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- 25/10/1971 - End of the line for steam railwaysThe Christchurch–Dunedin overnight express, headed by a JA-class locomotive, ran the last scheduled steam-hauled service on New Zealand Railways (NZR), bringing to an end 108 years of regular steam rail operations in this country.
- 25/10/1949 - Foundation of IHCA meeting in Wellington set up an interim committee for the Intellectually Handicapped Children's Parents' Association (IHCPA), the forerunner of IHC.
- 26/10/1942 - Women Jurors Act allows women to sit on juriesThe Act provided for women aged between 25 and 60 to have their names placed on the jury list on the same basis as men – if they so desired.
- 27/10/1943 - First opposed New Zealand landing since GallipoliNew Zealanders of 8 Brigade, 3 New Zealand Division, helped their American allies clear Mono Island in the Solomons of its Japanese defenders. Forty lost their lives in weeks of fierce fighting.
- 25/10/1971 - End of the line for steam railways
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!