American postcard

Hi all, enough cat stuff, seriously.
So Kira and I are having a relaaaaaaxing summer:

And we receive a postcard from Maine from Atlas, so let me read it to you:

Hmm, my reading position

"Dear Atlas and Kira, I wofe you are doing well. I am back in DC and dud, where is the lake?! Rock Creek is cool but is no lake! I just came back from Maine. It's a place with LOTS of water to swim and play fetch with Marie and other dogs, and lots of rocks to climb. I even got into a canoe and traveled to an ocean island with a ferry boat! On our way to Maine and back, I saw lots of big cities: Boston, Philadelphia, and I even was a NYC dog for a day. Let me tell you, it's hard to find a bathroom spot there! I was such a good dog in the car, Marie let me sleep on the bed in the hotel, eheh, I sure took advantage of it." Oh, Atlas also sent pics! "But anyway, look at these pics of my water exploits. Marie has a new nickname for me: little wolf!"

Hmm, Hmm, what a wild dog this Atlas, I better keep an eye on him!

Y a pas d'lezards

Today Buja dreams of me!…this morning she saw a vet coming all the way from Belgium to help her and other animals in Bujumbura getting ready to go to Belgium when time comes. She got all her vaccines, her electronic ID, that little liquid product on her back to keep all the parasites away, and soon she will get her blood test and get fixed. I feel so lucky to have so many quadruped sisters!
In the meantime, Buja’s motto has become “y a pas d' lezards,” I’ll let you guess why…
Wouf,
Jaffar

African Edition

Hi Everyone!

So Buja, who is still in denial about her state of catness, went on a safari in Uganda and sent me very strange pictures: a lake full of salt, huge cats sleeping in trees, birds directing cows with funny horns, pumbas!, bird nests I could sleep in!, bird conferences, (Atlas,) the biggest floppy ears you will ever see, a batman cave, and monkeys doing yoga. Wouaaaaahaaahaaaaaaf, these pictures and videos are so funny, they make me woufless, check them out! http://marieinburundi.shutterfly.com/pictures/191

http://marieinburundi.shutterfly.com/pictures/6

Buja practicing her lion look:

piu pui guerit dans son arbre, tse-tse flying cat

Look, piu piu est guerit et dans son arbre. He/she is a loyal bird and can be visited in Bujumbura!

Buja, on the other hand...might need to see a cat therapist. Just kidding, it's just I (Jaffar) have a lot of goofball competition here...she has earned a third (!) nickname: Tse-tse flying cat. At night, she jumps and flies around the mousquito net and play bite, which makes Marie very tired...Tse-tse flying cat. Buja chews more than she work on her claws. Buja, strong of her 4 languages learning, also insists on learning how to write. Buja, sister, you are not a dog, a fly, or a human. Although you sure make us all laugh when you try to impersonate us, and that makes you a great cat! Girl Power! (from Kira and Nala).



Breaking News!

Buja has acquired 2 nicknames: sneakerhead and pinknose. Sneakerhead because she puts her head in Marie's running shoe and goes around with a...sneakerhead. Pinknose because she has a VERY pink nose.

So, our united nations of a zoo is now composed of:

floppy ears (Atlas)
oreilles volantes/chicken alfredo (me Jaffar!)
sneakerhead/pinknose (buja!)
piu piu (the little bird Marie's office rescued and here is the other breaking news: piu piu is not sick anymore, eats and drinks alone, flies alone with other birds, and come say hi to the people who rescued him when they stop by his tree!)
On the look out for nick names for Kira and Nala...it's hard because they are such model global citizens! But we'll get there, I am sure.

Wouf,

Jafar

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Other than that, Kira says Jaffar is a goofball and Jaffar says Kira is an angel. Mainil humans agree.

News from Buja. If anyone had any doubt the miss was determined to live in Marie's house, check this out. She is a tennis freak, and of course she is finding all necessary material to appease her tennis obsession at Marie's.

The united nations of a zoo has a new temp member, a little injured bird who is keeping company to Marie at work until he or she hopefully gets better. Looking for a name for that little piu piu. Suggestions welcome. Buja suggested "lunch" for a name but seriously, we can't let a cat weigh in on a bird name!

Wouf and Wouaf,

Jaffar and Kira



A United Nations of a Zoo

Meet Buja,

our second degree cousin in Burundi! She miawed at Marie's door, and didn't have much more to do to become one of us! Look at her...! Now, she is a very litterate--et precoce avec ca!--cat. She is brought up speaking French, English, Swahili, and Kirundi, and has you can tell, she is also an IT cat! (Either that or she has a way of telling Marie to stop working so much!).

Welcome to the family, Buja. I hear in a few months you might very well come and live with us: Jaffar, Kira, Nala (a cat, like you!), Speedy and Gonzalez the turtles, and all of the humans around. In the meantime, we send you hugs!
Wouf and Wouaf, Jaffar et Kira