Daily Photo: Hamlet and Sienna Have a Cuteness Contest

May 15, 2018 Bernadette

I had no idea when I walked into my bedroom I was walking into a serious competition for “cutest foster cat”. I did notice right off that they were very cute, but it wasn’t until they both struck poses that I stopped and realized this was important stuff. Sienna was first, and as I moved toward her to pet her and reward her for greeting me, an important part of socialization, Hamlet watched, then rolled himself into his own pose in response.

Apparently there were three categories: cutest face, cutest full body, and cutest freestyle pose. Above, and below, are the cutest faces.

Hamlet regularly rolls over for me, but only on the wardrobe at the top of the stairs, never on the bed. Hamlet has his rules. That’s how he feels safe. But here he let it go. Perhaps Sienna taught him something.

Then there was the cutest full body pose. Sienna is a true professional, but Hamlet lost a few points with moving too much. But he is still cute.

Then the freestyle pose where each of them could choose a pose they felt most advantageous to their cuteness.

Again, Hamlet loses a few points with moving too much and not really holding his pose, but he is still cute.

Both kitties competed well and won lots of praise and petting for their efforts.

From Instagram

A nice, fresh, new, WHITE worktable cover, so of course…

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Wordless Wednesday: Fill Those Feeders to Turn on CatTV!

seven black cats at window — CatTV is off the air! Fill that feeder!

Seven black cats are patiently waiting for their pay per view program!

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Mimi’s Dream Vacation

I caught a nice photo of Mimi enjoying our old picnic table as I wandered the yard photographing whatever. I added an Instagram tilt shift and it was like Mimi’s magic place.

Below, Mimi tries her paw at some cattitude. “Can I just work on my tan without you getting in my face?”

And while she enjoyed the sun on the picnic table she was followed by rainbows, if you look a little closer.

Mimi was encircled by rainbows at the picnic table.

And here are some of the things I photographed blooming in the yard while Mimi sunned herself.

Little parslies, can't wait! — Little parslies, can’t wait!

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Bella Basking, 2016

We had some sun today. Bella settled down to bask in it for a while. She looks very sculptural.

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Because I will Charm’s rescue story soon…

Daily Kitten Photo: Fighting off the Hand Monster

I will admit that I have a lot of photos in this post. And I will admit that I enjoyed this little game just as much as the kittens did and it was difficult to stop because they kept wanting to play. But then I had to get work done, and then I had to sort through all the photos I’d taken of our little diversion that involved sisters little Splash and Zorro and later their brother Higgins joined them. I guess I’ll have to post kitten photos each day for a while…(poor me).

It started when I was working around in the bathroom in the morning and Splash saw my shadow—yes, that big puffy thing is me, mostly my hair—on the wall of the tub. She began chasing my shadow as I moved so I caught a few photos. Then I went to pet her and the shadow of my hand got both her and Zorro going and it looked so funny to me too, this big hand reaching out of nowhere to grab the tiny kitten! Making the hand gestures work as shadows with my left hand and snapping photos with my DSLR with my right hand was a trick, but worth it!

Above is fearless little Splash giving me one high five and then two ! Below nothing gets past the mighty Zorro as Splash gives commentary. After those two Higgins is determined to “get that thing” and almost gets gotten in his efforts.

Oh, I just can't look, says Splash! — Oh, I just can’t look, says Splash!

I've got it with both paws! — I’ve got it with both paws!

Zorro and Splash don't know what to do about the hand reaching for them! — Zorro and Splash don’t know what to do about the hand reaching for them!

I think I've got it! — I think I’ve got it!

Now it’s Higgins’s turn!

I'm going to get that! — I’m going to get that!

I can see it's your hand! — I can see it’s your hand!

It's going to get Higgins! — It’s going to get Higgins!

It's going to grab you! — It’s going to grab you!

It won't come any further. — It won’t come any further.

I just can't touch it. — I just can’t touch it.

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Feline Photos from Portraits of Animals!

Ophelia is a formerly feral foster who came to me in September 2015. By July 2016 she was pretty relaxed, as you can see. But she is such a bundle of cuteness that she has to think her name is “Oh My Goodness”! I’ve also included the graphic I created to help promote her adoption. She does love that mirror. Read more, and purchase.

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