They grow up so fast!
Junimoon (AKA, Juni) is very probably one year old today. She was born feral. Her mother, Kalika showed up on the patio on rare occasions, usually at night. Feral male cat, Vit, was protector to both Kalika and Juni. Seven weeks and four days, after Juni was likely born she showed up together with Kalika on my patio. I'm going to cheat a little here because I'm way behind on getting this post together and moving on to some daily chores, etc...
According to Google AI, "feral kittens are born to wild, unsocialized cats and require quick intervention for domestication. The ideal window to tame them is 2 to 7 weeks of age. They often require slow socialization, confinement in safe spaces, and food motivation to build trust. Without intervention, over 75% of these kittens may not survive their first six months."
It was only about two weeks or so after Juni was introduced to the patio by her mother that I saw Kalika becoming a little aggressive with her offspring, letting her know in no uncertain terms that she was now on her own. They still had some hang time together but Juni was getting fed separately. That first arrival was July 1st, 2025 at approximately 6:30 PM.
The first time Juni (she had different names early on) came into my lap she was enticed using a feather toy on a fishing line. There was a little pain involved on my part. There's more about my first interactions here, here and here. This picture is from July 17th, 2025. I didn't prepare for a history lesson on this and quite honestly, I would need to go back, read those linked posts again myself and look at some more photo inventory to get all of the dates straight but I'm pretty sure this was one of the first captured climbs up my leg. She's about 14 weeks here.
This image is from video, shot on July 20th.
and by July 25th, she was becoming a lap kitty. This image was also extracted from video off my phone. Juni was adopted inside to stay on July 31st at 6:44 PM.
And here's Juni, once again in my lap as I prepare this post. She likes to come up under the arm of my dilapidated desk chair which requires a significant butt boost from me,
Here she's watching videos of her kitten self while I was looking for frame grabs.
Finally, I had to break out another feather toy to get a full body shot. Happy birthday Junimoon, you are an absolute sweetheart of a kitty! Time for some birthday treats.
Some specifics might change in this post later when I have time to look back and scratch my head. Lucy, Juni and I may do a little retrospective photo, video and blog post viewing from the bedroom TV tonight. Watching Juni watch herself on video this morning was a crack up.
I've seen all good kitties turn their heads each day so satisfied I'm on my way
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