Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Daily Photo: Two Faces

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Two Faces

Bella and Giuseppe are distracted for just a quick moment from watching the birds at the feeder and, most tantalizing, the squirrel as she busies herself cleaning up the seed spilled on the ground and hopping about. Just a moment, now, or they’ll miss an important segment of Cat TV!

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Don’t miss a thing!

And there she is! I’m fairly certain the same squirrel regularly visits this feeder. She’s a female because she doesn’t have a fancy set of fuzzy dice under her tail, and while their markings don’t change too much from one individual to the next I can see slight differences in the sizes and set of their ears as well as slightly redder or fur or darker saddles across the back. This one has pronounced dark markings on either side of her nose, where her whiskers originate. Squirrels also tend to be very territorial, and I’ve seen them at other feeders both chasing off other squirrels and playing with and eating with other squirrels and I doubt she’d let a new one in .

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The main attraction.

This post is part of Selfie Sunday with The Cat On My Head. It’s two selfies in one!

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What other photos have I shared on or around this date?

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Unavoidable Cuteness, 2012
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Mr. Sunshine gives me the full exposure.

Could you work with this kind of treatment? Mr. Sunshine gives me the full cuteness treatment right at the corner of my keyboard.

And that wasn’t all of it. He started out kind of subdued (for Mr. Sunshine), curling his toes and wrapping a paw around his nose.

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Mr. Sunshine is subtle.

Then he looked at me to see if I noticed.

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Mr. Sunshine determines I’m not paying attention.

Presuming I was ignoring him, despite the camera pointing at him, he decided to expose himself, as in the top photo. To which he got a good belly rub and then took a nap. What a great day.

But how am I supposed to work under such conditions?

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Giuseppe, Hard at Work, 2011
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Giuseppe checks out the situation.

Giuseppe hopped lightly onto Dominick’s shoulder, settled in and reviewed the new assignment.

Giuseppe takes his job very seriously, and he doesn’t just jump up onto anyone’s shoulder. I’ve been working with Dom since 2000 and he totally understands the need for cats to walk on papers, look deep into a human’s eyes to judge character, and approve any individual who comes into the house.

Apparently, Dom meets’ with Giuseppe’s high standards. Perhaps it’s their Italian heritage and love of opera.

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Giuseppe approves of Dom.

Now that Dom has been approved, Giuseppe must review all the papers and approve with a nose rub or a bite in the corner. All papers were approved.

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Giuseppe gives his nose rub of approval.

I’m really glad my customers are cat people, considering they have been forced to interact with one or more for all the years I’ve been working in my home! Here are a few other photos of my cats interacting with customers.

My Feline Receptionist

Work? He’s Here to See Me

A Busy Day at Work

 


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4 thoughts on “Daily Photo: Two Faces

  • You look like twins watching that squirrel. Very cute 🙂 Pawkisses 🙂 <3

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  • You look so nice, and wow you are adventurous climbing all over humans!! Well done with the portrait too – it looks magical!!

    Harvey, Miranda and Silver

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    • DashKitten–it was the human who was adventurous entering a home with such a kitty! Thanks for visiting!

      Reply

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