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Beside a Chrysanthemum

FRANCIS SHOWING OFF HIS GOOD SIDE WHILE PERCHED ON THE SHOULDER.

NEW YEAR + REAR VIEW: Friends this is likely the last Francis Friday. While our favorite black cat is riding high (usually hanging over a shoulder) he can be hard to photograph, and frankly, I'm having more fun hanging out with him than chasing after a photo. So enjoy the back end of Francis Friday- it seems over before it started.

WHAT'S NEW FOR FRANCIS? Well, he's been exploring the great outdoors, with a bit of trepidation on my part, but he seems to love it. He is very excitable about birds and squirrels, and has taken to hiding under a bush across my house to spy on birdies. So far, no luck in catching any! And, in a couple of weeks, Mr Velvet Balls takes a trip to vet to get a snip-snip preventing him from fatherhood, and hopefully will curb any sort of Tom Cat tomfoolery or wanderlust that may put him in harm's way.

We'll keep you posted via Instagram with new pics of my adorable Francis, just not on any sort of time table. You can follow his antics (and a few other kittens) by following the hashtag #francisthecat