Rat-a-tat-cat!

I’m convinced our outdoor cat thinks the cat flap is a door knocker! When he wants to come in he rattles it (it’s locked to keep our indoor cats in and other cats, that roam the garden, out).

Tonight I was washing up and rattle – bang-rattle-tap, tap, tap! I didn’t open the door straight away so the cat flap did another bang and crash…

Then, outdoor cat scoots in, eats two pouches of food, some cat milk, some cat treats, then the emploring look ‘can I go out again?’ no doubt he will be back later….

Outdoor cat

Posted on February 25, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bed, Black and white cat, Black and white photo, Cat, Inside, Night, Outdoor cat, Poem, Poetry, Sleeping, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Outdoor cat update

He sleeps on the bed

I get up to let him out

I get up to let him in

I have to move my legs

To give him room

I get up to feed him

I love him

How did that happen?!

Cat on a sink

Posted on February 24, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Beautiful, Black and white cat, Cat, Friendly, Poem, Poetry, random poem, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

She balances on the sink

Waiting for a love

Looking beautiful

What a face

How can I resist?

But she’s ready to pounce

Her brother is on the floor

Clash of the cats

Tripping me up!

Cat drawings

Posted on February 23, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white cat, Cat, Drawings, Food, Illustration, Life, Tuxedo cat, what's for tea? Cat teapot3 Comments

Learning to illustrate means playing with different techniques. Both of these are black ink. One is just using a black calligraphy pen and the other a fine liner pen and a calligraphy pen. The top is called ‘what’s for tea?’ and the second is a tiny ‘cat teapot’.

Cats paws

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Cheeky, Fun, Happy, Poem, Poetry, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Cats paws

Muddy feet

Climb up high

Then go to sleep!

Cheeky face

Whiskers, ears

Looking down

Gives me cheers.

Tidy cat

Fun and bounce

If not happy

Prone to flounce!

Cat on the fridge

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Blank verse, Cat, Fridge, fridge magnet, Paw, Poem, Poetry, Pounce, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Sat on the fridge

Looking cheeky

Eye on the seahorse

Ready to strike

Or will he disturb

My fridge magnet haven?

Paw at the ready

Beady eye squinting

Ready to pounce

So funny

So daft!

Cashews for the cat?

Posted on February 1, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, cashew nuts, cat treats, Life, Not cat food, rustle, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

He thinks they arr for him. Usually if I have a bag and it rustles it’s cat treats. But tonight? Cashews, I’m hungry after my walk…

Sleepy cat decided it must be treats till he sniffed them! Didn’t stop him licking the salt off my fingers. Cheeky cat!

What now?

Posted on January 30, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white cat, Cartoon, Cat, Cat tree, catfish, Funny, Life, Quick sketch, Sketching, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Now the #30daysketchbookchallenge has finished I’ve got to find something else to draw… Why not cats or surreal versions of them? My hubby asked me to draw him a catfish.. And my indoor boy cat was sitting on his cat tree platform so I did a quick sketch of him.

Cat keeps me awake

Posted on January 29, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged am, Black and white cat, Cat, Morning, Outdoor cat, Sleep, Tired, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Two am…

Two am, or three am or four am….. He wakes up on the bed and asks to go out. Well actually he comes and lies on top of me, then taps me with his paws. That’s fine, I’d rather he asked than had an accident. My indoor cats have litter trays but he doesn’t like that. I can’t open the cat flap or my indoor cats might get out.

But then, at seven am my little girl cat gets her claws under the duvet and scratches at me! I’m under the thrall of my cats! Goodnight!

Mooching

Posted on January 25, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Food, Hooman, how it is, Indoor cats, Outdoor cat, Paws, Purring, Relaxed, Sleep, Trust, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Where do I go? Where do I fit in? I’m twice as big as your other two cats hooman and yet they are my bosses! They sniff me and check me out. But if I sniff back they don’t like it. Sometimes I raise my paw to say no. But you tell me off hooman.

I sleep on your bed now cos I sort of trust you. And sometimes I sneak up on your chair or climb on your chest. Then I tuck my paws under to keep warm. You tickle my chin and I stretch a paw out to touch your hand and reassure myself. Tonight I’m sitting between you and the other hooman. I’m purring but still a bit nervous. Will you be going to bed soon? I’ll sit between you but if the other hooman with the big heavy paws strokes me too hard I will get off and go back outside for an hour. You are gentle and don’t bother me. But if you don’t love me enough I will get up and go out again… Decisions…. But first, a snack…

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Tuxedo cat

Rat-a-tat-cat!

Outdoor cat

Cat on a sink

Cat drawings

Cats paws

Cat on the fridge

Cashews for the cat?

What now?

Cat keeps me awake

Mooching