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Post by artiesniecewannabe on Nov 12, 2011 18:57:28 GMT -8
Marty is napping on my lap. I'm stuck!
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Post by California gal on Nov 12, 2011 19:14:17 GMT -8
Once more, I know the feeling. I just made Brandy get off my lap so I could come to the computer. I'm mean that way. Thing is, with her, I can go back to the sofa in 15 minutes and she'll take up right where she left off!
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Post by Apple on Nov 12, 2011 19:32:17 GMT -8
Artemoose...LOL You sure pulled a number on those kids ;D The daughter who did not want me to name the kitty after Artie finally figured out that Marty is for Ross Martin. So yeah, she got mad at me. We also call the kitty Smarty Marty. I had every intention of naming my next kitty after Artemus, but she came already named Darla. I LOVED the name, so it stuck  |
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Post by artiesniecewannabe on Nov 12, 2011 19:55:11 GMT -8
I took some photos of the kitties and sent them to My Album, but can't get the album to come up. *grrrr*
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Post by California gal on Nov 16, 2011 9:23:29 GMT -8
My niece works for a PR firm in Los Angeles, and recently one of their reps went to Australia to consult with a client. He sent these pictures to her. |
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Post by Paradox Eyes on Nov 17, 2011 2:38:26 GMT -8
Koala are such amazing creatures. What darling pictures. They look so soft and precious.
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Post by Double Take on Nov 23, 2011 15:58:49 GMT -8
Those of you who have known me for a while may remember that I had a German Shepherd that I lost to cancer nearly 3 years ago. Well, on Sunday a new boy joined my family. Apollo will be 2 yrs in January and when he came into rescue he weighed 53 lbs! He is now around 70 lbs and still has another 10 - 15 to put on to be a normal weight. He is very tall as you can kind of tell from the pictures. Things have been a bit bumpy, but everyone is beginning to settle in. |
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Post by California gal on Nov 23, 2011 18:29:10 GMT -8
Apollo is a beauty, and indeed very tall. Hope he and the others settle in. It can take time sometimes. Lucky fellow!
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Post by Silver on Nov 29, 2011 9:26:49 GMT -8
DT, those are the handsomest three dogs I think I've ever seen! I'll bet no one tries to get into your place without permission! Herding dogs (which I admit are my favorite type) are so protective of their owners and owner's property. What beautiful conformation all three have, as well!
I just can't help feeling a bit jealous, but you deserve the joy those fellas must bring into your life.
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Post by Silver on Nov 29, 2011 9:35:20 GMT -8
Joyous news on my front - Lily Fortune has come to live with us! She is just an incredible love. She and Artemus are still in the hissing stage, and he avoids her, but when she can't see him he watches her with a very kindly look on his face. She spent last night lose in the apartment while Arte stayed on the bed with me, like he always does. I think she slept on top of my armchair. He's so funny, because he lets me pet him and rub his face, then remembers he's mad at me and hisses! Lily is spending today in the fully outfitted bathroom 'isolation' room. They can reach under the door to play some, but she can be safe and he'll get curious. I know his gentle good nature will win out over jealousy soon. I keep reminding him how much I love him. I had to quote myself on this so I could show how things have changed in just a few short weeks.
Notice his truncated tail curling around the back of her head. He loves his kitten.
He puts up with her ambushing him all the time - no, I swear he encourages it! He loves to play with her. |
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Post by California gal on Nov 29, 2011 10:48:51 GMT -8
Aww!
It often just takes a while for them to establish their positions in the pecking order about various activities and things. I never had an adult cat that rejected a kitten.
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Post by artiesniecewannabe on Nov 29, 2011 11:09:44 GMT -8
Aww! It often just takes a while for them to establish their positions in the pecking order about various activities and things. I never had an adult cat that rejected a kitten. Regarding your last sentence there, Cal Gal, this morning I woke up with a kitty pile sleeping behind my knees. I assumed it was the three orphan kitties until I turned the light on. Turned out, it was two of the babies, plus one of the older cats. Still later, the third kitten joined the group, and the older cat was grooming them! Awwwwww..... |
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Post by Silver on Nov 29, 2011 11:40:20 GMT -8
Aww! It often just takes a while for them to establish their positions in the pecking order about various activities and things. I never had an adult cat that rejected a kitten. Regarding your last sentence there, Cal Gal, this morning I woke up with a kitty pile sleeping behind my knees. I assumed it was the three orphan kitties until I turned the light on. Turned out, it was two of the babies, plus one of the older cats. Still later, the third kitten joined the group, and the older cat was grooming them Awwwwww..... Awwwwwww is right. These two, I suspect, like to do most of their cuddling on the bed with me with the lights out. My hand regularly find a suspicious bundle of warmth. I have seen Atremus give Lily a friendly face scrub in the midst of playing. |
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Post by artiesniecewannabe on Nov 29, 2011 22:11:28 GMT -8
Ok, freaking out. One of the kittens with just sitting with Inigo the young TOM cat -- and the kitten had its face in Inigo's belly...  |
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Post by Silver on Nov 30, 2011 6:42:23 GMT -8
Ok, freaking out. One of the kittens with just sitting with Inigo the young TOM cat -- and the kitten had its face in Inigo's belly... Mr. Montoya obviously has an especially sweet nature. Seriously, though, that is one thing I would not expect from a tom toward a kitten not his own. Hmm. Is he a strictly indoor cat? |
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Post by artiesniecewannabe on Nov 30, 2011 7:04:46 GMT -8
Yes, although he does manage on occasion to zip out the door under foot.
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Post by Silver on Nov 30, 2011 7:32:24 GMT -8
Yes, although he does manage on occasion to zip out the door under foot. Well, maybe he's never had his 'reproductive mandate' instinct activated, so he doesn't automatically want to destroy young not his own. I like the thought that he's just a superior male better, though. |
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Post by artiesniecewannabe on Nov 30, 2011 7:41:55 GMT -8
Well, he's also a very young male; I would have to ask the kids, but I think he was born last May.
Btw, he wasn't lying down but both he and the tiny were sitting on their haunches. But she was nosing into his belly.
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Post by Double Take on Nov 30, 2011 13:07:29 GMT -8
They are so cute together, Silver! My cats never snuggle like that.
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Post by Silver on Nov 30, 2011 13:14:17 GMT -8
Thanks, DT! Clearly Artemus and Lily Fortune love one another very much!
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Post by Paradox Eyes on Dec 13, 2011 3:03:02 GMT -8
Love the sea turtle! Great shots, are they recent? I remember visiting that beach ages ago when we were there, didn't see any turtles but found a live starfish. The bottoms of my feet peeled for weeks afterward...must be that tiny bits of volcanic glass imbedded in the skin. I didn't feel anything though.  |
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Post by Silver on Dec 13, 2011 7:08:48 GMT -8
Great pictures. I dig turtles (okay I dig most animals except primates and cockroaches) and those (or that one) ... just beautiful. That beach is awesome too!
I used to live in Corpus Christ, on the Gulf of Mexico, and I well remember the work being done to save the Kemps Ridley Sea Turtles (sp).
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Post by artiesniecewannabe on Dec 15, 2011 9:13:45 GMT -8
If you guys are interested, this is a video of a cat and dolphins playing together, it's really cute ;D Enjoy! I love bottlenosed dolphins they're my favorite. ;D www.wimp.com/catdolphins/Awwwwww......! My little girls loved it too! (They are home from school because of strep throat.) |
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Post by California gal on Dec 15, 2011 9:23:04 GMT -8
I saw that before but it is such a delight. Thanks, Ace.
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Post by Double Take on Dec 15, 2011 10:13:41 GMT -8
The turtle pictures are great. Though they nest around here, they only come on shore at night, consequently I have never seen them. We do have a turtle rehabilitation facility beach-side where you can see them. They are amazing creatures.
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Post by California gal on Dec 20, 2011 18:27:54 GMT -8
I have been meaning to post this picture for a while and keep forgetting. This is my niece's cat "Uti." (Don't ask where the name came from; I have no idea.) As you can see, he is a rather longhaired kitty! She caught him in a great pose. |
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Post by California gal on Jan 9, 2012 10:47:38 GMT -8
This is one of my "outdoor kitties," one of several that come around for the food I put in a bowl out there. I think at least a couple of them are homeless, but I'm not so sure about this guy. He was a lanky adolescent when he first started showing up, was absent for a long while, and now as you can see he's a well fed mature kitty. I call him Tuffy because he just looks tough. And sassy. He gives me looks that can only be considered sassy, wiggling his tail as he does so. I took the picture through the patio door so it's not as clear as it might be. I had put a storage box out there on its side, with a small blanket in it, hoping to offer shelter to them, but he's the only one I've seen use it. You can see the spot of orange on his nose. There's another one elsewhere on him, but mostly he's tabby and white. |
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Post by California gal on Jan 9, 2012 11:41:51 GMT -8
Oh yes. Cats are big gift givers. My outdoor cats don't seem too interested in the birds in my yard, possibly because I keep them well fed. There a big black and white tuxedo cat that can almost walk across the yards and the birds continue feeding (except the ones that were feeding on the ground, of course). They really pay little attention to him. I also have a smaller gray and white tabby that I am pretty sure is a female, and a very large gray tuxedo cat that come around. Gets interesting when more than one of the male cat shows up at the same time! I have no idea if any of them have actual homes, but I just don't like the idea that any are going hungry either. Plus having them well fed helps the birds too! If only I could convince the hawks to stay away! |
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Post by Artiespet on Jan 9, 2012 12:15:08 GMT -8
Luckily for me my "gifts" are all of the felt and manmade variety. Everytime I go anywhere even if its just outside I come back and on my bed just below my pillow there will be a pile of assoryed mice in various states of destroyed mess Sometimes there will be a ball or two added to the pile. |
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Post by Artiespet on Jan 9, 2012 14:22:37 GMT -8
Luckily for me my "gifts" are all of the felt and manmade variety. Everytime I go anywhere even if its just outside I come back and on my bed just below my pillow there will be a pile of assoryed mice in various states of destroyed mess Sometimes there will be a ball or two added to the pile. Oh my god!!! like gag me with a kitty shovel!!! like barf me out!!!!! That's so warped and you have to clean up after Duke!!!!!! That's one of many reasons why cats aren't allowed in my room!!! Plus if I touch a cat I die  You must really love your kitty and your kitty must really love you too. Pet ;D LOL Valley girl kitty? I'd like to think Duke likes his grandmommy and I'd like to keep him around a while longer. Sashia is highly allergic to Duke and he knows it. He will climb up on me and stare at her when she's sitting next to me at the computer and reach out with his paw and tap her. Or he gets on the desk between the keyboard and monitor and swishes her with his tail lol |
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