We’ve been putting up the metal roof this week. It’s incredibly hard work physically, and we both have been exhausted all week. Every muscle from my waist down hurts.

One thing that has made it easier though is the entertainment that the bobkittens are providing. All week, Momma bobcat has come by with the kittens mid-morning to drop them off in our oak tree while she presumably goes off to make a living. The kittens have been spending most of the days playing in the tree.

The kittens have very different personalities. One is very alert and cautious. He usually sits in the bottom most crook of the tree, always on the lookout. The other one could care less if we are around or not and seems only concerned with how comfortable she can make herself. She is frequently sprawled out on a high branch.

This morning, I spotted one of the kittens on top of a big wood post by the gate. (The roof makes a great vantage point for watching their antics.) The next thing I know, the kittens are playing “King of the Hill,” chasing each other up and down the post. It was a scream.