Cat photos: Barley’s favorite toy

Look at those eyes. Laser focus.

I bought Barley one of those fishing rod-type toys with a string fastened to a pole, and something fluffy on the end of the string.

On the end of this one’s string, there is a pingpong-sized ball filled with beads and covered with fabric. And then there’s a feather hanging off the ball.

Best $4.50 I’ve spent.

It’s Barley’s favorite toy, hands down. The (Instagram-ed) photo at left happened when I cracked open the drawer that had the wand inside:

And when I put it away, he stares at the drawer and sniffs around, waiting for it to come back out.

No leopard-covered pingpong ball is safe from Barley’s wrath.

Meanwhile, like other cats, Barley is pretty nocturnal, so he always wakes up when I get home from work late at night. And he’s usually pretty energetic when he greets me.

And so when you combine a hyperactive kitten with his favorite toy in the wee hours of the morning, here’s what you get, in iPhone photos. Enjoy.

In mid-leap and mid-bat.

It’s really his favorite toy. His favorite toy that he loves to beat the crap out of.