Is it a hat?

We received some lovely yellow flowers in June - and then made the mistake of leaving them out unattended in the kitchen.  But, for once, V didn't destroy them or break any vases - we would have almost believed that he was being well-behaved, if it weren't for some tell-tale streaks of yellow across his fur...

Also, around that time, Z was channeling his inner inventor, and came up with this remarkable box ... toy ...hat ...erm, creation?