{"id":3526,"date":"2019-06-28T03:47:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T11:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2019-06-28T03:47:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T11:47:53","slug":"frivolous-friday-the-cat-nap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3526","title":{"rendered":"Frivolous Friday \u2013 The Cat Nap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SmokeySleeping-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SmokeySleeping-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SmokeySleeping-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SmokeySleeping.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There\u2019s nothing as peaceful as a cat at rest. I love a slumbering cat. They\u2019re so cute and sweet and relaxed. It just makes me want to curl up with the cat. But humans don\u2019t seem to be wired like a cat\u2014we can\u2019t fall into a deep sleep so easily, nor can we awaken as quickly and completely as a cat who is startled.<\/p>\n<p>The cat\u2019s sleep pattern and habits is a puzzle of nature. They can be playing one minute and sound asleep the next. Five minutes later or a couple of hours later she\u2019s up and at \u2019em <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lily2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/>again.<\/p>\n<p>Another mystery is how a cat can sleep in some of the positions he gets into. Some cats can sleep in the most uncomfortable looking positions. I\u2019ve even seen kittens fall asleep <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/easter2010-023-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/easter2010-023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/easter2010-023-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>with their head in their food bowl, in the midst of playing. Lily sometimes sleeps halfway in and halfway out of her bed. And what about these shots of Lily and Smokey who appear to have fallen asleep in mid-<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/spawnsmokey-003-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/spawnsmokey-003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/spawnsmokey-003-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>rollover.<\/p>\n<p>If you like these shots, you\u2019ll love this site as it features cats sleeping in odd positions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/images\/search?q=sleeping+cats+images&amp;qpvt=sleeping+cats+images&amp;FORM=IGRE\">https:\/\/www.bing.com\/images\/search?q=sleeping+cats+images&amp;qpvt=sleeping+cats+images&amp;FORM=IGRE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing as peaceful as a cat at rest. I love a slumbering cat. They\u2019re so cute and sweet and relaxed. It just makes me want to curl up with the cat. 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