Happy February, dear readers!

Emperor Julius’ area of the world has been looking a lot like the North Pole lately. His empire has thus far been quiet in the new year, undisturbed beneath the spell of winter. His Royal Highness spends the majority of his free time staying warm by the fireplace and observing the rogue birds that occupy the trees on the fringes of his border. While his Highness himself does not go outside — it would not be kingly to get his paws wet and frozen in the snow — there are many felines who do go on expeditions into the great winter wonderland and have adventures, sometimes adventures so amazing that they will be spoken of for generations to come.

Emperor Julius chooses to remain close to his fire this winter season, but he likes to remember those great feline adventurers who braved the cold and wind in pursuit of fun. Here’s his top 5 list of such brave cats playing and adventuring their way through the frigid outdoors:

#5.

Here we see a brave feline valiantly digging himself and his humans out of their snow prison. There are mice to hunt and so many hours in the day — better start digging early while the sun is out! This cat is taking matters into his own paws.

#4.

Here we see another bold explorer taking matters into his own paws. Nothing, not snow, not rain, not sleet, not anything, will get in the way of a cat and his food!

#3.

An adventurer cat in all its fluffy glory! Perhaps this feline is on an important mission for another emperor or has just spotted an incredible morsel of prey. Either way, the winter wind has met its match!

#2.

What glory! What grace! What speed! There is nothing more to say other than this is an incredible demonstration of cat bravery in action.

#1.

What list of ours would be complete without an appearance of Thurston? One of our longtime favorites, Thurston shows us the importance of knowing when to return to your nice cozy home once you’ve had your winter fun.

It’s cold and chilly here, but Emperor Julius hopes that you all are able to stay warm and safe wherever you are and that you enjoyed his list of YouTube cats for February. Be well!

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are completely my own. Neither I nor anyone at Sir Socks Le Chat has any association, affiliation, or other such relationship with any of the YouTubers/YouTube channels listed in this article.

I might sometimes complain about my human — especially regarding her unfair policies about diets — but overall, I would say I am a very lucky cat and that I picked my human quite well. Many humans are kind and loving, like my human is, but I also enjoy a great number of additional benefits thanks to my good luck and the wise guidance of my discerning feline heart — my human loves all kinds of crafts, and as such, I always have a steady supply of new and fascinating crafty things to taste, sit on, sit in, and examine. She keeps me entertained with her ever-growing stash of craft supplies. Every day there’s something new. New bags, new baskets, new yarn, new snacks. I wait until she goes to sleep, because that is my golden hour when I will be undisturbed, and then I begin my explorations.

So much to do, so much to paw, so much to eat! Yarn and ribbon and fabric and string! Glitter and plastic and pom poms and more! Paint to step in! Lace to tear! Paper to eat! So many edible, scratchable, bitable things — shiny things, stringy things, glittery things, papery things, ribbony things!

The possibilities are limitless — I can kick the yarn and break its neck. I can eat the ribbon and the string. I can nibble the craft paper and bite the plastic. I can claw the boxes and pounce inside. I can roll in the cloth and eat the fleece. I can knock over the beads. I can bat the pom poms. There is always something fun to do at night. Her closet is my jungle gym, and her craft supplies are my treasure.

I am a fit, lively explorer, the explorer of shiny, edible things! Every cat should have a crafty human to keep them young at heart!