My new kitten!

[Sez]

Kitten photos
We went over to give him a fuss after we'd seen to the horses tonight, and got to meet his littermate, Frank, who they're keeping.

Mum, Molly, who seems quite relieved that her brood had dwindled from five kittens to two as they've been rehomed!

Showing Mum that he's brave enough to tap the freaky purple mouse (which I bought this lunch time at Wilkinsons! )

The hunter watches his prey....

... and goes in for the kill!

With littermate, Frank - he looks tiny next to his much fuzzier brother!

Bemused by purple string

Frank takes the lazy-cat approach to hunting purple mice

[dandysmom]

Oh great pics! What a wee big-eyed little darling your kit is! Mum's pretty,and Frank does look so much bigger than his brother. It's going to be fun watching him grow up ... camera handy, please!

[pinklizzy]

What a little cutie! I agree with DM, lots more pics once he's home please!

[PoshPuss]

What a gorgeous kitty, tiny but fearless. I'll never have to worry about the purple mouse threat with your furbabe on the case

[Sez]

I've always found that animals tend to name themselves. Every time we've had a new pet, I always make list after list of names that "might" fit, only to find that the animal doesn't want any of them, but the right name always comes to me eventually that fits perfectly.
So despite the fact that it's probably a wasted effort, as Baby Kitten will pick out his own name when he's ready, here's the current list of favourites.

Artemis
Azrael
Bilbo
Elrond
Greebo
Icarus
Orion
Pippin
Theo
Topaz

[angieh]

What a wee cutiepie! Such a look of surprise on his little face. I quite agree with you that cats tend to pick their own names eventually - but do remember that they should have 3!

The Naming of Cats by T.S. Eliot

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

[dandysmom]

The right one will come! I personally like Tiggles or Taz.

[Moli]

He is a little beauty....

[EmmaG]

awww he is a cutie!!!

[Shelley123]

He's gorgeous and such lovely pictures.