Cat to vet

Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bald, Boy cat, Buster collar, Cat, Fleas, Medicine, Scratching, vetsLeave a comment

My boy cat has another bald spot. Turns out it may be an allergy. I took his buster collar off a week ago because his skin had got better. But over the last couple if days he’s been washing and licking more. It’s probably because the abandoned cat that comes in for an hour at night might have bought some ‘little friends’ in with him… I’m going to get our boy some more treatment and another spray. It’s worrying, because we have too much stuff in the house with all my art supplies and things. Maybe I haven’t done a good enough spray? None of my other cats have had problems in the past so all this is new to me. I’m hoping it can be sorted out soon…..

Fog, what Fog?

Posted on November 27, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Art, Cat, Life, Looking out, Photo, Scene, View, Window, WindowsillLeave a comment

It was meant to be foggy this morning. I was looking forward to going out to take photos in the mist… But it didn’t arrive! Instead I took an ‘atmospheric’ photo of the cat on the windowledge. There’s a teatowel on the wooden chest that I use when I’m painting.

I’ve seen lots of misty photos over the last few days, so I hope I’ll be able to get some interesting images… We shall see.

Goodnight

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Goodnight, Locks, Night, Poem, Poetry, Refresh, Rest, Sleep, TiredLeave a comment

Cats have eaten

Ones gone out

He likes outside

Too much

The others curl

In warmth

By radiators

Or next to heaters

Feeling the warmth

Bedtime

Check the doors

Lock the windows

Turn out the lights

Sleep under these eaves

Rest and refresh

Goodnight all.

Cat in a box

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Box, Cat, Electron, Interesting, Odd, Quantum, Shrödinger, Strange, Trying to explainLeave a comment

What would Shrödinger say about my cat in a box? Curled up, unaware of the conundrum? What is the thought experiment? If I can remember it rightly…. A cat is in a sealed box, no one can see what is happening with it. Also in the box is a poison is in a sealed canister which can only be released by the radioactive decay of a chemical reaction, releasing an electron. You can’t tell when or if it will be released. The cat is therefore maybe alive or dead, but you don’t know until you open the box….

It’s a weird way of explaining quantum mechanics, but I don’t understand it very well!

Cat toys

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Cat, Catnip, Drawing, Playing, Prompt, Spectrum noir, ToysLeave a comment

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was games or toys. I have a scrabble game somewhere but haven’t seen it for years. I don’t have any toys, but the cats have plenty….

A lot of them are filled with catnip which drives the cats mad with pleasure. It tends to fade over time, hence the number of toys! Drawn in spectrum noir metallic pencil colours in a little sketch book with a bit of black felt pen to define the edges.

Playing cat

Posted on November 25, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Chair arm, Fun, Patterned throw, Photos, Playing, Poem, Poetry, Purring, Settee, SillyLeave a comment

Paws up under the thow

Head out, mirowing!

Climbs up,

Head thrown back!

Claws tear the chair arm

Jump

And

Pounce

Twist

And

Jump!

Sister runs past

Cat slalom off

Into the distance…..

Outdoor boy is sitting next to me!

Posted on November 24, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Boy cat, Cat, Coming in, Happy, Life, Outdoor cat, Purring, Settled, Sitting2 Comments

That ppaw came out and touched my arm! He’s purring, eyes closed and allowing me to stroke him. Ideally I’d like to get him down the vets to check him over, but I don’t think he’d play and he’s a much bigger cat then my boy and girl… At least he should be safe over winter….

Windowsill

Posted on November 24, 2020 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Cat, Cat tree, Geodes, Glass, Metal sculptural objects, Metallic pen, Painting, Watercolour sketch, WatercoloursLeave a comment

Todays #bandofsketchers picture, watercolour sketch of my windowsill…

The cat has her own cat tree because the window sill is covered in glass, geodes, metal sculptural objects and more. I can’t show them all as the cat tree is in the way…. The cat loves sitting there as it’s right over the radiator. I think the diagonals sort of have a flattening, almost japanese woodblock effect? Anyway it was nice to do something in watercolours for a change. I just used a bit of metallic gold and silver marker pen to highlight some of the objects.

Nose out of joint….

Posted on November 22, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Curled up, Fun, Indoor cats, Life, Outdoor cat, Stole his space, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Oops the outdoor boy is sitting in my indoor boys favourite spot on hubby’s chair. He is getting his paws under the table. Indoor boy is sitting by the halogen heater trying to ignore the situation, but I know his nose is out of joint… (it’s been three days since he sat on me, he’s more distant, especially when outdoor boy wants to have some love.) Now I need to make sure they are all happy. The outdoor cat will probably stay a while, get warm, then go back outside. They are all well fed and indoor girl is on her bed upstairs…. Cats, it’s like watching a soap opera… ‘get orf my chair kitty’ ‘why are you lettingbhim sit there, hooman?’

Heat seeking cats

Posted on November 21, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and White cats, Boy cat, Cat, Girl cat, Happy, Heat seeking, Hot, Micro poem, Micropoetry, Poem, WarmthLeave a comment

Like an oil painting

Covered in heavy brown varnish

My cats huddled,

Staring at the fire,

Preparing to write letters?

No, just enveloped

In warmth!

Mallaband-Brown

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