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A Walk in the Snow
December 28, 2018 - Laurie
We got between two and three inches of snow Thursday night, with light snow flurries most of the day today. We...
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We Wish You a Merry Catmas
December 24, 2018 - Sasha pondering the paparazzo before getting involved in a swat at ornaments and tear up tinsel play session.
In the...
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Shrink Wrapped
December 17, 2018 - Spunk's though for the day: "Is shrink wrap as good as a tinfoil hat?"
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First Snow on the 2nd
December 02, 2018 - A nice smile from the red VW Bug.
We got our first snow of the season early this morning. About an inch and a half of...
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Silly Silver
November 10, 2018 - Silver is a silly kitty. He really gets the most out of hammocking. He also makes the best out of lying on the shelf wai...
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Looking
September 23, 2018 - What do you see, Silver?
Is it a bird?
Is it a plane?
AAAaaah! It's Sasha!
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How to Photograph Your Dragon
September 17, 2018 - Najar looks sweet, innocent and playful but it's just a ruse to draw you in closer before she attacks.
Najar is one o...
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Lok & Lol
September 04, 2018 - Lok
Loki (lok) and Lola (Lol) are kind of like a Rock & Roll pair of kitties. When I'm in bed, if one is on my legs,...
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Day in the Garden
August 25, 2018 - Spunk
Here's a series of photos from the garden today. The sunset and moonrise were taken from the levee last night....
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Birds, Bees, Flowers, Butterflies, Cats
August 18, 2018 - Spunk
Loki
Spunk eyes
Sasha
Marble...
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Bitten by a Tse-tse Fly
August 13, 2018 - I was lying on the deck, and...
Thinking about things to come, and...
I was minding my own business mind you. And.
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Sunset 'n Cats
August 09, 2018 - Spunk: "Oh brother! Not another series of the stupid sunset photos! Don't you have, you know, like cute cat photos?"...
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Cat Trap
July 11, 2018 - We are off to Paris, France on Saturday, and the cats are going to be shut in with the catio being their only connection...
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Najar @ 6400
July 09, 2018 - Close ups of Najar illuminated by the lights over the counter — 200mm, ƒ/5.6, 1/80, ISO 6400.
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Beauty & The Barf
June 23, 2018 - Spunk in grass by the Beta Rose. Photo by Laurie.
"¡Hola pesky Paparazzo! ¿Qué pasa?"
"Excusez-moi, je dois al...
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What to Do on a Rainy Day
June 16, 2018 - Silver checking to see if it's raining on the west slide of the house.
Anyone who follows this blog knows we get very...
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Spunk Goes A-Viking
June 07, 2018 - Vikings eh! They are tough ones, you say?
We'll just see how tough those Icelandic Vikings are....
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Kranky Kitty
June 05, 2018 - Silver was quite the cranky kitty on Sunday having to wait under the canopy for it to stop raining before he could go ba...
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Owls & Cats
June 02, 2018 - Fat owl and Little Owl. Big Owl has moved to the tree next door.
Najar
Little Owl: "Wake me up when he go goes...
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Go Go Catzilla
May 28, 2018 - Coyote 102.5 FM plays their entire song library from A to Z over Memorial Day weekend. They happened to be on the Gs whe...
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Open 4 Mother's Day
May 12, 2018 - Spunk and Lola think it's about time I got my butt into gear, cleaned and opened the deck.
I got new flowers to plant...
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Big Balled Wizard
May 06, 2018 - The AWB are at it again with another parody video. This one is lamenting Sliver’s big beautiful balls, which he lost whe...
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Spunk's Turn
April 07, 2018 - Spunk is the last of the kitties to have a post this week. He got in Laurie's bag this morning when she was on her way t...
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Marble in the Mix
April 06, 2018 - Continuing with the solo kitty series, Marble wanted to get in on the mix.
"Wow! That is a really big noisy bir...
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Najar Happens
April 05, 2018 - Najar, who is usually camera shy, was not going to be outdone by Lola, Silver, Loki and Sasha, especially when it comes...
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Where in the World is Sasha Sandiego?
April 04, 2018 - While on the subject of vintage computer games from the 1990's, Sasha wanted to be like Carmen Sandiego and posed in mys...
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Leisure Cat Loki Hammocking Like A Lounge Lizard
April 03, 2018 - When Loki heard about the old computer game Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, he did his best to do...
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Extreme Lounging
April 02, 2018 - Silver, determined not to be outdone by Lola's lollygag-style lounging, showed off the nuances, subtleties and his maste...
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Lounging with Lola
April 01, 2018 - We spent Easter Sunday doing various chores, feeding the snake, and working on papers and presentations. Between the var...
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Today's Flowers
March 25, 2018 - White in yellow crocus.
Since a sunset happened yesterday, preempting flowers, here are today's flowers.
Color c...
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Tell Tail Tale
March 20, 2018 - Many meows and three and a half years later, Spunk's tail is still one of his favorite toys. He uses his tail to tell us...
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Holy Macro
March 16, 2018 - Blue bee working a blossom
It was a nice day for a another macro tour in the white plum blossoms.
One benefit of...
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Chasing Butterflies
March 14, 2018 - Spunk sees something dark fluttering around in the distance.
After cleaning the grasses I chopped, and digging the go...
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Hammocking Fun 101
March 10, 2018 - Silver demonstrating how to have fun while hammocking.
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Gata Bonita
March 03, 2018 - Another activity at the car show was face painting. The newly transformed kitty's father asked me to photograph her. So...
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Didn't Get The Memo
March 01, 2018 - A lot of changes seem to happen close together. After the Park-It Place decided to raise monthly parking fees by 44% for...
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Remembering Rozencrantz
February 28, 2018 - We buried Rosencrantz next to Guildenstern under the light of the moon last night. I bought Rosencrantz and Guildenstern...
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Cat O' Blinds Tale
February 25, 2018 - While I was waiting for my new, used Macbook Pro to come in, I cleaned up a lot of dead foliage out of the wisteria and...
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Whaazz Up?
January 30, 2018 - Sasha taking control of my computer with Najar at the right and Lola on screen.
You can see a cute gif involving this s...
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Dueling Hammocks
January 29, 2018 - Spunk is the first one to check out the new hammock
The kitties got tired of fighting over the single hammock and beg...
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Tim Dandy to the Rescue
January 27, 2018 - Sasha has been putting on a feline damsel in distress act by getting stuck on the roof of the house, and acting sad and...
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Doing Time
January 26, 2018 - Poor Lola had to go to the vet today, which meant doing time in the kitty slammer (carrier) for the eternal ride to the...
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
January 16, 2018 - Rosencrantz and Spunk
If you are familiar with Pedro Almodóvar's movie of the same name, you will know there is no...
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Synchronized Sleeping
January 12, 2018 - Silver and Lola getting in a little synchronized sleeping
Drone view
Lola's awakened by the presents of a pesk...
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Jugging, Cuteness, Kitty Control Energy Dissipator
January 05, 2018 - Sasha jugging
Spunk putting on the cute
Trying out the kitty Control Energy Dissipator
Laurie got this ph...
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The Day After...
December 26, 2017 - Rosencrantz: "Is that it?"
Loki: "Do you see anymore stuff in there?" Spunk: "It's awfully dark in here!"
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We Wish You A Kitty Christmas
December 24, 2017 - Spunk
All the kitties, Laurie and I wish everyone a kitty Christmas.
Najar
Sasha
Rosencrantz
Caug...
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Stranded
December 20, 2017 - Spunk: "Listen carefully PAPARAZZO. Put down that stupid camera and get me off this stupid roof!"
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Fencing
December 17, 2017 - Not to be foiled by walking narrow planks, Loki was determined to show off his fencing skills.
Abou...
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Assorted Cats
December 03, 2017 - Sasha (bottom), Silver (middle), Lola (top) making like a packaged deal.
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Happy November Birthdays From Tesla
November 21, 2017 - Putting it up or taking it down?
Tesla wishes everyone born in the month of November a Happy Birthday!
How'd tha...
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LOL Cats
November 07, 2017 - Spunk: "Pull-eeze let me in so I can save you from those weirdos!"
Loki: "What 'weirdos' are you talking about? Lik...
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Another One Bites the Dust
November 06, 2017 - I received another thin envelope from a medical group in the mail this afternoon. This is the fifth letter I've received...
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Cat Napping
November 04, 2017 - Marble and Loki sharing the hammock to get in some cat napping.
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Spunk Was Here
October 31, 2017 - Spunk left creepy paw prints for Halloween.
Interesting Halloween sunset
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Miscellanies
October 17, 2017 - Whooping it up at a birthday party.
Lola in her "Catzilla" persona bristling at Spunk while giving him mad dogs and...
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Lick It. Lick It Good!
October 14, 2017 - Spunk grooming in the morning sunshine.
All clean and beautiful
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Muddy
October 11, 2017 - Prints from me and pterodactyls walking around in the mud on the sandbar in the middle of the Rio Grande.
Balloons,...
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First Frost
October 07, 2017 - Spunk and I went out at sunrise to see if the balloons were coming our way. We didn't see balloons this morning, but we...
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Spunk Fought the Mouse and the Mouse Won
September 04, 2017 - Spunk and I were making our rounds on the property together about mid-morning. We were by the wood fence on the south si...
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The Persistence of Green Chile Gloves
September 03, 2017 - After posting the blog and working on the third sack of chiles, while the AWBs continued to party on the deck, my iPhone...
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Smiling
August 28, 2017 - Laurie got a photo of Spunk having sweet, happy dreams.
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Ballerina
August 13, 2017 - Ballerina
Spunk does his own modern cat imitation of a ballerina.
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Working Inside The Box
August 12, 2017 - Loki spills over but manages to fit.
It doesn't seem to matter what size the box is, cats have a way of working insid...
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Rigor Dormitus
August 07, 2017 - Loki got a severe case of rigor dormitus while catnapping.
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Nails One Oh? One
August 04, 2017 - Lola guarding a new bottle of Rose Gold nail polish
Here's an easy guide to doing your own nails:
1) Clean off the c...
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Jugging
August 03, 2017 - We have a fountain, bowls of water, plus we often leave a bathroom faucet dripping so the cats can get a variety of wate...
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Hammocking in Stereo
July 29, 2017 - Silver and Loki were hammocking in stereo, when Marble got up on the shelf and distracted Loki. He couldn't resist playi...
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In The Slammer
July 16, 2017 - Lane's kitty, Tesla, is in the slammer. Tesla has been on the blog before playing with balloons, and on his cat tree in...
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Not So Good Vibrations
July 13, 2017 - A tongue tested 9 volt battery.
One of the lingering side effects of chemotherapy is nerve damage, and bouts with ner...
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Let Them Do Stairs
July 01, 2017 - Spunk checking out the stairs before his first ascent.
Even though hammocking is the perfect lounging behavior for ca...
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Spunk in the Wild
June 25, 2017 - Spunk chewing on grass in the black bamboo.
Hanging out on the deck rail.
Getting ready to drink water fro...
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The Cat That Ate My New Shoes
June 10, 2017 - I gave lyrics inspired by my new shoes and Spunk to the Average White Boys to see what they could do with them. They tea...
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New Cat on the Block
June 04, 2017 - Mystery kitty looking in the kitchen window sticking his tongue out at me.
I think he might belong to the neighbor's...
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Living on the Edge
May 27, 2017 - Rosencrantz
kitties like living and sleeping on the edge of things. The only kitty I did not get a photo of on the ed...
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Aroma Therapy
May 02, 2017 - Sasha thinks there's nothing like snorting and rolling around on the floor with a stinky pair of socks to help her unwin...
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La Gata con la cara de Mala Leche
April 30, 2017 - Lola giving Spunk mala leche
Lola is really a sweet kitty to people, but when it comes to most other cats, watch out.
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Window Cats
April 19, 2017 - Doves on the fence just outside the window teasing Spunk
Sasha outside looking in
The dove's view of Spunk...
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I Taw a Putty Tat
April 17, 2017 - The neighbor's cat reminds me of Sylvester.
I got my shots today, which included: Hepetitis B Vaccine, Pneumococcal P...
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Diné, 1999 — 2017
April 10, 2017 - We lost Diné this morning to old age. We got her in the summer of 1999 after we got back from living in Spain for three...
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Søren & Spunk
April 06, 2017 - Søren decided to come and and be social. Originally he wanted to sit on my shoulder, but the shirt I was wearing was too...
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Suavecito & Spunk do Sennheiser
April 04, 2017 - Suavecito got a new pair of Sennheiser headphones and thought they were pretty cool. Turned out they are the exact same...
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cats Cats CATS
March 27, 2017 - Najar: "Can't a lady get a little beauty sleep around here? Stupid paparazzo!"
Marble has no problem getting her be...
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Kitty with a Curly Tail
March 24, 2017 - Loki the black kitty formerly known as Midnight
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Ach Nein! Nine Gnari*
March 11, 2017 - The black kitty formerly known as Midnight†
We enter the age of Aquarius
Clawing at the cuffs of Heaven
Fluorine fe...
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Cold Cat Morning
March 07, 2017 - When I got up this morning at 06:20, the temperature in the bedroom was 52º F (11.1º C), and the outside temperature was...
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Perfect PET
February 02, 2017 - Spunk with the coasters Susan Graham created. I had Spunk's coasters looking over me the whole time I was in the hospita...
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Cat Scan
February 01, 2017 - I had a PET scan this morning for a three month check after the stem cell transplant. A CAT scan was originally schedule...
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Cat Lovers On Board
January 31, 2017 - I do believe the people who drive this car like cats.
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How To Slice Irish Soda Bread
January 19, 2017 - "Here, Laurie, take this knife,"
"How is this, Spunk?" "Move it over just a little."
"Let get some of these cr...
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Cattitude
January 08, 2017 - "Go ahead. Make my day!"
Spunk, Rosencrantz and "L'Italiano Medio" by Articolo 31.
"Got Cattitude?"...
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First Snow
January 06, 2017 - Rosencrantz making a triangle in the snow.
Los Reyes Magos and La Befana brought us snow for Epiphany.
A dusting...
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Five F's
January 03, 2017 - STTT — Spunk testing the twine
Spunk does the five F's — F inally F inished F ixing F rail F alling apart winnowing...
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The Things We Do For Luck
January 01, 2017 - Spunk checking out the original sewing on the winnowing basket
I notice a lot of people do photo challenges on their...
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Spunk Stew
December 30, 2016 - Spunk stew is very easy. Just set out a large stock pot and wait for Spunk to jump in.
He WILL jump in (guarantee...
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Christmas Season Cats — Meowy Christmas
December 24, 2016 - Sasha's Christmas Card
Twas the night before Christmas...
Spunk's Christmas card
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Christmas Season Cats — Cooking With Kitties
December 23, 2016 - Sasha: "Ahhh! It smells like Heaven."
Spunk: "Whoa! Look! I think I see Santa."
Sasha: "Did you see Santa?" Na...
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Christmas Season Cats — Spunk Helps Decorate
December 22, 2016 - We hadn't put up any Christmas decorations this year, so Spunk made himself useful and decorated our gnarly bonsai. I go...
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Camera Shelf Cats
December 14, 2016 - Spunk with Spunk, Spunk, Spunk and Spunk
Najar trying to stare down the camera
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Lola Loves Limp Celery
December 11, 2016 - It's hard to disturb Rosencrantz when he's having a good catnap.
Never ask a twisted photographer like me if he thi...
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Cat Check
December 09, 2016 - Spunk reading about the Mazda 787B rotary engine race car that won at Le Mans in 1991. Spunk learned that Mazda remains...
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Kitties, Coyotes and Cranes Oh My
December 03, 2016 - A black kitty in the shade of an apple tree
Black kitty with cranes in the background
A coyote ran by me on th...
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Heat Hog
December 02, 2016 - With outside temperatures dropping into the low teens this week, the morning temps in our bedroom have been down around...
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I'm On A Bike
December 01, 2016 - I'm on a bike*
Hey look at me cause I'm sitting on a bike
I'm on a bike
Take a real good look at the hairball-chuckin...
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Shelved
November 27, 2016 - Spunk looking "Beastly"
We got a new hand me down bookcase today, and Spunk and Najar were quick to check it out. T...
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Thanksgiving
November 25, 2016 - We started Thanksgiving day by letting the kitties sleep in.
We snuck the anchovies in with the other ingredients f...
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What? No Coffee?
November 23, 2016 - "What's up paparazzo? I thought you were making coffee?"
Coffee is almost ready
"Wait a minute. I don't see an...
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Hospital Day Twenty — White Counts Gone Wild
October 29, 2016 - Rosencrantz
I went back to 2010 to find photos of Rosencrantz playing in the snow, and Guildenstern and Diné pussyfoo...
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Hospital Day Fifteen — Not so Spunky
October 24, 2016 - Spunk taking advantage of a west facing window
All counts are still zero for my immune system, and my red blood cells...
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Hospital Day Fourteen — Reflecting
October 23, 2016 - Sasha in the glove basket reflecting against the big screen.
My counts are still at zero, and my red blood cells have...
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Hospital Day Eleven — Zero
October 20, 2016 - My counts hit zero today, which was to be expected. I'm hanging in, a little tired, but still walking in circles. I'm a...
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Hospital Day Four — Call Me The Wiz
October 13, 2016 - Spunk is a fitting image for today since he is a Master Wiz himself. One of the peculiar things they have me do while I'...
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Catnap
October 09, 2016 - Lola, Rosencrantz and Spunk.
I had three cats napping and grooming on my legs while I was stretched out on the couc...
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Black Moon: Another End Of The World Has Come And Gone
September 30, 2016 - The Black Moon rising between the clouds, marking yet another "end of the world". Of course, we can't see the dark side...
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Black Cats & Photo Mags
September 27, 2016 - I found four photo mags at Barnes & Nobles that looked worthy — a French magazine called Photo, Black+White Photography...
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Basil
September 10, 2016 - Basil is one of Laurie's parent's cats. I got a few good shots of him before he decided the camera was too intimidating...
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Garden Miscellany
September 03, 2016 - Dream Come True
Dahlia
Altisimo
Cooper's Hawk
Cosmos
Cooper's Hawk taking flight
Altisimo...
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Roses & Rose
August 19, 2016 - Mini Pearl
Rosencrantz
Rio Samba
Radiant Perfume
Princess de Monaco
Bella Roma...
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Out to Lunch
August 17, 2016 - I started my third round of chemo today, so I'm feeling like I'm out to lunch. I'm actually entering photos in some loca...
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Whacky
August 13, 2016 - Brocken 30 year old weed whacker. The metal eyelet that held the blade onto the frame broke making it unrepairable....
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Funeral for a Friend
August 09, 2016 - With great sadness I have to report that we lost Guildenstern today. Guildenstern was 16 years old. He had an episode of...
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Kissy Kats
August 08, 2016 - Sasha and Spunk like to rough and tumble all over the house on fight nights. Then they take a break and get all kitty ki...
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Cite Des Baux De Provence, France
August 05, 2016 - Baux is built on a rock
Restaurant inside the narrow building...
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Fight Night
August 03, 2016 - One of the many aspects of kitty entertainment at our house is fight night with Sasha and Spunk.
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Spunk, Hummingbird, Crow
July 30, 2016 - A hummingbird teased Spunk early in the morning while a crow cawed and pecked about in a cottonwood. You can see an anim...
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It's a Hot One
July 22, 2016 - 109º F (42.8º C) @ 5:59 pm
My car registered 109º F (42.8º C) outside in the late afternoon. When I got home, the kit...
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Toad-n-crantz
July 16, 2016 - Rosencrantz checking out the newly mulched path
In the morning I chopped and pulled weeds in the path the runs throug...
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The Latest Sit / Stand Desktop
July 10, 2016 - My latest sit / stand desk has been much more of a challenge than the enlarger based desktops I've built recently, becau...
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Staying Alive: Wales Wins
July 01, 2016 - Spunk and Sasha practicing their kitty soccer moves
If you haven't seen the music video Ready to Monday: The Band Of...
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A Busy Day
June 30, 2016 - Spunk: "Didn't you get me anything?"
After all the care from Laurie and the kitties, all your well wishes and positiv...
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Art Cats
June 26, 2016 - Spunk making dramatic lines in his "sculptural cat" project
Sasha working on her "Conceptual Box" project
Naja...
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From Blue to Bald
June 21, 2016 - Hey Spunk! What do you think?
I have now joined the rank of my favorite local celebrity "The Hoff", co-anchor on the...
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Stop! Listen to the Bird!
June 12, 2016 - "Stop!"
After a rather short night with lots of trips to the bathroom, I finally woke up, dragged myself out of bed,...
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Feeling Kinda Spunky Now
June 08, 2016 - One of the short-term benefits of treatment is they add steroids as part of the regimen, so they give me a little more e...
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The Mix
June 02, 2016 - Marmalade Skies
Kitty cat eyes
Strawberry fields forever
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Cat Tails
May 28, 2016 - Lola, Sasha and Spunk
I got the kitties some new toys to play with including a kitty tunnel. Spunk got his first fora...
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Cat Four Friday
May 26, 2016 - Laurie, Lola, Guildenstern, Spunk and Diné
Spunk having happy dreams
Rosencrantz looking sleek and feisty...
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Spunk Magic
May 17, 2016 - Abracadabra, whiskers and paw. Go now tail and stick to Lola!
How'd he do that?
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Mad-Dogs
May 06, 2016 - Najar giving Sasha mad-dogs
Slap fight
Double dog dare mad-dogs
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Keep Your Paws Off My Speaker
May 02, 2016 - Lola enjoying Techno music on her Bluetooth speaker
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Imperial Building Interiors
May 01, 2016 - Star chandelier in the entrance to the apartments
Residents begin moving into the Imperial building today. I got acce...
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Stop and Smell the Flowers
April 26, 2016 - We got a variety of flowers that Laurie planted in a flower bowl on the deck. She put a couple of branches that broke of...
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The Black Cats
April 11, 2016 - Lola, Rosencrantz and Najar
Rosencrantz
Najar
Lola
Guildenstern
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Thorny Thursday
April 06, 2016 - Cary Grant is a thorny rosebush that produces beautiful roses. Grant had a difficult childhood, and while he had a hands...
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Perspectives on a Pile of Cats
March 25, 2016 - From Spunk's Perspective
While I was laying around on the couch this afternoon, I got a pile of cats on me. They had...
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Give Us Sunshine
March 22, 2016 - In these times of trouble, when the dark clouds of terror descent on the civilized world, we need a little sunshine to s...
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Comic Relief
March 18, 2016 - Lola letting her tongue warm up after licking ice cream.
Diné giving us "Mad Dogs" after we put her in the bag to w...
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Gray & White
March 04, 2016 - Sasha's intense stare.
Spunk think about tearing through the wire.
Spunk looks before he leaps.
Spank mak...
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Hello Yellow
February 21, 2016 - How's this for the "cool cat" look?
This yellow kitty has been coming around to visit for almost a year now. I did a...
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STOP in the Name of Cat
February 15, 2016 - Lola
Lola
Najar
Najar
Sasha
Spunk
Spunk: "This is what I think of your stinking ST...
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V-Day Dinner
February 14, 2016 - I baked Laurie a dark chocolate heart cake for V-Day
The cake came out black from the dark chocolate so the candy h...
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Kissy Nails and Kitty Cats
February 14, 2016 - Happy Valentine's Day! I gave Laurie various nail polishes and stickers for Christmas. She saved what I call the "kissy...
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Lick the Bowl Sunday
February 07, 2016 - Few people were at Costo during the Super Bowl, so the shopping cart storage was filled to capacity.
I started to go...
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Tote Bags & Laundry Baskets
February 03, 2016 - It's not only boxes, Spunk, Najar and Sasha love tot bags and laundry baskets as well.
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Cats & Fashion Friday — Rosencrantz Sez
January 28, 2016 - Rosencrantz sez the black, leopard-like spots, flowers and roses are fine, but he's not sure about all that pink.
A...
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New Box
January 27, 2016 - No sooner than I got the new kettle out of the box than Sasha got in the box.
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CompuSpunk
January 19, 2016 - Spunk waiting for me to sit down at the computer so he can get on lap. You can see an animated gif of CompuSpunk on my W...
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Hoodie on a Heater Vent
January 18, 2016 - Laurie's warm-up hoodie on the heater vent waiting for the heater to come on and warm it up.
Christmas nails and be...
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A Fence for Julie
January 17, 2016 - A fence for Julie.
Julie, who has Frog Pond Farm in New Zealand, loves wood fences. While I was out photographing the...
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Spunk Paints His Nails
January 09, 2016 - Spunk thinking about painting his nails.
Spunk heard Laurie talking about how gel nails make her nails really strong...
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Spunk Discovers Fire
January 08, 2016 - Curiosity burned the paw as spunk got interested in the candle in the centerpiece Laurie had put together, and decided h...
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Rainy Days and Reyes
January 06, 2016 - A view of the west side of downtown from the 16th floor of the bank building
It rained most of the day on Día de los...
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On Catnip
January 02, 2016 - I went outside and found some fresh, green catnip under the dried catnip, brought it inside and divided it up among the...
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We Sprung for a Springy Faucet
January 01, 2016 - Laurie's photo of Sasha and Spunk unpacking the new faucet.
Laurie and Sasha with the new faucet.
Laurie, Lola...
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More Spunk in the New Year
December 31, 2015 - HAPPY NEW YEAR! New year, new name, the same old place
Spunk looking out for the New Year.
Spunk helping sort th...
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That Sinking Feeling T – 5 Days
December 26, 2015 - Spunk helped me illustrate the problem with our old kitchen sink — a large stock pot did not fit well, and when we had a...
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Christmas Day The Day After T – 6 Days
December 25, 2015 - Sasha found Christmas!
Tristan snapped this photo of Laurie's reaction to opening yet another piece of plumbing....
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Holiday Preparations T – 10 Days
December 21, 2015 - Laurie assembled leftover greens, birds and pinecones into a beautiful centerpiece
In the thirty-three and a half yea...
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Spunk does 4X5 T – 11 Days
December 20, 2015 - Spunk checking out the 4X5 view camera.
After seeing yesterday's post where I had used a 4X5 view camera to create a...
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Silver City, City of Rocks T – 15 Days
December 16, 2015 - Downtown Silver City, New Mexico
The historic Palace Hotel is a fun place to stay
The lobby
Anoth...
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Sunrise, Sunset, In Between T – 19 Days
December 12, 2015 - A dragon's fire lit up the morning sky at sunrise
Spunk sleeping in
He just couldn't get his eyes to open afte...
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Snakes, Kitties, Lizards, Flowers & Hoodoos T – 22 Days
December 09, 2015 - Me with Red and Blue
Nick
Guildenstern & Tristan
Nick and Rosencrantz
Stretch
Guildenstern...
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Of Dogs and Doppelgängers
November 27, 2015 - Of Dogs
Just shy of a week ago, an old yellow lab came knocking at the door asking to come inside. The cats said "No!"...
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Black Pads Friday
November 26, 2015 - While the shoppers go wild, I'm staying home with the cats.
Tesla, my brother-in-law's cat, wearing his bowtie
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Trashed
November 10, 2015 - After ransacking the medicine boxes and invading Najar's favorite lounging spot, Sasha got a drink of water and then cra...
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Cat Report
November 02, 2015 - Does this look like a kitty who would eat your clothes? Don't let that sweet look fool you!
What do you mean you "w...
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Freaky Friday
October 15, 2015 - Zipper Spider shadow casting
Invasion of Vader
48888 @ 88
Rosencrantz helping with sound
Warp Speed...
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Søren, Rosencrantz and We
October 13, 2015 - Søren, Rosencrantz and Laurie celebrating Tristan's birthday
Rosencrantz giving the pesky paparazzo "mad dogs"...
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Reaching for the Moon
October 03, 2015 - The International Ballon Fiesta is under way, and several balloons flew over the house today. The opening of the 27th An...
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Boxed and Sacked
September 29, 2015 - Rosencrantz watching the other kitties from the couch
Najar in a basket in the shelf looking a little tortured over...
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Paw Lee
September 24, 2015 - When I was at 4 Paws Pet Hospital to pick up kitty meds and kitty food, Paw Lee the 12 toed kitty was cute as ever....
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Spider Blocking the Door
September 12, 2015 - I opened the front door this morning to let Guildenstern out, and a spider had built her web between the frame and was b...
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Medical Catnip
September 10, 2015 - Roesntcrantz has had a difficult time the past few weeks. He got a piece of food stuck between his gums and back teeth,...
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Overgrown
September 08, 2015 - The sunflowers have been reaching for the sky for over a month, but just over the past week or so their blooms have gott...
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Kittens on a Grid
September 06, 2015 - Najar and Sasha inside looking out of the catio. The middle photo is a Siamese that was in the neighbor's yard. Since th...
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Kodak took our Kodachrome away
September 01, 2015 - Disney land as it would be put into a slide projector
If you are old enough to remember Kodachrome slide film, you mi...
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Smells Like Green Chile
August 20, 2015 - “Ooooh that smell. Can't you smell that smell? Ooooh that smell.” The smell of green chile that’s all around you! It's t...
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Fun Fight & Flowers Friday
August 13, 2015 - A new set of loppers came in and the slim box prompted Spunk and Sasha to have a sparing session. The flowers are lookin...
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Caturday In The Park
August 07, 2015 - Najar and Sasha watching something in the garden
There was lots of activity in and around the catio on Caturday.
Hum...
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Atonement Tennessee
July 29, 2015 - If a deal is too good to be true, the truth may turnout to be a bit unnerving as Ralda ultimately discovers when she win...
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Paw Lee the Twelve Toed Kitten
July 27, 2015 - Paw Lee is the official office cat at 4 Paws Pet Hospital where I take our kitties for their veterinary care. Paw Lee wa...
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Mirrorless Carry Camera
July 15, 2015 - Broken strap eyelet on the right side of the camera body
Who would have thought that such a little thing could be suc...
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Cat's got your tongue Tuesday
July 06, 2015 - Sasha: "BANZAI!!! AAAaaahhhh!"
Spunk: "Wha... What was that?" Sasha: "Hahahahaha! Sucker!"
Spunk: "Okay! Where...
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Play Misty for Me
June 30, 2015 - Sasha's soft, mystified look reminded me of "Play Misty for Me", possibly the first movie directed by and staring Clint...
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When the Weather is Hot
June 21, 2015 - Sasha behind a music stand
Summer has officially started and it's hot. The high temps have been around 100º F (37.8º...
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Cat in the Grass
June 19, 2015 - Rosencrantz in the grass
Storm clouds over the Sandias
Oriental lilies are blooming
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A bird and a bee and a kitty in a tree
June 16, 2015 - I had my annual checkup with the doctor yesterday and all may lab results were so normal that the doctor told me all my...
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New Cats in Town
June 13, 2015 - Tabatha Tasca. A beautiful, petite Persian.
We drove to town for a party last night and these two cats were among the c...
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On the Ball
June 11, 2015 - "Take your cat to work day" found Sasha slipping out the back door while chasing a fly and ending up on the ball in the...
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Sasha and the Box
June 06, 2015 - A purrfect fit!
We've had Sasha a week now and she's really made herself at home. A box bottom from a rice cooker is...
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Sasha
June 01, 2015 - Sasha when she fist arrived Sunday night.
Sasha is now the 7th kitty in our clan. Her former owner could no longer ke...
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Cat and the Hat
May 30, 2015 - Guildenstern loves having Laurie carry him around the garden on her shoulder, under her hat.
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Through the Catnip Brightly
May 22, 2015 - Guildenstern looking through the catnip brightly
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were out enjoying the fresh catnip whil...
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On the Edge of Catnip
May 19, 2015 - Rosencrantz stands on the edge of the raised bed waiting expectantly for me to put down my camera and start rolling in t...
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Maximum Strength Sensitive
May 16, 2015 - Spunk was having too much fun playing with the box from the "Maximum Strength Sensitive" toothpaste.
Although the instr...
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Kitties, Cookies, Moths
May 14, 2015 - We are having a moth infestation. I don't know how they get into every room in the house, but they do.
Spunk huntin...
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Black & Spunk
May 10, 2015 - Rosencrantz with sheep
Najar being cute (photo by Tristan)
Spunk and Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
Rosenc...
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The Black Guard
May 02, 2015 - While Tristan was working on her paper for Radical Construction Grammar, Rosencrantz, Najar and Lola, AKA The Black Guar...
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Le chat d'orange
April 28, 2015 - This orange cat has been coming to the door for the past few weeks and getting our kitties all worked up. Until today, h...
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Crazy Cute Kitties
April 25, 2015 - Diné
Spunk trying to play with Guildenstern
AAAaaahhhh!
Chomp!
Rosencrantz
Spunk
Lola gettin...
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Kitties: Cute, Abstract and Otherwise
April 20, 2015 - Yes! Spunk you're cute!
Najar working on some abstract choreography
"If you want to live much longer, Paparazz...
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Anticipation
April 16, 2015 - Laurie got a rather anxious looking audience while she was cleaning the kitties' food dishes. The trinity of terror temp...
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Flora & Kitty Fauna
April 08, 2015 - The wisteria is blooming, along with the different colored tulips. The cats have been getting in some tip top lounging....
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Catzilla
April 05, 2015 - Lola is like Godzilla compared to petite Najar. No wonder Najar peeks timidly over the edge of the counter as Lola/Catzi...
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Moonrise, Lola and the Neon Tulip
April 02, 2015 - I raced home with Lola and drove up just in time to get the moon coming up behind the towers on the Sandias. Lola? You a...
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Kitty Prints
April 01, 2015 - I finally got around to printing Spunk's and Najar's negatives from the photo shoot they did on March 23rd. If you haven...
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Positive Notes on Negative Development
March 28, 2015 - I developed the roll of film with the photos Spunk and Najar took during their photo session on March 23rd, and the extr...
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Spunk does Film
March 25, 2015 - Spunk is wanting to see the results of the photo shoot he and Najar did on March 23rd. I explained that 1) we had to fin...
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When Kittens Take Up Photography
March 22, 2015 - Spunk and Najar thought it would be fun to take up photography. They wanted to use a film camera, so I set up a Bronica...
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Snuggle Attack
March 19, 2015 - Even for as rambunctious and destructive as Spunk is, he also has snuggle attacks where he insists that I hold him and s...
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The Old Folk Kitties
March 14, 2015 - Since the kittens have been getting most of the attention lately, Diné, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern wanted to make an a...
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Upstairs, Downstairs
March 12, 2015 - Now everyone is getting into stair climbing. Leo and Nikita doing upstairs, downstairs. I set a new personal record yest...
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Cats Just Wanna Have Fun
March 10, 2015 - "You wanna come and have some fun in the box?"
Najar seeing if Rosencrantz is going to join in.
In the meanwhile,...
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Frisky Friday
March 05, 2015 - Najar and Spunk playing in bags and Spunk trying to sneak food off my plate.
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Spunk in a Spot
March 02, 2015 - Spunk got himself in a spot and was stuck. I got him down, but then he climbed back up and was all proud of himself. The...
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Spunk in Snow on a Grid
February 28, 2015 - Spunk checking out Najar, who's the black blob hiding behind the tree branch. Evidence of kitty traffic on the steps int...
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Through The Dark Window Lightly
February 23, 2015 - Spunk at the the dark window.
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Count Spunkula on a Grid
February 18, 2015 - Count Spunkula (thanks for the name upgrade Lavinia!) in the catio looking out.
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Spunk in the Moonlight
February 16, 2015 - Spunk basking in the moonlight. The crescent moon at 6:10 am on 16 February 2015. The clouds at dawn at 6:45 am on 16 Fe...
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Surprise!
February 07, 2015 - Spunk was playing on the counter chair for the camera to work of some of his kitty debt. The depth-of-field is very narr...
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A touch of Green
February 02, 2015 - One of the wild cats that hangs out in the yard. He was sunning himself on one of our mulch piles, crouching down in a l...
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Cat-Like Typing
January 31, 2015 - Najar was helping to keep the Internet radio tuned in while Laurie was in the shower. Najar was also helping with the la...
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