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Pet Photo Fails Reminder

Due to old SoLT's minor illness this week, we do not have a regular post for you today.


What we do have is a reminder that the Pet Photo Fails Blog Hop happens right here tomorrow! So post some of those not-quite-right pet photos and be ready to hop and have some Friday fun.






The Linky will open at 12:01 a.m. eastern time.



All pets are welcome!



We'll see you there!



#PetPhotoFails

Cat of the Week: Cruelli

Each week in this space, we feature an
older adult or senior cat (7 years +) in need of adoption or sponsorship. Mature
cats make great companions, and unlike kittens, they (probably) won’t climb the
curtains! Adopt an older cat, and help them enjoy the best years of their life.





 
This week we’re happy to introduce a handsome gentleman named Cruelli. He is seven years old and is gray and

Cat Classics in Print: Space Cat Visits Venus

Today’s classic in print is the second slim volume in the
Space Cats series, Space Cat Visits Venus,
written by Ruthven Todd and illustrated by Paul Galdone. This particular book
was first published in 1955 and has recently been republished by Dover. We
probably enjoyed the story of Space Cat’s visit to Venus even more than the
original Space Cat, which means we
liked it quite a lot.

Sunday Selfie: Webster Cooperates--Sort Of

Real Cat Webster agreed under mild protest to participate in this week's Sunday Selfie. He never did look at the camera, but at least he looks cute:





We're joining the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop, hosted by The Cat on My Head!

Caturday Art: Webster

Our Caturday Art this week features Real Cat Webster with an unknown filter from Dreamscope:





This one only took a week to get back. It came out a little dark, so we bumped up the brightness and contrast in Photoshop. We're pleased with it and didn't think it needed anything else.

No sign of the art we started in Dreamscope three or four weeks ago, though.


Reminder!





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Words with Webster: Catnap

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a sleepy word to share. After that, it’s on to
Friendly Fill-Ins!







Words with Webster

Hi, everybody! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words
with Me. Today’s word is “catnap.” I picked this word because today is Nap Day,
a day that sure seems made for cats. Anyway, we all know what a catnap is,
right?

The Mythical Ball-Tailed Cat of North America

 Our subject today is the mythical North American feline known
as the ball-tailed cat (Felis caudaglobosa—and no, we’re not
entirely sure why a fictional creature has a scientific name or who so named
it). The ball-tailed cat was a sort of wildcat similar to a mountain lion, only
with a “hardy heavy, bony ball on the end of its tail” (Tryon, p. 7). We haven’t
been able to find out the original

Cat of the Week: Laila

Each week in this space, we feature an
older adult or senior cat (7 years +) in need of adoption or sponsorship. Mature
cats make great companions, and unlike kittens, they (probably) won’t climb the
curtains! Adopt an older cat, and help them enjoy the best years of their life.



This week, we’re pleased to introduce this black-and-white beauty named Laila. Laila is an 8-year-old female

Book Review: Cats on Film

Today we are pleased to bring you our review of a book we
have been wanting to read for months: Cats
on Film, by Anne Billson. If you love movies and cats, and movies with
cats, we think you’ll love this look into a selection of cat films that, unless
you are some kind of super film buff, will surely introduce you to some movies
you’ve never seen, and maybe some you’ve never heard of.



If

Sunday Selfie: Real Cat Paisley at Work

Sometimes Real Cat Paisley likes to  sit in the window behind the computer monitors while old SoLT is working. That's where she took her selfie this week.





We're joining the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop, hosted by The Cat on My Head!