Music and Cats

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

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Entries from January 2007

Attack of the digital camera

January 14th, 2007 4 Comments

The armature on which my camera is riding may look like it came from outer space, but it really came from Joby, and it’s called a Gorillapod. I’ve been making noises about wanting a tripod for some months now, and Paul gave me this one for Christmas. As shown in this photo, taken with the […]

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Feline Friday: Tunnel

January 12th, 2007 14 Comments

It may look like Sasha was posing. But no, he was just hanging out at the mouth of the crinkly striped tunnel, a Christmas present from his Auntie Lynne. I got down flat on my belly on the floor, my camera with zoom lens mounted atop this little critter, and snapped off a few shots. […]

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Snow again

January 11th, 2007 3 Comments

Some years, we don’t get any snow at all in Seattle. A couple more storms like we’ve had this winter, and these dustings of snow will begin to seem normal.

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‘Scuse me while I kiss the sky

January 7th, 2007 8 Comments

After a gray, blustery day, I wasn’t expecting much from the evening sky. Glancing up from my computer as the daylight faded, I noticed a shading of lavender at the corner of my window. I grabbed my camera, flung open the window, and leaned out to capture the glorious purples, pinks and golds.

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Feline Friday: Bedroom eyes

January 5th, 2007 8 Comments

Sergei turns on his best “come hither” look.
Mrrrowrrr… C’mon over here. You know you want to. Oh, please, baby, please… scratch my ears. Purrrrrrr…
It always works on me.
You can make eyes at lots of kitties at the Friday Ark, and the Carnival of the Cats, at Leslie’s Omnibus on Sunday.

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