I think this holiday season has gone to the cats. Tesla was the butler for the party at Lane’s house last night. He donned his bowtie and made sure we were well taken care of with plenty of kitty antics.
Category: Animals
Najar
Meet 6 month old Najar. She’s just joined the Price Family.
Crèche Crush
No crèche is safe when Romeo is catching a few rays.
A Furry & Feathery Merry Christmas
I photographed all the animals Christmas Eve, trying to get them to have a “Merry Christmas” look about them. The birds and Spunk were more than willing participants, Diné was okay with it as long as she didn’t have to get off the heater vent under the bed, but Rosencrantz and Guldenstern took quite a bit of coaxing. Blue, the Boa, opted out because she is getting ready to shed — she has milky-blue eyes and she’s a bit cranky — it’s best to leave a 7 foot long boa constrictor alone when she doesn’t want to be photographed.
Holiday Hairball Haiku
Spunk helped us un-bag Christmas stuff. He also decided to try his paw at kitty Haiku.
Hack, hack a hairball
This fine and Christmassy day
Chukka, yukka, Uk
A sparrow’s feathers
Freshly regurgitated
Grass freshly eaten’
A better gift none
For the human that I love
Watching where you step
Spunk Watches Italian Music Videos
Spunk has started watching Italian music videos. His current favorites are Anna Tatangelo’s “Sensi” (Feelings) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB6QA7snWqk, and Litfiba’s “Squalo” (Shark) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbcYNU71JOo.
In “Squalo” there are a couple of women painted up as skeletons who dance in the darkness for a few seconds at various times throughout the video. Spunk would start pawing at the skeleton figures every time they came on screen. I wonder how he sees the figures that makes him want to touch them.
I put on another Italian music video, but Spunk lost interest soon after it began, jumped down and started playing with his toys on the floor. When I replayed “Sensi”, he bounded across the room, slid up to the computer and intently watched the video again — he seemed to be enamored by Anna.
The lyrics to “Sensi” in Italian and English are available at http://lyricstranslate.com/en/sensi-feelings.html. I did not find an English translation for “Squalo”.
Sunrise / Sunset on Sandias
We had a thin cloud cover most of the day Friday that produced muted light that colored everything with a grayish tint. The cranes had already flown off by the time I got to the riverbank at sunrise, but they flew back to the river at sunset.
You Botherin’ Me Boy!
I had to stop by the bank on Saturday morning — the parking lot was empty. When I stepped out to the car, a crow was standing in the parking space next to me. I took on photo of him, and then got closer for a second shot. He just stood there, kind of like Foghorn Leghorn, cocked his head sideways and gave me a “Go, I say go away boy, you bother me” look.
Skinny Cows
We have your skinny cows here in the southwestern world!
The Finch Connection
I captured the Finch Connection after I noticed Spunk looking out the window, watching the finches that were flitting around the branches and pulling seeds out of the many pods hanging from the leafless trumpet vine.
Off Center & Not Even 