Daily Photo: A Basket of Hugs
Mewsette and Jelly Bean couldn’t be any sweeter, even when they’re just having a nap together in the basket. Mewsette always seems to watch over the nap.
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I had planned a gallery of basket nap photos from Instagram for today’s photo post, but I realize that since I’ve added the cloud bed—you’ll see—to my basement setup, there have been very few basket naps, as well as bed naps. The cloud bed is the place to be now!
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From Instagram
December 8: I finally found a good spot for this big fleecy cat bean bag bed. It doesn’t fit anywhere else in the house, but it’s perfect for on top of my work table for Mr. Sunshine and Bella to share. And probably a few others too. There’s a furnace vent right above the table, so it’s a prime place to nap in the basement all day long. When I want to work there, well…
December 14: Don’t know, some sort of pastry maybe? I’ve been working hard all day in my studio in my basement and they’ve been torturing me with absolute cuteness. This is only one of about 52 photos I’ve taken, every time I turn around, there they are, a different combination of cats, in a different shape, cuddled into their cloud bed. What am I supposed to do?
December 19: Catching up on some quality mom and son time, little Mimi cat and her son Mr. Sunshine, sleeping on the job while they’re supposed to be supurrvising me. Instead they’re distracting me!
December 20: That’s some big napping energy on my work table. Yes, five can fit on the cloud bed. Collected are Mimi, Giuseppe, Jelly Bean, Mr. Sunshine, and Bella. The second photo shows them from above, so you can see how they managed to fit themselves together.
December 22: A little bit of girl time this morning.
December 24: It’s so yucky today, Mimi and Mewsette didn’t even look at the door let alone ask to go out the door. Everyone took a nap spot early and they stayed there all day. I missed the moment when all three of them looked at me.
December 30: Morning nap spot chosen, nap mode activated. Brothers.
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From the back yard and beyond.
I’ve been posting regularly on my photo website Today, but I really don’t have the time to share the photos here each day. The deer have been so inspiring, birds, squirrels, and all those autumn photos that I’ll never forget…if you’re interested, please click the link each day to go there and see what’s new! If I have a chance I’ll share photos.
From around this date in past years
Hard to Tell, 2019
They do these things, and it’s hard to tell. They are smashed together in the limited space on my desk, twisted around each other, heads tucked in and over each other, tails in faces. The desk lights are on and are warm, and I am there and if they are in my way there is always the chance of being petted. What else is a bunch of kitties to do on a cold winter day?
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Photos from previous years…
Afternoon Bed, 2018
Mariposa pauses in her bath and contemplates the Giuseppe-shaped lump under the quilt in front of her. A great way to spend a dark, cold, drizzly day.
And from the weekend
Ceiling fan
Part of her is uncertain what it is. Another part of her wants to stalk and kill it.
Squirrel!
Squirrel! Apparently squirrel watching is only for the three longhairs this morning, Hamlet, Mariposa and Basil, as they watch the squirrels chasing each other through the trees in the back yard. They also happen to be formerly feral rescued cats who are now watching for fun instead of for breakfast on a cold morning. No wet and dirty paws for these three!
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Pretty Flower, 2017
I think Basil is stalking the squirrel running up and down the tree out front, acting just just another pretty flower on the geranium, which is inside. Don’t tell me cats don’t have an imagination.
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Sunshine on Sunshine, 2015
“Look, this is my spot of sunshine, and it’s your job to make sure those kittens don’t get in my the way of my enjoying it,” he said.
After all, it has his name on it, for real!
Spots of sunshine have been rare this month, but so far things have been peaceful.
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Wordless Wednesday: Smokie Silhouette, 2014
Of course, this is Basil, back when he was a little Smokie guy. It’s the first time I saw his face beginning to mature and lose that soft rounded kitty nose. What a handsome kitty he’s become!
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Four Thankful Kittens, 2-14
They may be in a litterbox, and they may not think they are in a good place right now, but these four “hissy kittens” were saved from euthanasia by the rescue group I work with. I picked them up at the shelter yesterday and transported them to their foster home.
Open door shelters have limits on the number of animals they can take in, and if they are full and an animal is acting out and needs socialization, they often don’t have the means to handle that. Many now have foster programs, but with the number of cats, especially, who are surrendered right off the street, foster homes fill quickly.
I am grateful for the person in our group who contacted the shelter and convinced them to work with our rescue, which is what saved the lives of these four cats. They were hissy, combative, frightened, and certainly not adoptable. So was Smokie back in August, and look at him now! Likewise many other kittens I and others have transported to foster homes.
Our group representative was contacted on Monday that a litter of three 14-week-old “hissy” kittens had been surrendered and she immediately sought a foster home from among the volunteers in the group—generally, we only have until the end of the day, possibly through the following day, to secure a foster and transportation. I offered to transport if a foster home was found.
A woman named Mindy offered, and we made arrangements for the next day. In the meantime, a fourth kitten about the same age was surrendered, and included in the rescue.
The foster home is some distance south of here and I finally got to the shelter yesterday, Wednesday, and drove the kittens to their foster home.
Mindy has a house full of rescued cats, and as soon as we brought the kittens inside she was handling them in their foster room.
Each of the kittens scurried into the corner where there was a litterbox under the table, and gathered there, feeling safe. Happily, the lone kitten, though completely unrelated to the other three, cuddled in with them, all gray and black tabbies.
Below, six of Mindy’s cats line up for attention. I’m looking forward to seeing these four “hissy” kittens in a month or so!
I am thankful for this group of wonderful people who saved their lives! And this is the best reason of all to donate gift cards, food, litter, toys, beds and even cash to help us save cats every day of the year—read about it in Holiday Cheer for Rescued Cats!
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How Do I Get Anything Done? 2014
Sunshine is determined to make my workday both beautiful and fun, all with his own unique abilities. He positions himself on my desk with part of himself overlapping my keyboard and mousepad so I’m sure to notice him, then he makes sure I get a close look at those dazzling peridot eyes. That might be enough for some cats, but not for Mr. Sunshine.
His next move at enhancing my enjoyment of my day is to slowly roll back and forth a few times and wave his paws. Eventually, he knows, I will rub his belly.
Then he rolls over on his back and while I’m distracted and incapacitated by my camera he hits a few keys on my keyboard.
As you can see, there was a period of time when I got no work done, but it was time well-spent.
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I Think We’ve Been Discovered, 2013
Giuseppe went ahead to scout the food situation in Emeraude’s bathroom, opening the door just enough to get in, as Sunshine and Bean waited outside. He was a little surprised to find me in there, and Emeraude gave him a withering look when he inquired into the availability of her food.
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2012: Through the Looking Glass, and What Mimi Found There
This is a reflection of a reflection, with a reflection of reality as well.
Indeed it does look as if Mimi is ready to step into the looking glass; that mirror is at an angle in the corner next to the window and the reflections are uniquely angled and difficult to achieve.
But this photo, backward from the way it is seen in life, is of a reflection—in a mirror across the room from the window! I have a full-length mirror on one panel of the bathroom bi-fold door so that I can see myself from top to bottom before I face the world, and to give the bathroom the feel of a little more space. In the reflection in that mirror I can see an angle I’d never be able to achieve otherwise, at least not without also seeing myself in that mirror. But that also explains the odd greenish cast and the random light and dark blurry spots; the mirror on the door is rather old, like many other things around here.
Either way, Mimi and I both had an adventure with this photo shoot today.
This image was in Compositions in Black and Green 2013, and another from the series was in the 2014 calendar.
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