Cats are odd

Posted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Indoor cats, Outdoor cat, Photo, Playing, Relaxed, socks, Tuxedo cat4 Comments

My cats have decided to play with my socks instead of the toys I get for them. They don’t use the balls that light up, or the striped mouse, or an octopus with feathers (don’t ask). No it’s socks, socks, socks and the occasional underpants! Mostly they play a bit and then sit on them… Keeping their paws warm no doubt.

This is the two boys, one indoor, the other outdoor, although really they are both now. Both are friendly with each other and our girl cat. They get on quite well and don’t fight, there is the occasional paw raised, but if I tell them off they stop. I do love them.

Squeak!

Posted on July 4, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged 'present' vacuum cleaner, Cat, cat and mouse, escaped, Frightened, Hiding, Mouse, Paws3 Comments

Rescued a mouse from the cat tonight. All day the cats had been stalking something, paws under the vacuum cleaner. But when I moved it there was nothing visible. Then tonight.. Squeak! The cats were there and a frightened little mouse popped it’s head out for a second…. What to do. The vacuum cleaner was by the kitchen door. Couldn’t trap it with a cup or a box. So we both slowly rolled the cleaner into the kitchen, slowly across the floor, then slowly to the back door. The cats had been chased upstairs so we carried on until we got to the cat flap. Result! The mouse ran up and out. I hope the cats don’t bring any more ‘presents’ in!

Black cat

Posted on June 30, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Beautiful, Black cat, Cat, Life, Lucky cat, Photo, Poem, PoetryLeave a comment

Sweet black cat

Nervous and shy

Stepped towards us

Then ran away

Black shadow in trees

Rush away now

Fast on your paws

Down the road you go

Quick and silent

Shiny and sleek

Now you go

Home you seek.

Giant cat?

Posted on June 28, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, giant cat, Life, Photo, Short story, spell, Tuxedo cat, Very short story, wizardLeave a comment

The cat turned to stare at me. She had seen me in the corner of her eye. She had been staring at the wizard as he cast a spell. As his words ended she started to grow. Paws and legs, tail, body, head, ten times bigger? Twenty times. More. She was sitting on the stairs landing, but now her head and shoulders were about five feet above where they were minutes before.

This is a gentle cat, but her claws were now three inches long, she looked at me longingly. Ready to knead me with her paws, but they could now be deadly. Quietly I closed the bedroom door. Quietly I rang the local zoo. The wizard roared with laughter at the transformation. Claws started to scratch at the door….

Tig, remembered

Posted on June 23, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white cat, Cat, Digital drawing, Drawing, Life, Memory, Sketchfu, Time, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Tig was a stray cat we took in several years ago. I loved his black nose and chin. I used to draw him at sketchfu and this was the drawing I did of him after he died. He was very bright and got up to all sorts of mischief. Our outdoor cat could be his son! The similarities in looks and behaviour, even their thick shiny, glossy coats.i

I do like drawing cats. Most of them are black and white, but we once had a ginger cat and when I was a child I had a tortoiseshell cat. I have lots of paintings and drawings. Seeing this brings back fond memories.

Happy Cat

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, cat tales, gus:the theatre cat, Jellicles cats, Life, Poetry, t s Elliott, the naming of cats, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

She’s just come I from outside, curled up, happy, waiting for a belly rub.

Most of the cats I’ve had are black and white. So called ‘tuxedo’ cats. I think they may be the ‘Jellicles’ cats from the poem by T S Elliott who wrote ‘Old Possums book of Practical Cats’ which the musical ‘Cats’ is based on. I can’t remember much of that poem but it does say something about Jellicles cats ‘dance by the light of the moon’?

Other cat poems in the book include ‘McCafferty the Mystery Cat’, ‘Gus: The Theatre Cat’ and ‘The Naming of Cats’. I think they are much better as poems than adapted as songs.

Gold cat

Posted on June 17, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Birthday present, Cat, Fun, gold cat, Life, Sketching2 Comments

Birthday present I got on Sunday off a friend who knows I love cats. Gold acrylic paint and fine black ink liner pen. The prompt for this Thursday was a gift I received. #bandofsketchers

Speckled

Posted on June 17, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Black and white cat, black fine liner pen, Cat, Drawing, Life, Sketching, speckled, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

I’m just catching up this week for #bandofsketchers so here’s my speckled drawing. Our outdoor cat. He’s actually black and white but I’ve drawn him in a pointellist way. I was interested in how the speckles changed direction as I drew…

Visiting cat

Posted on June 12, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Cat Food, Life, Outdoor cat, Photo, Tuxedo cat, VisitingLeave a comment

Our outdoor cat, comes in for tea. Sniffing at the food bowls, and looking for a bit of love too. X can’t really say more xxx

Walking today

Posted on June 10, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Aching feet, Bee, Cat, Exercise, Fun, Hill, kilometers, Miles, Time, Tired, WalkingLeave a comment

Three walks around and about today totalling 11.97km (almost 7.5 miles)

Two were around the university then a late walk once things had cooled down this evening. I walked up our steep hill and saw the sunset, I didn’t get a good photo of it, then on and around the top of our hill before descending again. I know I’ve gone far enough because my feet and ankles are aching.

I came home to an errant bumble bee. We tried to put it outside but it must have flown back through an open window because I caught one of my cats looking like it was about to pounce on it. In the end I used the mug and envelope technique and it was transported safely out of the back door and flew off onto the night.

Mallaband-Brown

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