Sunday, June 26, 2022, 3:46 pm — Ms / Mr Calico … heading east along edge of trees … Nice to see her, even though she shouldn’t be outside … last visit was in cold January …
Videos below … walk, sit … trot! …
Monday, March 7, 2022, 7:49 am — Teeny Tuxedo … learning about silent film actress, Barbara La Marr, 1896-1926 … born in Yakima, Washington!? [we’re in Vancouver, WA] … “In 1923 she secretly had a child. She “adopted” the little boy to save face … After her death in 1926, he was adopted by good friend ZaSu Pitts [1894-1963] and her husband Tom Gallery … and renamed Don Gallery.” – imdb … ZaSu Pitts, one of my favorite character actresses … Finnish calendar, Maaliskuu / March, upper left …
… Close-up reflection … Little Tux, 2020, and Little Perk, 2021 … Christmas gifts from Cousin L … spun cotton kittens … by VintagebyCrystal …
Friday, March 4, 2022 — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … A cuddle of cats … in Dreamland … with special cat guest … “Uncle” Boo-Key … visiting while Mom was traveling … September 10, 2009 … Teeny and Perk were two years old … [First posted in My Photo a Day Adventure] …
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 6:34 am — Perkins … meets Little Perk … the Christmas miracle! … The Priority Mail 1-Day gift that should have arrived Dec. 18, 2021 … ONLY took 75 days … on my doorstep March 1 … What a torturous 65 mile journey it must have had! … from Salem, Oregon to Vancouver, Washington … more photos …
Little Perk … Special gift from Cousin L … spun cotton orange tabby kitten … who joins Little Tux (arrived Christmas 2020) … both by VintagebyCrystal …
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 11:39 am — Perkins … watching the visiting Ms Calico take a cat walk along the deck railing … Calico Cat Revisits …
… fanciful melting ice drop shadows …
… 1:28 pm … back to napping in the winter sun after Ms Calico’s visit …
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 11:33 am — Perkins … you have a visitor! … the calico cat … who first popped up, October 19, 2021 …
… a closer look …
Videos … Ms Calico (since most are female) … out for a stroll along the deck … bird feeders … but nary a bird …
Sunday, January 23, 2022, 11:18 am — Teeny Tuxedo … in the fog … sneaking up from behind the computer … “So … you’re looking up “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” … I think I’D be a purrfect feline for one of the episodes … not all those orange tabbies!” …
… After “Craig’s Will,” March 6, 1960, Alfred Hitchcock Presents … Hitch says that “after the humiliation he’s experienced he feels it is time for man to regain his superiority over animals. As he bids the audience good night he slowly approaches four tabby cats on stools … Final Mewsings: Man will never have superiority over cats.”
“The cats appear to be members of Frank Inn’s team of tabby cats known collectively as Orangey. This is a rare moment to see four members of the team appearing on screen at the same time!” — Cinema Cats, Jan. 26, 2021
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 5:59 pm — Look who came to visit! … a charming, curious, calico cat … Since most calicos are female, we’ll call her Ms. Calico …
… Teeny Tuxedo was a little late to the party … Where’d she go? … Where’d she go? …
Thursday, August 12, 2021, 7:25 am — A new visiting cat out back … with a new color … tuxedo black … with little white paws, white whiskers … 3 visitors in the past: … gray … all black … white with a bit of black …
You can see a bit more of his / her white in the video … shot through the butterfly bush leaves outside the window …
Sunday, August 1, 2021 — Retro … Experimenting with 1st Panasonic Lumix digital camera … FZ20 … April 2005 … Before Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo arrived, July 14, 2007 … there were the girls … Jumpers …
… and Tinkerbell …
Sunday, May 30, 2021, 2:11 pm — Perkins … watch out for the snapping gator! … the card that came with Little Tux, from vintagebycrystal, Etsy … Are You My Mom? Cat, Jan. 5, 2021 …
Monday, May 17, 2021, 8:31 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … Thank you, Kathy, meowy much, for sharing the Alugalug song! … it’s hypnotizingly terrific! …
… it’s so enticing, Teeny ignored her favorites, paper and scratching post …
… “Photos Matter” … film developed in Durham City, England … home exchange, July-August, 1999 …
… video is sideways and dark … but here’s the Teenster … irresistibly drawn to the Alugalug cat song … gotta have the sound on! …
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 1:09 am — Perkins … what can we see through the space between her paw and tail? …
… The Tease, 1901, John William Godward (1861-1922) … Ginger / red / orange tabby cat! … the header of Perk and Teeny’s blog! … More about the artist, Grecian Orange Tabby Cat, August 27, 2014 …
… A closer view of the hen and rooster … Valentine Rooster Cat, Feb. 14, 2021
Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 10:04 am — Perkins … special one-on-one time getting to know Little Tux …
Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 10:58 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … who’s this little tuxedo stranger? … Little Tux! …
… Are you my mom? …
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2:45 pm … Little Tux … encouraged by Glinda, Wizard of Oz, 1939 … “There’s no place like home” …
… “There’s no place like home” …
Little Tux … from Cousin L … spun cotton kitten … by VintagebyCrystal …
ABOUT OUR CRAFT:
Every whimsical character is handmade in upstate New York using the lost art of spun cotton, a century old craft inspired by the techniques used by cottage artisans who made holiday ornaments in Victorian era Germany. Each piece is made using cotton, cotton batting, a wire framed armature, and various types of paints and washes. … Most animal figures/ornaments have hand painted details and are bendable. — VintagebyCrystal: Vintage Inspired Spun Cotton Figures and Ornaments – Etsy … and web site vintagebycrystal.com
Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 8:03 pm — Keeping track of White Cat … zoom from the kitchen window … stay safe! … almost 6 years since we first crossed window paths …
Sunday, June 28, 2020, 11:20 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … shares the ledge with Russ’s Peet’s Coffee cup carrier … Peet’s, only a few miles away, his favorite morning coffee jaunt … flies back to St. Paul tomorrow after 12:00 pm … last chance for a Peet’s drive-by! …
Thursday, June 18, 2020, 12:32 pm –– Perkins … new deck door, day two … detailing completed … vertical blinds installed …
… Teeny Tuxedo … Hey, Perky, any room in the sun for me? …
… 2:05 pm … sunny PARALLELOGRAMS for everyone …
Sunday, May 24, 2020, 12:00 pm — White Cat is still here! … over 5 years since we first saw him / her, Oct. 2, 2014 … grateful for collar and ID tag … (last visit was in December) …
Saturday, April 11, 2020, 10:23 am — Teeny Tuxedo … top of Fridge Magnets Mountain … a favorite place to look out the kitchen window …
… enlarge to see cat magnet quote … “Every dog has its day, but nights are reserved for cats” — Unknown …
Birch Bay, WA, beach, cottage magnet … from Glynnis … her family had a vacation spot there
Saturday, March 28, 2020, 3:08 pm — Northern flicker … suet …
… 5:12 pm … mourning dove … raindrops …
… 5:49 pm … mourning dove … puffy …
… not puffy …
Friday, March 20, 2020, 9:18 am — Teeny Tuxedo …
Monday, January 13, 2020, 7:19 pm –– Teeny Tuxedo … watching a Canopy Cat Rescue video … is that orange tabby stuck high up in a tree, Perkins? …
… not Perkins … it’s cute kitty Clyde … being saved by Canopy Cat Rescue (based in Western Washington) … Teeny shows it’s easier to get off a computer desk … no trees for her! …
Clyde’s rescue … “WARNING! Turn the volume down if your cats are in the room.” …
Wednesday, December 25, 2019, 2:23 pm — Perkins … thank you meowy much, cousin L, for the lovely hand-painted orange tabby Christmas ornament! …
Sunday, December 22, 2019, 2:30 pm — Perkins … two orange tabbies … one eye, each, on the feather toy …
Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo 