Sakura is four months old in this picture. She’s a Bengal and is very energetic this is pretty much the only pose I can get a picture of her in! She moves so fast! What a sweetheart!
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What a little beauty Sakura is! I hug my cats that will let me. Romeo and Juliette won’t let me. Juliette likes to be kissed on the top of hr head which i do almost every time I walk by her. If you kiss Romeo he reacts as though you bit him. Romeo has aggression issues
Comment by Owned by cats in Clw FL
2007-06-01 20:43:05
I visited the Humane Society at lunch today and fell in love with a 2 year old buff boy who could not get enough hugs from me! They have named him Joey And not one whine
My day doesn’t go right if I don’t hug and kiss my babies everyday! All 7 of them already know the drill and are pretty good at tolerating there obsesive mommy.
Glad to know that I’m not the only one out there with 7 of my own. They all have to be held and hugged before work each day and before bed each night. Things are a little crazy right now because we have a litter of 4 four week old kittens that we are fostering for the local shelter until they are old enough for transport to the rescue group that is taking them.
I hug all my kitties. And I’ve had three who would hug me back! They all kiss me. And one of the boys gives me love bites. One of the girls from past years (RIP!) would love-bite me too.
Sakura is a beautiful and exotic little kitten! How I would love to pet that little belly!
I saw this bumper sticker couple times, don’t like it either!
“I love cats, they taste like chicken”
They always seem to be seen on “bubba” trucks too with the deer rifle in the rear window!
Comment by IrinaC in GA
2007-06-01 16:25:49
I once lived in a large apartment complex. One of the other residents had a pickup truck with a bumper sticker that said, “Looking for your cat? Check under my wheels.” If I had known for sure that I could have gotten away with it, I would have slashed all four tires and left a note under a windshield wiper: “Sorry about your tires. It happened while I was looking for my cat.”
Comment by Rosie in SA
2007-06-01 16:31:49
K’ here’s a bumper sticker for you:
Boycott Shampoo, demand Realpoo!
Hi Alex! Happy Friday!
Comment by sharon in austell
2007-06-01 18:48:28
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons
For thou art crunchy and taste good with catsup!
Now what would an equivalent saying for cats be?
Comment by Rosie in SA
2007-06-01 20:30:29
Hey Sharon,
How ’bout:
Do not meddle in the affairs of cats
For we are superior beings and those of you who don’t recognize that have underdeveloped reasoning abilities…ooo shiney!
Comment by KITTYPAW IN MEMPHIS
2007-06-01 18:00:21
Hey Ginny - My daughter had a sign on her bedroom door that said “I love cats. They taste like chicken”. She’s more of a dog person.
Comment by KITTYPAW IN MEMPHIS
2007-06-01 18:02:29
Whoops, y’all are all going to hate my daughter. She doesn’t hate cats. The sign was to aggravate me because she (along with a lot of other people) think I’m nuts
My late Panda would hunt out the donuts so we had to hide them, usually in the microwave. She never figured out how to get it open. She could open the cupboard doors.
Any homebaked bread goods, biscuits, waffles, pancakes, french toast, cornbread or muffins were all fair game for her. But she loved any kind of donuts & would tear through the packaging to get at them.
She got several birthdays cakes before we took them to celebrations before I learned that everything had to be hid.
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Comment by susie in california
2007-06-01 18:37:38
–kitties4deb– That’s funny. My calico,Julie,likes the same things as your Panda(I’m sorry for your loss). No loaf of anything is safe on the counter. Has to go in frig.or bread box. She’ll chew right thru the plastic bag. I wonder if their immune systems are missing something & maybe that’s why they crave those things?
Good morning,afternoon,& evening TDK’s,depending on where your all sitting today.
Good Morning Alex
Happy suggles to Star & her new fuzzbutts
Comment by susie in california
2007-06-01 18:39:11
–OOOOPS–
I meant Happy “snuggles” to Star & her new fuzzbutts
Comment by Rosie in SA
2007-06-01 20:32:44
We get the paper delivered…looks alot like a loaf! Need I say more?
*Stops real quick and gets dozen chocolate glazed doughnuts with couple lattes*
Comment by Pipa's mum
2007-06-01 15:39:42
Did I hear truce?
**screeech**
*turns back*
*prepares to sit down in share circle*
Comment by Rubia in the UK
2007-06-01 15:53:46
*In Homer Simpson voice* Dooooonuts…. mmmmmmm
Comment by Rubia in the UK
2007-06-01 16:01:48
*Happily munching on a glazed old fashioned (which aren’t available in the UK!) , sits down in sharing circle and gives Sakura scritches under the chin*
I’ve brought Bailey’s coffee for everyone!
**sits down for coffee.
Mmmm
*hugs the crazy leopard cat
Comment by georgie's mama (and the other fur babies too)
2007-06-01 16:27:27
Hi All!!! I’ll take a latte, but I have a cheddar cheese and broccoli omelet for breakfast. My staff laugh at me. They say they can set their clocks by me. 10:00AM “I’m hungry”
LOL
love the little tiger!!! How beautiful!!
or btw, for anyone who wants the orange cinnamon bun recipe, it is following!!!
Orange Marmalade Buns
INGREDIENTS:
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup orange marmalade
• 1/4 cup cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins* (optional)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans* (optional)
PREPARATION:
Into a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or knives until mixture is fine, even crumb. Add milk and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead about 10 times, until a smooth ball is formed. Roll out dough to a rectangle about 10×16 inches. In a small bowl, combine orange marmalade, cinnamon, raisins, and pecans. Spread evenly over the dough; roll up as for a jelly roll, starting at long edge. Cut roll into 10 slices. Place slices, cut side down, in a generously buttered 9-inch round layer cake pan. Bake at 400° for 30 to 35 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve warm. Makes 10 orange marmalade buns.
Comment by Rosie in SA
2007-06-01 16:34:39
Don’t normally do the breakfast thing, but today a lady at work was selling loaves of Pumpkin Raisin bread for her church. Not bad with coffee…want some?
5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?
6. Great Bear of Wall Street?
These men were considered some of the worlds most successful of
their days.
Now, 80 years later, the history book asks us, if we know what ultimately became of them.
The Answers:
1. The president of the largest steel company. Charles Schwab, died a pauper.
2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went
insane.
3. The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from
prison to die at home.
4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died abroad,
penniless.
5. The president of the Bank of International Settlement, shot himself.
6. The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livermore also committed suicide.
However: in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion and the
winner of the most important golf tournament, the US Open, was Gene Sarazen.
What became of him?
He played golf until he was 92, died in 1999 at the age of 95. He was financially secure at the time of his death.
The Moral:
Screw work.
Play golf.
Happy Friday, all! Last workday of the year today, and I’m free ’til August! I’ll be around from time to time–like a bad penny, you never know when or where I’ll show up!
Purrs and headbutts to all! Ginny
p.s. both hubby and dad are home now and recovering. Yay!
Yea Ginny, glad your men are home and glad you have at last reached Summer Vacation! Enjoy! Here have a donut. Now to find LeeAnn and Sakura and make her share!
Drat–go to the next town for a mandatory meeting/luncheon and miss all the fun! We had some of our own. About 2/3 of the faculty here made t-shirts w/photos of the Principal on the front and “Team -his last name-” on the back. Every head turned at the District meeting–and who was the first “outsider” to see one? The Superintendent–who thought it was a hoot!
*We are evil, we are evil…*
Comment by ppearson in KY staff for 3 crazy cats
2007-06-01 17:17:43
I stopped by my favorite donut shop today and got the variety box and a big bag of donut holes. Dig in. I actually did do that this morning for my co-workers so for once I’m not having to have a virtual breakfast!
Ginny you have your family home and no kids to worry about until August! No papers to grade and a few moments to yourself. Now is a time to relax and get more continuing education hours and attend conferences. Who said a teacher gets the summer off?
Okay so my boss is this big golf fanatic, and I thought, “Hey! She’d love this.” She read it, smiled and made a comment about her husband’s partner is the relative of Charles Schwab, then walked away. Auuuugh! is there no way to get that woman to even give me a chuckle? Talk about a tough crowd!
Comment by georgie's mama (and the other fur babies too)
2007-06-01 17:33:26
Hey Rosie, is the SA in your name San Antonio? My husband wants us to go on vacation there next year for the Festival.
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Comment by Rosie in SA
2007-06-01 20:51:31
Yes and yes! If you come let me know, I’ll steer you to the best places! I love Fiesta! I know most “natives” don’t cause they close down the inner city and it makes a huge traffic nightmare for people who only know one way to get anywhere. But I love the music and the food and…
Good times
BENGAL DAY YEAHHHHHH I will alert Elija,Isabella,Mickey,Buckley,Emma,Elizabeth,Marc,Blackjack,
Alexander,William,Henry,Anne,Jane,Erwin,Joesphena,Marie,Ceasar,
and Edward LOL
What a beautiful bengal!
I was all set to try to pounce 1st, but we had a fire drill. Turns out the fire drill co-incided with the Torch Run for Special Olympics that passes by our school. So cool.
Have a great Friday all, or get thru it, whatever you need to do, and enjoy the weekend.
Think I’ll get a donut after work and go hug my kitties. Sounds like a good way to start the weekend.
Hey Joan! How neat that you got to see the running of the tourch! I am just biding my time till they spring me from this crazy joint! Looking forward to the Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare in the Park this weekend.
Don’t you just love Shakespeare in the Park. When I lived in Maryland they put on some outdoor productions in downtown Baltimore and also at one of the community colleges. I really like Taming of the Shrew and wish I could join you.
Thanks Pipa’s Mum! I do love fresh fried bread, otherwise known as a doughnut. We have Shipleys Donuts here and they are the best when they are warm! They melt in your mouth…..I’ll have a baileys with my coffee. My son’s name is Bailey. I feel like I have had my kids covered this week with Coco Cali and Bailey’s Irish Cream. TGIF! Hello Alex, don’t you love the spotted bengal kitten? I do.
tinafish
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Comment by ppearson in KY staff for 3 crazy cats
2007-06-01 17:19:02
Oh man I miss Shipley’s donuts. We had one in Birmingham. Not to mention their kolache’s
oh wow! What a beauty,my first time to see a bengal.Hi Alex and all you T.D.K’RS. hope everyone’s feeling ok,if not let me know so I can put your name on my prayer list.
Sakura is four months old in this picture. She’s a Bengal and is very energetic this is pretty much the only pose I can get a picture of her in! She moves so fast! What a sweetheart!
June 1 is Hug Your Cat Day
And this one is so huggable!
NEVER a problem to fulfill that need (Hug a Cat) I hug mine sometimes til they squeak.
I do too!!!
I hug till they squish my face with their paws!
I hug till they whine…..they’re boys, so they whine all the time!! har har har!!
I do too, and they whine and squeak a lot
What a little beauty Sakura is! I hug my cats that will let me. Romeo and Juliette won’t let me. Juliette likes to be kissed on the top of hr head which i do almost every time I walk by her. If you kiss Romeo he reacts as though you bit him. Romeo has aggression issues
I visited the Humane Society at lunch today and fell in love with a 2 year old buff boy who could not get enough hugs from me! They have named him Joey
And not one whine 
Mine get hugged so much!! I think they think it always “Hug Your Cat Day”
My day doesn’t go right if I don’t hug and kiss my babies everyday! All 7 of them already know the drill and are pretty good at tolerating there obsesive mommy.
Glad to know that I’m not the only one out there with 7 of my own. They all have to be held and hugged before work each day and before bed each night. Things are a little crazy right now because we have a litter of 4 four week old kittens that we are fostering for the local shelter until they are old enough for transport to the rescue group that is taking them.
I hug all my babies daily too! They have all learned to accept their crazy mommy.
*Hugs to Sakura too!*
And what day ISN”T “Hug your cat day”????
Scratch WILL NOT be hugged. She does not like to be held whatsoever.
I trick Tiger into letting me hug him. I pick him up and pet him at the same time. As long as he’s being petted, he’s OK with it.
I hug all my kitties. And I’ve had three who would hug me back! They all kiss me. And one of the boys gives me love bites. One of the girls from past years (RIP!) would love-bite me too.
Sakura is a beautiful and exotic little kitten! How I would love to pet that little belly!
Absolutely gorgeous!
2nd !
OK 3rd !
try fourth one popoki,lol
No boddah, One Popoki. You come stay come Hawaiian Time, no?
‘Ae ! Hawaiian time works… especially on an Aloha Friday ! No work ’til Monday..
Look at those ears!! The better to hear you with my dear. What a beauty !!!
OOH, a domesticated leopard! Beautiful.
I had the exact same thought! Absolutely gorgeous!
She is a beauty. It is also Donut Day so hug a cat while eating a donut that would be fantastic.
Hang a donut around your cat’s neck and hug it, nibbling away all the time. Life’s good.
Or is that hug a donut and eat a cat? Now I’m confused.
Hubby’s best friend in the Air Force had a bumper sticker on his car that read:
“I love cats. They’re delicious.”
Yeah, he was like that….
I saw this bumper sticker couple times, don’t like it either!
“I love cats, they taste like chicken”
They always seem to be seen on “bubba” trucks too with the deer rifle in the rear window!
I once lived in a large apartment complex. One of the other residents had a pickup truck with a bumper sticker that said, “Looking for your cat? Check under my wheels.” If I had known for sure that I could have gotten away with it, I would have slashed all four tires and left a note under a windshield wiper: “Sorry about your tires. It happened while I was looking for my cat.”
K’ here’s a bumper sticker for you:
Boycott Shampoo, demand Realpoo!
Hi Alex! Happy Friday!
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons
For thou art crunchy and taste good with catsup!
Now what would an equivalent saying for cats be?
Hey Sharon,
How ’bout:
Do not meddle in the affairs of cats
For we are superior beings and those of you who don’t recognize that have underdeveloped reasoning abilities…ooo shiney!
Hey Ginny - My daughter had a sign on her bedroom door that said “I love cats. They taste like chicken”. She’s more of a dog person.
Whoops, y’all are all going to hate my daughter. She doesn’t hate cats. The sign was to aggravate me because she (along with a lot of other people) think I’m nuts
One of my friends has those stickers including : Cat- The other white meat.
The joke was that she is a cat lover. More of a cat lover than even me!
If I hugged my cat while eating a donut she would try to eat it!
My late Panda would hunt out the donuts so we had to hide them, usually in the microwave. She never figured out how to get it open. She could open the cupboard doors.
Any homebaked bread goods, biscuits, waffles, pancakes, french toast, cornbread or muffins were all fair game for her. But she loved any kind of donuts & would tear through the packaging to get at them.
She got several birthdays cakes before we took them to celebrations before I learned that everything had to be hid.
–kitties4deb– That’s funny. My calico,Julie,likes the same things as your Panda(I’m sorry for your loss). No loaf of anything is safe on the counter. Has to go in frig.or bread box. She’ll chew right thru the plastic bag. I wonder if their immune systems are missing something & maybe that’s why they crave those things?
Good morning,afternoon,& evening TDK’s,depending on where your all sitting today.
Good Morning Alex
Happy suggles to Star & her new fuzzbutts
–OOOOPS–
I meant Happy “snuggles” to Star & her new fuzzbutts
We get the paper delivered…looks alot like a loaf! Need I say more?
Absolutely! And watching a cat sleep donut-style, all curled up like a jelly donut.
Hi, Alex!
*Pounce* I got her, I got her…….catch me if you can!
*Keeps on running while everyone stuffing themselves with doughnuts, all the while hugging Sakura*
Uh Uh!!!
I clearly didn’t eat a doughnut!
GOTCHA!
*takes Sakura relieved that the extra excercise were worth while*
It’s ‘was worth while’ isn’t it?
Darn! *Chases Pipa’s Mum, screaming “Truce, truce, let’s share the precious Leopard baby Sakura”*
*Stops real quick and gets dozen chocolate glazed doughnuts with couple lattes*
Did I hear truce?
**screeech**
*turns back*
*prepares to sit down in share circle*
*In Homer Simpson voice* Dooooonuts…. mmmmmmm
*Happily munching on a glazed old fashioned (which aren’t available in the UK!) , sits down in sharing circle and gives Sakura scritches under the chin*
I’ve brought Bailey’s coffee for everyone!
**sits down for coffee.
Mmmm
*hugs the crazy leopard cat
Hi All!!! I’ll take a latte, but I have a cheddar cheese and broccoli omelet for breakfast. My staff laugh at me. They say they can set their clocks by me. 10:00AM “I’m hungry”
LOL
love the little tiger!!! How beautiful!!
or btw, for anyone who wants the orange cinnamon bun recipe, it is following!!!
Orange Marmalade Buns
INGREDIENTS:
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup orange marmalade
• 1/4 cup cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins* (optional)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans* (optional)
PREPARATION:
Into a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or knives until mixture is fine, even crumb. Add milk and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead about 10 times, until a smooth ball is formed. Roll out dough to a rectangle about 10×16 inches. In a small bowl, combine orange marmalade, cinnamon, raisins, and pecans. Spread evenly over the dough; roll up as for a jelly roll, starting at long edge. Cut roll into 10 slices. Place slices, cut side down, in a generously buttered 9-inch round layer cake pan. Bake at 400° for 30 to 35 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve warm. Makes 10 orange marmalade buns.
Don’t normally do the breakfast thing, but today a lady at work was selling loaves of Pumpkin Raisin bread for her church. Not bad with coffee…want some?
OOOOH! Yes please…..unfortunately, I’ll have to “pluck” the raisins out of it…..I don’t do mushy cooked raisins…..
Thanks Georgie’s Mama. Sounds devine!!!!!
Hi Georgie’s Mama,
Those Orange Marmalade buns sound good. I may have to try those sometime. Did I read that correctly,
1/4 cup cinnamon?
That’s what my mom uses, but then again my mom is a ditz!
In 1923, Who Was:
1. President of the largest steel company?
2. President of the largest gas company?
3. President of the New York Stock Exchange?
4. Greatest wheat speculator?
5. President of the Bank of International Settlement?
6. Great Bear of Wall Street?
These men were considered some of the worlds most successful of
their days.
Now, 80 years later, the history book asks us, if we know what ultimately became of them.
The Answers:
1. The president of the largest steel company. Charles Schwab, died a pauper.
2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went
insane.
3. The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from
prison to die at home.
4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died abroad,
penniless.
5. The president of the Bank of International Settlement, shot himself.
6. The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livermore also committed suicide.
However: in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion and the
winner of the most important golf tournament, the US Open, was Gene Sarazen.
What became of him?
He played golf until he was 92, died in 1999 at the age of 95. He was financially secure at the time of his death.
The Moral:
Screw work.
Play golf.
Happy Friday, all! Last workday of the year today, and I’m free ’til August! I’ll be around from time to time–like a bad penny, you never know when or where I’ll show up!
Purrs and headbutts to all! Ginny
p.s. both hubby and dad are home now and recovering. Yay!
Go play outside Ginny, you deserve the time off
Yay Ginny! Hope Hubby and Dad get well soon…
Happy Friday to ya…..enjoy all that time off!!
Yea Ginny, glad your men are home and glad you have at last reached Summer Vacation! Enjoy! Here have a donut. Now to find LeeAnn and Sakura and make her share!
Anyone got a bavarian creme-filled? :shlurp:
nope… but I’m right behind you if you find some
Weird Al voice: Noooo! We’re out of Bavarian Cream Filled!!!
*you just have to know the song ‘Albuquerque’ for that to make sense*
Shut up! I’ve been thinking Bavarian Creme from Dunkin Donuts all week! (not going there-evil mind implanted thingy from Ginny…nooo…must resist)
Hey Ginny? Is this Instinct’s slogan?
“Do you really want to mess with someone who pretends to be a half-orc Barbarian…and owns real swords?”
Who’s pretending???
I knew it! I knew that was coming! :-))
Drat–go to the next town for a mandatory meeting/luncheon and miss all the fun! We had some of our own. About 2/3 of the faculty here made t-shirts w/photos of the Principal on the front and “Team -his last name-” on the back. Every head turned at the District meeting–and who was the first “outsider” to see one? The Superintendent–who thought it was a hoot!
*We are evil, we are evil…*
I stopped by my favorite donut shop today and got the variety box and a big bag of donut holes. Dig in. I actually did do that this morning for my co-workers so for once I’m not having to have a virtual breakfast!
Ginny you have your family home and no kids to worry about until August! No papers to grade and a few moments to yourself. Now is a time to relax and get more continuing education hours and attend conferences. Who said a teacher gets the summer off?
Okay so my boss is this big golf fanatic, and I thought, “Hey! She’d love this.” She read it, smiled and made a comment about her husband’s partner is the relative of Charles Schwab, then walked away. Auuuugh! is there no way to get that woman to even give me a chuckle? Talk about a tough crowd!
Hey Rosie, is the SA in your name San Antonio? My husband wants us to go on vacation there next year for the Festival.
Yes and yes! If you come let me know, I’ll steer you to the best places! I love Fiesta! I know most “natives” don’t cause they close down the inner city and it makes a huge traffic nightmare for people who only know one way to get anywhere. But I love the music and the food and…
Good times
Go forth and have fun Ginny
I’m glad the guys are home and getting better.
–Great news about your hubby & grandpa Ginny
BENGAL DAY YEAHHHHHH
I will alert Elija,Isabella,Mickey,Buckley,Emma,Elizabeth,Marc,Blackjack,
Alexander,William,Henry,Anne,Jane,Erwin,Joesphena,Marie,Ceasar,
and Edward LOL
all bengals some spotted some swirls……….and its a crazy house everyday
Way cool!
Hi Brandi!!!! I love it… Bengal Day! I just told Max and he loves the idea, too.
Sakura is gorgeous…
Pretty kitty! I do love Bengals.
What a gorgeous kitty!
What a beautiful bengal!
I was all set to try to pounce 1st, but we had a fire drill. Turns out the fire drill co-incided with the Torch Run for Special Olympics that passes by our school. So cool.
Have a great Friday all, or get thru it, whatever you need to do, and enjoy the weekend.
Think I’ll get a donut after work and go hug my kitties. Sounds like a good way to start the weekend.
Hey Joan! How neat that you got to see the running of the tourch! I am just biding my time till they spring me from this crazy joint! Looking forward to the Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare in the Park this weekend.
Don’t you just love Shakespeare in the Park. When I lived in Maryland they put on some outdoor productions in downtown Baltimore and also at one of the community colleges. I really like Taming of the Shrew and wish I could join you.
Taming of the Shrew?! Lucky! We’re getting Twelfth Night. Wanna swap?
THUD!
*Gives Tinafish a doughnut*
Experience tells me this works better than a pillow.
Thanks Pipa’s Mum! I do love fresh fried bread, otherwise known as a doughnut. We have Shipleys Donuts here and they are the best when they are warm! They melt in your mouth…..I’ll have a baileys with my coffee. My son’s name is Bailey. I feel like I have had my kids covered this week with Coco Cali and Bailey’s Irish Cream. TGIF! Hello Alex, don’t you love the spotted bengal kitten? I do.
tinafish
Oh man I miss Shipley’s donuts. We had one in Birmingham. Not to mention their kolache’s
Her coat is absolutely fantastic! Looks like leopard, with a little tiger mixed in. Adorable.
oh wow! What a beauty,my first time to see a bengal.Hi Alex and all you T.D.K’RS. hope everyone’s feeling ok,if not let me know so I can put your name on my prayer list.