We should make this a regular series on Band of Cats. I guess all the Sunny weather we’ve been getting lately has got the cats yawning more than usual. They’re not sleeping longer but the Sun could be wearing them out more.

Whatever the reason, here’s Spooky and his Sun-nap jumbo yawn. This yawn was during a very relaxing almost Zen-like afternoon Sun-bath/catnap. Spooky loved the moment and was in no hurry to go anywhere.

I’m convinced Spooky was completely stress-free after this catnap.

Welcome to my Sun-nap, Catnap!
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Spooky has been taking full advantage of the sunny days we’ve been having this week by spending alot of time soaking up the afternoon sun. He loves sitting and sleeping in the sun beams that pour into the kitchen and always seems to find the primo spot for maximum soak and toasty-ness.

Apart from creating a warm place to nap, light plays an important role in regulating a cats biological clock. The cats daily rhythms that control sleep, hormone output and other functions are influenced by light. A cats yearly rhythms are also influenced by the amount of daylight which include seasonal shedding and reproductive heat cycles.

Here’s Spooky ’soaking in it’ and keeping warm on a cold winter’s day while also working on his biological clock.

Spooky relaxing and soaking up the afternoon sun.
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Our cats sleep all over the house at night. They each have their favorite spot to crash at bedtime. Sometimes it’s the couch, other times it’s a chair, or the stairs, a scratch post, well, you get the idea.

Suffice to say, all four of our cats rarely sleep together in the same spot. It just doesn’t happen very often.

Last night was one of those rare moments when the entire Band picked the same spot to sleep! Of course the spot they choose was our big green couch.

I was lucky enough to witness this rare phenomenon and took a few pictures for all to see. I think we’ll see another Lunar Eclipse before this happens again.

Everyone is on the big green comfy couch tonight!
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The colder it gets outside the more our cats like to snuggle up and share body heat to keep warm. It’s a great way to get a good night sleep during the winter months without having to crawl under layers of blankets.

Remember the Friends episode where Joey started taking naps with Ross. Afterwards Joey said it was the best nap he ever had and kept sneaking more naps with Ross. Why? Bodyheat!

Anyway, the past few days have been extremely cold so Spooky and Dax have been snuggling up together to share some body heat. I’m certain they didn’t get the idea from Joey either.

Here are some cute shots of them snuggling up together on a few occasions. Don’t they make a lovely couple?

A little tidying up before bedtime.
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Dax is a great sleeper. He loves to sleep the afternoon away just as most cats do.

One of his favorite spots to crash is at the bottom of the scratch post on the carpeted base.

One early afternoon Dax did just that. He walked over to the scratch post and plopped down on the comfy base. There’s only room on the base to fit his head so his body stretches out along the carpeted floor.

Once he’s there he’s out for a few hours. It’s his big snooze for the day.
Here is Dax going through the motions that eventually lead up to his big snooze.

Time for a Big Snooze!
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Most afternoons Dax takes his naps at the top of the stairs that leads into our bedroom. I guess you could say it’s one of his favorite spots to take a snooze.

Well, one day I decided to go up to get some pictures of Dax while he was napping in his favorite spot. As I was taking some photos, I got this neat sequence of him yawning just as he was waking up. I call it Dax’s Big Yawn. The look on his face in the last picture is just priceless.

Enjoy.

Dax begins to stir and awake from his slumber.
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