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Invitation Cats

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 11:39 am — Teeny Tuxedo … “Hey, Perky … how about going undercover in the camo cat tunnel?” … (they’re under the self-heating thermal mat right here) …

1:32 pm … Looks like I’m the only one playing “undercover cat” in the camo tunnel …

… Time to find more mischief … the Kitty Kick Stix will have to wait …

Showdown Cats

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Thursday, October 27, 2022, 12:21 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … could this be a showdown, stare down at the OK Cat Corral? …

… Peaceful, so far … Perkins catnaps on the edge of the bed … shadow of her ears and head …

… Teeny moseys out of the shadows … her head and ears shadow follows along …

… Faster ‘n greased lightin’, Teen draws her claws paw … Perky does some quick skidaddlin’! …

3:10 pm … a couple hours later …

… the dust has settled … all’s quiet on the Kitty Sills OK Cat Corral front …

Hand Truck Cats

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 11:14 pm — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … meet the new foldable hand truck … Heavy-duty, telescoping handle up to 42 inches, rubber wheels. Industrial-grade, aluminum alloy, rated to hold up to 264 lbs. Bungee cord …

… all the easier to cart around 28-pound bags of World’s Best Cat Litter …

… How delightful! … even a bungee cord to hold it in place …

… How artistic! … Teeny framed within the telescoping handle …

Calico Cat Walkabout

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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! …

First two visits … Calico Visitor Cat, Oct. 19, 2021 … Calico Cat Revisits, Jan. 27, 2022 (with video of jumping up to roof from deck!)

Two Rabbit Tales

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Friday, June 24, 2022, 6:59 am — “Concrete Rabbit” … lives on the north side … not shy about being out in the open … grooming on the driveway … have seen him / her several times, early in the morning … Stay safe! …

Video below … cute, early morning bunny ear cleaning … ragged top of left ear … from kitchen window …

Monday, June 20, 2022, 5:18 pm … “Country Rabbit” … lives on the south side, in the trees … ventures out onto the lawn … eats scattered bird seed by the deck …

Video below … decorated by shadows of tall grass bending in afternoon wind … from deck …

Dining Deer Cat

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Saturday, June 18, 2022, 11:42 am — Teeny Tuxedo … looked out the window … Lunchtime, munchtime for the first customer at the Backwoods Buffet … a deer! … happy to dine on the gorgeous greenery … Teeny’s camouflaged behind the butterfly bush, sprouting up, but no blooms yet …

Chewing a tasty leaf … uh-oh, there’s a patch of missing hair on her side …

How to nibble a leaf …



Video below … Teeny Tuxedo watches the deer who came to munch …

See more dining deer video … 4 years earlier … Sunny A.M. Deer Cat, June 3, 2018

Sizzle ‘n’ Walk Cat

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Thursday, June 16, 2022, 9:31 am — Male house finch … likes the new bird seeds … “Sizzling Variety with Habanero” … “Squirrels detest the pepper oil, but it’s harmless to birds” … Especially like that it has “no milo, no filler” … Songbird Selections, by Audubon Park, Seattle … who “work to help support small farms by purchasing local seed from local farmers as much as possible.”

… 10:35 am … Perkins … perambulating with a purpose … through the paper maze …

Pretty in Pink Feet

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Saturday, June 4, 2022, 10:55 am — Mourning dove … pretty in pink feet … and exquisite blue eyeliner … Not sure if it’s male or female … both are very similar … females a bit smaller … Males have pink-tinted breast feathers … females have  gray …

Some fancy footwork …

Video below … Mr / Ms Pink Feet Mourning Dove thinks the new bird seed is delish … “Sizzling Variety with Habanero” … “Squirrels detest the pepper oil, but it’s harmless to birds” … Especially like that it has “no milo, no filler” … Songbird Selections, by Audubon Park, Seattle … who “work to help support small farms by purchasing local seed from local farmers as much as possible.”

Tuesday, June 7, 2022, 9:30 am … The next day … full morning sunlight from left … compare to the gentle overcast sky lighting in photos above …

All About Eve Cat

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[from My Photo a Day Adventure blog]

Saturday, April 2, 2022, 12:39 am — Teeny Tuxedo … It’s After Midnight Movie Time! … Hey, Teeny … what’ll we watch? … Your tail’s pointing to All About Eve, 1950, Bette Davis … perfect choice! … On demand … on practically perfect Turner Classic Movies … the one channel I HAVE to have … since it first began in 1994 … uncut, commercial-free …
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Teeny and I had the need to rewatch All About Eve … 1950 Best Picture Oscar … Poster on wall, Summertime, 1955, Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, directed by David Lean, filmed in Venice, Italy.

March was “31 Days of Oscar” on Turner Classic Movies … every year a different theme … This year, every hour of every day was filled with Oscar-winning films … All About Eve had six 1950 wins … Best Picture … Director AND Writing, Joseph L. Mankiewicz … Supporting Actor, George Sanders … Costume Design … Sound … (and eight more nominations).

Ever so fortunate to have seen Bette Davis (twice) and Katharine Hepburn in person on stage … Two of my favorite actresses … All About Eve, 1950, and Summertime, 1955, are favorite films … Plus the extra fortune of staying a month alone at Bette Davis’s Butternut Cottage, Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, July, 2016.

Calico Cat Revisits

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Thursday, January 27, 2022, 11:33 am — Perkins … you have a visitor! … the calico cat … who first popped up, October 19, 2021 …
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… a closer look …
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Videos … Ms Calico (since most are female) … out for a stroll along the deck … bird feeders … but nary a bird …

…  Top of the trellis … ready for a mighty JUMP! …
… Will she make it onto the roof? …

Deer & a Drink Cat

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Monday, January 24, 2022, 11:13 am — Look who’s tritty-trotting through the fog … a deer … Teeny Tuxedo was right there at the window, sleeping … when she’s awake, it’s a prime location for wildlife viewing …

1:17 am … two hours later … sun broke through the fog … shining on Perky drinking water … food sample from Feline Medical Clinic on the Finnish Arabia Uhtua plate … which she wasn’t interested in …
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The World’s a Stage Cat

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Friday, December 31, 2021, 7:38 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … After the disappointing box on the floor, two minutes later she saw boxes on the table … special boxes … photo boxes! … Perky’s orange tabby-ness gives away her secret napping spot on the chair under the table …
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A closer look … Who’s that in the black and white photo? … Me! … Anniella, manager of the Hotel Paradiso … Hotel Paradiso, written by Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) … on Broadway, 1957 … Anniella was a man, Anniello, in the original … Mrs. Decker changed it for me … early 1970s … Penguin Playhouse …
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… Teeny’s curiosity has been satisfied … Now, to sit and scan the territory for more boxes …
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Night Patrol Cat

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 1:04 am — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo …  Mom’s wingback chair … Teeny’s trademark sleeping position … stretched leg, claw anchor …
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… 1:10 am … Teeny hopped from chair to table … time for after-midnight table patrol … white bag from Feline Medical Clinic passed inspection …
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… Unopened BinaxNow Covid-19 Antigen Self Test for Infection Detection … not as interesting  … Russ brought back an extra from Walgreen’s before his flight back to Minneapolis, Dec. 15 … tested before he left, 1:47 pm flight …
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Walkabout Cat

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 6:00 am — Teeny Tuxedo … “Hey, Perky! … Here’s an extra box, just for you … Hop aboard!” … Perkins, “No, thanks. I’ve got something else in mind … a camo cat tunnel” …
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Friday, November 19, 2021, 9:32 am — Perkins … camo cat tunnel … Look closely, you can see her camouflaged ears! …
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Table Detective Cat

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 11:49 am — Teeny Tuxedo … so many interesting things on the table … Fell pony sculptures … 1930s Depression glass … glass candle holder from Finland … Uhtua design dishes by Arabia of Finland …
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… Wait! … What’s over there? …
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… a box! … a Scrabble box! … that means Krista and Russ were here …
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… a wonderful chair to rub my chin on … Mom’s Ethan Allen dining set … My table investigation is complete! …
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