A Happy Kitty

I was a little bit worried last week when I submitted my collection of blanket-molesting cat photos and video to the Carnival of the Cats -- would the hard-core cat lovers think I wasn't being nice to our cat? Would they think that I was forcing him to pose for the blanket-molesting photos against his will?

That's why I was happy that my daughter, home from college, got the following pictures of Hercules last Friday. The first shot is a standard blanket-molestation in progress:

Probably because he spends more time with our daughter than anyone else, he didn't stop his blanket-fluffing activities while she moved in for a better shot; the results speak for themselves:

Just look at the expression on his face. It's the face of a cat who's experiencing complete satisfaction, or perhaps even total contentment. This is one happy kitty. Disturbed, but happy...