bix & ferdie

Meet Bix Beiderbecke the Amazing, Fantastic Trumpet Player and Ferdinand the Bull, Ferdinand for Short. Bix is the big one and Ferdinand is the little one. They're Bengal mixes.

Bengal cats are bred from the wild Asian leopard cat and domestic cats. I wanted spotted kittens, but ended up with a marbled teen and a tween.

I picked them up from a woman in Baltimore, MD, who rescued them.

We're still getting to know each other. I have my doubts. But then, I didn't bond with Lucy, my first cat, for months, not until she ran away and I knew I wanted her back.