August 1, 2015July 30, 2015 by greg-in-washington

Girl sleeping with her cat (1905)

I think it is time to put up another stereoview from my collection. Not much is happening with my cats at the moment. This particular card is not rare at all. Views of children and their pets were popular subjects. This particular card is copyrighted in 1905 by the card publishing giant Underwood & Underwood in the USA.

Entering the gates of Sleepy Land

The photograph is not a snapshot. I am sorry to say that the photograph is posed in a photographic studio. The little girl is not asleep really, as you may be able to tell by the grip she has on the cat with her hand. The cat looks more like he is purring than sleeping. I will say that the cat has a very familiar face. I bet he is orange. What do you think? He has probably run through his nine lives by now. The little girl is probably 110 years old, more or less.

Opie Marigold and Zeke entering the gates of Sleepy Land

July 29, 2015March 10, 2017 by greg-in-washington

Wordless wednesday

I have never done a Wordless Wednesday post. I suppose since I am saying this, I still haven’t. I call it “Wed-nes-day”. I read the name comes from the Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, “day of Woden”. Woden is Odin–makes more sense all the time, ie. it is Woden without the “W” basically. Anyway, here we go with wordless Woden Wednesday with words.

Opie on landing

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July 25, 2015July 25, 2015 by greg-in-washington

Puzzled cats!

Marigold is very helpful when assembling a picture puzzle, just like all cats.

Marigold contemplates her next move!

Why put a puzzle together upon the floor?

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July 18, 2015July 27, 2015 by greg-in-washington

Marigold on the prowl

Marigold likes to go outside on the prowl. Many warm days have allowed outside activities. One day Marigold got sick and had to go to the vet. She was dehydrated. She stayed overnight and was hydrated. Now she is fine. Water was available but she is very furry.

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July 15, 2015August 1, 2015 by greg-in-washington

Zeke in catnip land

Zeke

Zeke in Catnip Land

July 7, 2015October 2, 2015 by greg-in-washington

Happy Birthday Zeke!

I cannot believe the little fluff ball is 6 years old! He never seemed to mature from a kitten mentally, as you can probably tell from the photos of him that are published here. He was born of two feral Maine Coons. He took up residence in a flower pot on a neighbor’s front porch. His original name was “Mop”. They did not want him. I did not want a sixth cat either at the time, but I took him anyway. He was so cute and small. “I won’t take up much room,” he said. I am glad I took him in. Now he is the male of the household of 3 cats. We have made an adjustment to his birthday using astrology, and now fix it on July 8. Following are some older photos of him most of which I do not think have been shown:

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