Who needs toys?

For the second time recently, I've taken a picture of Ben and soon after thought of a similar picture of Cate. First, the similarites involved Diet Dr Pepper bottles, and, now, straws ...

That's 7-month-old Ben earlier this week. And here is Cate when she 6 months old ...

Any of you Murrayans knows the setting for these photos? In Ben's pictures, you'll have to use the background as a clue; in Cate's, you'll have to use the straw itself.