May I See Some ID?
“This is a private party for ‘Cats Who Drink Straight from the Tap’. You need to be a member of this club to enter.”
“This is my bathroom.”
“This is our bathroom. We grew up in here.”
“This is my house.”
“Nonsense. We spend more time here than you do.”
“I’m your human.”
“That’s nice.”
“I open the food.”
“Of course you do.”
“I might decide not to.”
“Of course you won’t.”
“Who turns on the faucet for this party?”
Silence.
“Guess you have to let me in.”
“I was going to anyway.”
“Sure.”
We’ll be asking for your help in choosing photos of black cats for a special donation item!
I initially ran this photo last year on this day, and I’ve chosen to run it again because it was very popular! This photo will be one of at least a dozen (probably more) I’ll be asking you to vote on in order to choose two (or three if we can’t narrow it down) as I prepare a special donation to the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society (WPHS).
Every year around the country, thousands of black cats are left in shelters after others are adopted. We have so many explanations for this—they are difficult to photograph, people may be superstitious, they may simply be difficult to see when included in groups of other cats and kittens in crowded shelters. We who love black cats need to give them a little extra benefit in presenting them for adoption and show what incredible companions they make for anyone who may be skeptical in the face of the myth of the black cat.
I’ll be creating and donating a premium thank you gift for those who adopt a black cat during the month of November at the WPHS: a sizable black canvas tote bag (still choosing the style, but it may be a messenger bag!) with the selected photos and a quote printed on the bag, plus a notebook with the same image on the cover. Adopters can use the notebook to keep notes on kitty’s health and the bag to store records or kitty’s toys and treats, or they can simply use the gifts for themselves as a thank you for adopting a black cat from the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society.
I am gathering photos now and trying to narrow them down so that it won’t take forever for people to browse them, but I’m biased because they are my kitties and it’s hard for me to choose! In the meantime, if you think one of the photos I’ve posted on The Creative Cat would be one to absolutely convince someone of the utter perfection of black cats, please post the title of the blog post or of the photo in the comments section. I will need to post the photos for voting by next weekend, and I will give a week for people to browse and bid, then I’ll have to get busy in production to have the materials ready for November.
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Oh, that’s exquisite – what a beautiful face!
Chris, they are all beautiful, but Mr. Sunshine has a beauty beyond that–sometimes he takes my breath away, I just don’t know what it is.
Definitely one of my favorites by you, Bernadette. I think it’s quite clear who is in charge.
Renee, they have me trained to follow them upstairs and turn on the faucet. I’m so glad I have opposable thumbs.
I have no words for how cute that photo is…not to mention the kitties who are in it!
CD, it’s wonderful that they were raised with a camera pointed at them–I swear sometimes they hold the pose for me!
Great photo! with a great just who in the heck are you ?! Expression ! Use this one!
This one is catchy for anyone who would consider adopting a black cat, yes? I just love it when they tilt their heads like that! And then the story it inspired…
I love the pic on this page, or one of the ones taken from behind when several are looking out the window! Priceless 🙂
CATachresis, that’s why I chose this particular photo–as you can imagine I took several while I had the chance! But I love the idea that the party is going on behind him.
Is that you Giuseppe?
Ah, Mlle Daisy, this is Mr. Sunshine, who is also handsome, but who is not your multi-lingual Giuseppe of the florid messages!
I adore this photo. So cute and love the black cats! 🙂 I’ve got my black kitty here. 🙂 Take care and good luck with your work!
Katie, they’re a challenge to photograph, but when you get a good one there’s nothing like all that glossy black fur and bright eyes!
Hmmm… full up on black cats here, but I’d purchase a bag with Mr. Sunshine on it for a good cause!
Harry, I’ll make that a part of the deal and have proceeds go to WPHS.