We chose our kitten from the litter last Friday. Here he is – no name yet. We pick him up on 17 July. Perky little fellow.
UPDATE: he’s been named Java.
Today in NZ history- 25/01/1974 - First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth GamesThe opening ceremony of the ‘Friendly Games’ had featured performances by schoolchildren and a Māori concert party. Next day, Canterbury runner Dick Tayler ensured the success of the Games with a surprise victory for the host nation in the 10,000 m track race.
- 26/01/1844 - Governor FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate Wairau incidentFaced with demands for revenge after 22 settlers were killed in an incident in the Wairau Valley, Governor Robert FitzRoy decided that Māori had been provoked by the unreasonable actions of the Europeans.
- 26/01/1984 - Floods devastate SouthlandA record one-day total of up to 84.8 mm of rain caused extensive surface flooding in the streets of Invercargill, Riverton, Ōtautau, Tūātapere and Bluff.
- 27/01/1962 - Peter Snell breaks world mile recordThe 23-year-old Olympic 800-m champion hoped to run the first four-minute mile on New Zealand soil. In fact, he broke Australian Herb Elliott’s 3½-year-old world record by the smallest possible margin, 0.1 seconds.
- 25/01/1974 - First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth Games
NICE!!!!!!!!!
Ooohhhhh, he’s a bubba! I wan’t him.
cute
He’s beautiful!!
aaawwwwhhhhh – nearly as cute as new grandson Jackson (no he’s not called Michael!) Is this a replacement for Bob? Spoke to Su this morning…..
Yes – he’s a replacement for Bob, who of course was irreplaceable.
I guess until he is housebroken he will go by the name of Oedipus Wrecks, then after he visits the vet he will become Oedipus Lacks. Nice alert kitten!