads to another so forget any romantic notions. Love is grand but unwanted kittens are not.
It’s a silly dream to think of romance at my age and the end of the day, my heart belong to mom. What can I can say? I’m a proud momma’s boy. And I won’t be doing any real leaping. Sigh, there was a time many moons ago when I could easily leap to the top of a six foot fence. However, I never did it for tricks or treats like some trained cats.
While researching about the leap year we found a video about leaping cats at a monastery in Burma. Â Life is an adventure and enjoy a little trip down this river (fast forward if you’re impatient) to see the trained cats leap through hoops. It’s interesting to see their training technique. Cats perform or not according to their mood.
Will you be doing anything special this leap year?
Congratulations Merlin Mate,Nellie is my best Girl Cat but you two make the perfect couple,couldn’t be more happy for you,xx Speedy
Thanks so much Speedy. Perhaps you could be best man er, bunny?
What an odd little video eh Merlin?
Well ConCats Merlin. We heard Nellie popped da question.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
Thanks, word spreads fast 😉
Oh my mouses I love that picture! BEAUTIFUL.
I didn’t realize Nellie was back blogging. Must check that out.
Glad to hear you had some walkabout time, outdoors. My sister Connie hasn’t been well but last Thursday it was warmer here than anywhere else in Canada and Connie went outside for the first time since last year, before she broke her leg. She loved it! Afterwards, she took a super long nap. Wore herself out, I guess.
Purrs,
Seville
Thanks Seville. Do visit and I’ll pop by soon.
merlin…conga ratz two ewe dood….we iz buzzed happee for ewe & nellie; if ya wantz uz ta caturr de receptshunz, let uz noe, we will start a fishin & a freezin em two day ♥♥♥
What a lovely offur tabbies. Start fishing right away!
Merlin you and Nellie will be the coolest couple ever. Hope the wedding is fast so we can all party with you. I still bathe myself but your warm shower sounds sort of nice, especially the drying off part. Paw pats , Savannah
Thanks, and yes fast, maybe a shotgun wedding 😉
We hope you had a happy leap day, Merlin and Layla. So, what was your answer to Nellie???
YES!!!!
Nellie is a lucky girl ! You’re the most amazing and wise cat we’ve ever met ! Purrs
Oh Merlin!!! Of course mes will asks yous to Marry me!!!
Please Marry me Merlin. Yous is the Siamese Man Cat of my heart.
Mes has never been married…
Kisses
Your Nellie Bellie
Can mes keeps my other Man Cat Furrends? oh yes…and Speedy the Bunny? As my hero says, “I’m no model lady. A model’s just an imitation of the real thing.”
My Nellie, dear. Are you sure you’ve never been married before? Not that it matters. You can keep all you friends since you’re a social butterfly and many are my friends too. So my answer is Yes! We’re too old for long engagements, how soon do you want a wedding?
Merlin your Mom’s love is steadfast. I mean Nellie is awfully pretty, and a mancat such as yourself is handsome as well, but honestly, who would you rather curl up to? 🙂
Stay a Momma’s boy forever.
*hugs* dear Merlin.
Ellen, Nellie is a sweetheart but there is only one mom!
Merlin, you never cease to amaze us with how you continue to hang in there. Nellie is lucky to have such a handsome mancat to love.
I am sure Nellie would marry you. I have a lot of girl cats that would be honored to be your wife. I am glad you got to go out for a walk. XO
We didn’t know that older cats lowe their whiskers faster and they aren’t replaced as frequently. We have had senior cats in our home, but not as senior as you, Merlin. You teach us something new every week!
dood….ewe better knot let ewe noe who { odin } heer de mommaz boy ree mark…. ask him why….him will tell ya !!! glad ya getted ta get out doorz thiz wwek oh end & N joy sum fresh ….we did two…..thru de windowz onlee tho…yesterday…..happee week a head two ewe N de crew ♥♥
Love the photo of you and your mom. Happy Leap Year day. Enjoy your week.
Thanks Sue, we love to snuggle.
Merlin, you are really amazing kitty! Maybe Nellie is planning to ask you to marry her 🙂 I love that image of kitties saying I do S & N. Enjoy warmer weather and have a wonderful new week!
Thanks dear friends and same to you!
Loved watching the training session. Merlin is an amazing kitty. We know how happy you are to still have him in your life. Mau is hoping Allie will ask him to marry her. So happy Nellie has returned. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
Sounds like a few weddings up the road 🙂
Hi Merlin my friend! It sounds like that bath you get from time to time is sooooothing on the old bones and muscles as well as just plain good for you! I’m glad you and Mom Layla have those special times together. You depend on her and she’s always there. What a GREAT way to spend your twilight years……I’m a major Momma’s Boy too and proud of it!
Hugs, Sammy
Thanks and always good to hear from a fellow momma’s boy xoxo
Merlin, you’re always such a joy. I would have loved to see you jump 6-foot high fences.
Wow, incredible leaping cats. Mao and Ched are a bit too heavy, but great idea.
I asked Ched if he would marry me and he accepted. I will ask Kristina to ask Mao.
Happy Happy Leap Day!
Love your review today and will pm.
I’m a mom-boy too Merlin, it’s the best to spend the day close with a mom and to ponder about leap days and the world while getting hugs and kisses :o)
I like that: Mom-Boy! xox
It was nice to see Nellie return to blogging. You two make an adorable couple. If she doesn’t ask you today, perhaps you could ask her tomorrow?
Jan, Nellie is so popular, she could have any mancat she wants.
Merlin our dear friend, we wish you and Nellie lots of love to share. It is good to have someone to share that special love with no matter your age. We hope that the winter will soon pass and that we have a real spring like we did last year. We love that.
We must spay and neuter like a religion!
Thanks for sharing.
Luvs
Skeeter and Izzy and the Feral Gang + Twig & Peanut & Romeo & the Angels >^..^^..^<~
Kisses to all the gang. Religious Spay/neuter YES!
My human has a hoop she is training me and Binga to jump through every now and again. She thought the Burma human was a little harsh with the way she was making her cats jump. She’d never hit us with the hoop like that.
I agree about the harshness of some of the monks but we all know we can’t force a cat to do anything.