Oh - these sweet little babies. They were hanging out in our rescue's bathroom (we got pretty crowded this kitten season) and making grown men making goo goo noises at them. They are SO cute. 

Ferdinand is named after Ferdinand Magellan, because he was at first the most adventurous of all the kittens. After he's gotten a chance to explore and see all there is to see, he becomes quite comfy and lovey and very easy to manager (for a kitten, of course)

It seems really sweet when your kitty weaves in and out of your feet, rubbing its little face and tail against your legs. While its nice to think the cat is doing it because he loves you; in reality, the cat is doing it because he OWNS you.

Cats have scent-producing glands on the tail, head, lips, chin and paws. But rubbing against your legs, the cat is leaving its unique scent on you, thus declaring his ownership of the territory to other cats.  The same thing happens when they rub against the doorway, table, chair, bed, dog, refrigerator, keys, shoes, papers, computer etc. You may think those things belong to you, you silly person! But they belong to your cat. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you will live happily with your scent-marking cat.