Tuesday's Artful Cats, May 29, 2012

Inspiration for today's Artful Cats comes from quite a ways away....Russia, as a matter of fact. Russian Nesting Dolls (or Matryoshka nesting dolls) first appeared in the late 1800s, and we're looking at the feline versions, of course. :)

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

The Colonel

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

Jim Shore

Halloween

Nesting Dolls

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

Nesting dolls

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Nesting Dolls

Nesting Dolls

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Nesting dolls

Sunday with Ollie, May 27, 2012

I had hoped for a bit more enthusiasm from the model of this feature. Alas...maybe next week.

Ho-Hum

I'm Only a Cat  I'm only a cat,
and I stay in my place...
Up there on your chair,
on your bed or your face!

I'm only a cat,
and I don't finick much...
I'm happy with cream
and anchovies and such!

I'm only a cat,
and we'll get along fine...
As long as you know
I'm not yours... you're all mine!

Author Unknown

Shelter Cat Saturday, May 26, 2012....Four-fer Edition

So what's better than the return of Shelter Cat Saturday? The return of Shelter Cat Saturday FOUR TIMES!

And really, who can resist little black kittens? Uno, Dos, Tres and Quatro. Currently hanging out at the Seagoville shelter, but looking for love.

They're calling you. Aren't they? C-O-M-E   S-E-E   U-S !!!

Uno in Seagoville

Dos in Seagoville

Tres in Seagoville

Quatro in Seagoville

New Angel

(We're not officially back until next Saturday, but we didn't want to miss saying goodbye to Sammy. Sammy was one of Ollie's first readers.)

Sammy's place

Ollie on Vacation...

Or rather Ollie's Meowmy is putting the blog on vacation. I've been trying to keep it going while I handle a major home improvement project and it's just not working well. That's the bad news.

The good news is I'm wrapping that up, so things should be better soon.

So, until Saturday, May 26, the blog is closed for vacation. :)

Sunday with Ollie on vacation

This feature is going to have to take a short break while Ollie reorients himself. He's gotten quite unhappy with the camera, and it's been almost impossible to get anything decent. And, really, how many photos of a sleeping Ollie do we want? LOL

Hopefully in a couple of weeks he'll have sorted himself out and I can go back to photographing a cat that loves the camera.

Shelter Cat Saturday, May 5, 2012

Since today is Derby Day, I was trying to figure out how to work a horse into this post, but for the life of me, I just can't seem to squish that in here...Oh well.

So instead I'm heading down to Georgetown. Look at this boy, Hugo...the I'm-Not-Feral cat with the feral cat ear clip. Apparently Hugo decided the indoor life was the life for him, and the shelter reports he is a real sweetie and purr machine. So Hugo is looking for a forever home. Hop in your car, drive to the shelter and bring Hugo home. He'll be glad you did...and so will you!

I'm-Not-Feral Hugo...in Georgetown!

Tuesday's Artful Cats, May 1, 2012

Looking out my window this morning from over my computer and, unlike Ollie who is seeing birds and squirrels, I'm seeing pot plants that need water. But man! What an ordeal to drag out the hose. So I thought WATER CANS! That's the ticket!

But what do you know...there just aren't that many...what a niche. Cats would make wonderful watering cans...someone really needs to work on that!

Tabby

Orange and white

Siamese

Cleo

Grey tabby

Floral