Daily Photo: Mimi’s Tiny Paws are Frozen
If you’re familiar with the opera which gave Mimi her name, you may also recognize the title of this post. If not, that’s okay. Mimi doesn’t really care for arias either.
She also doesn’t care for cold paws, and Monday we had a dusting of snow. I stepped out to fill the feeder later in the afternoon so the birds would have food in the morning—some of them begin eating before dawn—and Mimi came out with me. The cold concrete porch was bad enough, but snow? No way.
First she tried balancing all four paws on one of my wool clogs. I admit I have larger feet but that didn’t work out so well for Mimi. So she decided to straddle both of my feet, meowing at me to hold still. So I was stuck standing there with Mimi on my feet.
The neighbor across the street pulled up in front of their house and was thoroughly scrutinized by Mimi outside and Giuseppe inside. I don’t typically have Mimi out front without her collar and leash, but she was in no mood to walk in even a light coating of snow, and we were outside for only a few minutes.
Don’t Mimi and Giuseppe look alike?
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What other photos have I shared on or around this date?
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Tweetie Practicing Her Cuteness
Tweetie, aka Ophelia, is practicing her cuteness this morning. She is well aware of her feline powers.
Here Comes the Sun
Hamlet enjoys his morning sunbath.
Together
Hamlet and Ophelia/Tweetie are doing well in their explorations of the upstairs, but always glad to be back together in their room for a break. I love their crossed tails as they enjoy watching the birds and the snow flurries.
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Five Black Cat Veterinary Supervision Squad, 2013
“Have to keep an eye on those veterinarians—we know what they like to do to cats!”
They felt the need to protect their senior fur sister, Emeraude, who was being examined in the bathroom by the hospice veterinarian. The veterinarian, however, felt the need to see what she was doing so I tossed each of them up on the wardrobe outside the bathroom door, where they could kind of watch around the corner and in the mirror on the door. They stayed there. They are such good cats, I can never say that often enough.
Emeraude had been diagnosed with lymphatic leukemia the previous November so everyone took good care keeping her warm and comfortable and loved. We kept her feeling well though the disease would slowly progress, and she was happy as a member of our fur family until early February. Read more about Emeraude.
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Daily Photo: The Big Sister and the Violet Mousie, 2015
Bella spent some time with her fur sister instead of lolling about flirting with her fur brothers, and Mewsette doesn’t fall for any such charm. The lesson was “sharing”, something most cats have a little difficulty with.
And the violet mousie has become a regular theme around the house. It’s Bella’s favorite, but I sometimes see that Smokie has stolen it. I also find it in interesting places, on my desk, on my pillow in the morning, at the top of the stairs, and sometimes Bella drifts by and sets it down where I’m working, as she did on my keyboard the other day. We now have a game, of course, “where’s the violet mousie?” It eventually shows up.
Below Mewsette decides to take action when Bella doesn’t offer her mousie to Mewsette.
And because I have several dozen photos I made up a couple of animated GIF files to show what happens when the girls get into it! Really, they kind of share it back and forth.
But then Mewsette gets the mousie all on her own and sneaks some playtime with it, and Bella doesn’t mind at all.
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Lady Emeraude and Her Court of Jesters, 2014
Well, when they’re holding court in in the bathroom and Lady Emeraude is on the throne, what do you expect of three black cats who think I’ll mistake them for her and feed them her food?
This is actually from a few days ago. Emmie hasn’t been feeling well and it seems the lymphatic leukemia is finally getting the better of her. Her eyes have been weepy for a while, then I began to hear a sniffle. This developed into an upper respiratory infection that at first we weren’t sure wasn’t just the dry air irritating her eyes and now. But it’s part of her compromised immune system through the leukemia, the excess of white blood cells, the lack of red blood cells. Where she used to eat just about anything I put in front of her I’ve had to coax her to eat, and sometimes she just doesn’t. It’s not unexpected. She’s come a long way from the summer, and November when she was diagnosed.
Yesterday she sat on my lap for the first time as I sat on the floor in my studio. I’ve spent plenty of time sitting next to her on her bed in the bathroom, but she never got to my lap or stayed there if I placed her there. I think, like most of the cats who’ve spent time in this house, she likes my studio. She is welcome here.
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Wordless Wednesday: The Blob, Black Cat Version, 2013
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Package Inspection and Approval, 2013
I have a house full of working cats who are happy to wake from their naps to help me with my daily tasks and offer their opinions in no uncertain terms. Mimi supervises the scoring and folding of greeting cards, above, and below she inspects the interior of a box prior to packing it with a customer’s order.
And no box is ready to be sealed shut and sent on its way without the “stamp” of approval from Mewsette, my feline cardboard interpretation artist, who daylights as a parcel approval manager.
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Possibility of Lunch, 2012
“Broiled.”
“No, too tough. Roasted, in his own juices.”
“We’ll make mom really happy.”
“I know, he stole her little nut grinder from the deck, and he broke two bird feeders.”
“Wait a minute, there’s a better way.”
“Raw.”
“Yes, raw.”
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Weekly schedule of features:
Sunday: Essays, Pet Loss, Poetry, The Artist’s Life
Monday: Adoptable Cats, TNR & Shelters
Tuesday: Rescue Stories
Wednesday: Commissioned Portrait or Featured Artwork
Thursday: New Merchandise
Friday: Book Review, Health and Welfare, Advocacy
Saturday: Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat, Living Green With Pets, Creating With Cats
And sometimes, I just throw my hands in the air and have fun!
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mimi….sew de way we see thiz iz…yur mom B putted BURD SEED bee for yur kneadz….inn deed ~~~~~~ her shulda STOPPED de re fill and held ewe and carried ewe inta de warmth oh de houz…N ther ya haz it ~~~~~~ ♥♥♥☺☺☺
But what would Mimi have to talk to when we sit outside?