Music and Cats

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” –Albert Schweitzer

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Feline Friday: Happy kitten, blurry photos

December 8th, 2006 by Kimberly

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Have you ever tried to photograph your cat while you were petting him? Sasha jumps up onto my desk, and sits on its corner, head tilted. Mrrrowp?… Mrrrowp?… Mrrroooow! I reach out to rub his chin.

When being petted or groomed, Sasha reciprocates, bathing my fingertips and occasionally trying to work out a non-existent tangle in my non-existent fur with his very existent teeth. Ouch! Sasha doesn’t know that his teeth can hurt me. I know that, if I mew like a kitten in pain, he’ll let go. With my free hand, I pick up my camera, and try to capture his contentment at very close range.

Sometimes focus is less important than movement and expression.

I’m late adding links for all of this weekend’s feline festivities: Friday Ark #116, Weekend Cat Blogging #79 hosted by Belly-Timber Angry Cat Blog, and Carnival of the Cats at Hot(M)BC on Sunday.

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  • 1 D Dec 8, 2006 at 6:16 pm

    Perfect photographs, especially the second one. You can really see the contentment.

  • […] At Kimberly’s Music and Cats, Sasha is a cat after Angry Cat’s own heart, all filled with motion (and emotion) for the camera. […]

  • 3 Modulator Dec 9, 2006 at 10:47 am

    Friday Ark #116

    We’ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and….? We add boarder…

  • 4 srp Dec 9, 2006 at 12:26 pm

    It is amazing that they can move so fast…. I have one to post that I call “The Ghost of Christmas Past”.

  • 5 C.B. Dec 10, 2006 at 6:30 am

    I must admit, I love Sasha– and his cute, fluffy, loving ways! =)