Monthly Archives: June 2011

Not Uncomfortable At All

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Oldcat

Why waste time with soft plushy things when there is a nice hard teak chair leg available? She can rough it with the best of them.

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Beauty Sleep

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Oldcat

I never get tired of looking at Calpurnia’s fur.  The variety of color from the near-blackness of the seal point shading down to very pale creme. The ghost tabby markings that can’t quite be suppressed — see the two cheek … Continue reading →

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Not Fooling Anyone Anymore

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Oldcat

Gus has accumulated a number of quirks in his 14 years or so but one at least is a frequent annoyance to Julius. He takes it into his head to ‘play’ with him, which consists of biting him on the … Continue reading →

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Wall of Catnip?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Oldcat

When Gus goes visiting he spends a lot of time at this wall, communing with this plant. Is it some kind of catnip-ish plant? He doesn’t seem to eat it, or roll in it, but it makes him happy. I’m … Continue reading →

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Cat Magnet

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Oldcat

I mentioned the other day the quirk that my cats like to sit in a particular spot, where the seam between wood floor and carpet makes an angle. Its more or less in the center of the room which ordinarly … Continue reading →

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Pleasant Days

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Oldcat

The weather these days has warmed up a notch, so the days are not oppressively hot and the nights are not chilly. The cats like this kind of climate, but so do the snails. My poor Dahlia was found and … Continue reading →

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Sleepy or Surly II

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Oldcat

Ok, here’s another one of Calpurnia’s indecipherable looks. Sleepy? Or Surly? Whichever, that look cracks me up every time. This evening I let everyone out front to nose around.  Instead of rushing out and vanishing, Julie stuck around close and … Continue reading →

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I’m Innocent!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Oldcat

Julie is on his best behavior today, since he was real bad and stayed out until 5 am last night. I was waking up every hour or so seeing if he would show up, and it was only then that … Continue reading →

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In Box

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Oldcat

Its finally getting warm enough that the relaxation mode is starting to shift from the above “I’m all tucked in and warm” mode to the “sprawl out on a cool surface” flat cat mode. Of course round Calla isn’t very … Continue reading →

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Flashback – Julie versus Gravity

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Oldcat

This is a set of pictures from 2006. I swear they were taken in that order, from left to right. Julie was an old hand at wall walking, but this was the first time I had ever seen a cat … Continue reading →

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