Donovan Loves Being Vacuumed

My 14 year old orange tabby loves to be vacuumed. He's the only cat I've ever had that didn't run from it.

Green!

I was going through some photographs from this past summer and came across these from July. Back in March, my daughter died her hair her hair vivid pink

This past July, she found a very green dress at a vintage clothing store and decided to dye her hair to match.


While I was taking pictures, the Twenty Pound Tabby, decided he was in need of a belly rub. Here he is in his best "come hither" look.


He got his belly rubbed and then he got cuddled.

Donny and the African Violet

When I bother to look after them, my african violets reward me well. I love the ruffly picotee edge on this one. Apparently so does Donovan.

Dreary Days and Lazy Cats

It's another cold, dreary day here in Colorado. On days like this, the cats spend all day doing this.

Two Rowdy Kitties - video!

Last night we captured Donovan and Eric being rowdy. They sleep all day and then perk up right when we want to go to bed and get some peace and quiet.

Kitties Go Outside

Wednesday, January 21 was the warmest day so far this year, with a high into the seventies degrees Fahrenheit, so the kitties spent the day exploring their yard. This weekend it's supposed to get back down again with a a high in the thirties, so they'll probably spend all their time indoors where it's warm.
I spend a good part of the day doing some cleanup of dead annuals. Both Eric (above and Donny (below) spent much of their time investigating the terraces.


Donovan uses the terrace ledge as a pathway.

Some Favorite Christmas Presents

We had a nice, cozy Christmas with just the four of us - my spouse, me and the two kids. We all received some very nice gifts this year and I managed to get pictures of two of them so far. Both of my daughters received hand knit hats and scarves from my sister, who is a fantastic knitter. Both girls wore their hats and scarves indoors all day! This is a picture of my older daughter, whose green eyes seem to match her new hat.


I received a gorgeous Thomsonite pendant from my spouse. I use to pick up Thomsonite from the beaches of Lake Superior decades ago. It is a zeolite mineral with green, pink and black banding. This particular pendant was made in the upper peninsula of Michigan by Julie Sanford and was found in the Miskwabik Ed Gray Gallery in Calumet.


While we didn't exactly put out the suet for the squirrel, he seems to appreciate it quite a bit.


Donovan watches all from his favorite perch.

The Moon in a Sunset

Here in Colorado, we often have sunsets that color the entire sky, including the east. Here, the moon is rising in the east among pink clouds of one such sunset.



The snow looked like crystal.


And Donovan preferred to stay warm inside.

Wordless Wednesday - Donovan Hams It Up

Halloween Jack O' Lantern

Our freshly carved Jack O' Lantern, done by Emily. Donovan likes to eat pumpkin guts, so he hung around too.

Bat Cats and Kitty Cats

Today, I had "help" while trying to photograph my newest bat cat ornament for my Etsy shop. Both Donny and Eric insisted in inspecting my little bat cat while I was taking its picture.
First to inspect and hog the camera was Donny, the twenty pound tabby:

Then Eric had to get a sniff in and thoroughly inspect the ornament:


This is the little bat cat that they were so curious about. You can find him in my Etsy store here.

Monday Kitties in the Garden

Donovan and Eric were out wandering around the garden a few minutes ago enjoying themselves while we picked grapes. Donovan wanted a belly rub. (upper right)

Donovan in the Garden

Here's Donovan, the twenty pound tabby, in the garden. Actually, he's probably less than 20 pounds right now since it's the middle of summer and he gets lots of activity this time of year.