Pose Series: Part 3

Upsidedown Face

This photo is a variation of the typical upsidedown face pose cats often take when lounging. Meg has taken it to an extreme by also flipping her torso and extending her arms.
This pose always looks uncomfortable yet we do it all the time. Why do we do it? Who knows? We don't even know why. Maybe it's just the different perspective we gain when everything is inverted.

Pose Series: Part 2

The Chicken or Loaf of Bread

This position is a pretty typical one and not terribly intersting until you start to wonder where our arms went. They're still there, just tucked warmly under our chests. The tail is tucked in to the side for this one. It's a general keeping warm type pose.
The name for this pose comes from the chicken wing effect achieved by the hip and hip fur, as seen below. The title "loaf of bread" or "kitty loaf" is inspired by the rather boxy shape our bodies take.

Let me 'splain

I know you've seen this post before, but I figured you might need reminding as another will immediately follow.
This is the first in a seemingly never-ending series of expanatory posts about the various poses we cats like to utilize. So to begin:

The Crossed Arms

This pose is one of the many lounging poses one might utilize. It's good for on-floor, on-chair and on-table lounging. It is not ideal for lap lounging or when balanced on any narrow surface. We'll get to those later.

This is also one of a few "flirty" poses. The crossed arms portrays an attitudy of aloofness and confidence. It's great for playing hard to get.

I am a man of discerning tastes

Guest Blogger Igor Wolfgang VonFrankenstein Returns:

You might call me a food connoisseur or maybe just an avid sportsman, but no matter how you look at things, I like to catch me some wide variety of backyard critters. I climb trees to stake out birdies and I always have one eye on the yard across the street where the rabbits dwell. Needless to say, I'm feared in my neighborhood.
Please enjoy the following photos of my recent endeavors.

--Igor

*Editor's Note: The chipmunk did get away.

Lord of the Hum 3: Return of the Flit

Flit has returned to our porch for the third year. Well, we think it's the third year. We know it's the same hummingbird we had last summer because when we first spotted him he was looking for the feeder where it was hung last year.
But to jump back a step, first Mom heard Flit chirping, then she saw him. Then she ran and fixed his sugar water. Don't know what he likes about that stuff. Seems boring to me. Where's the meat?
Well after my taste of Flit (or his lady friend, Flita [don't know which]) last year, I'm pretty bored with the hummingbirds. They're too fast to even give them the time of day. Go buzz around a cheetah, why don't ya!
I'll stay focused on the finches and such that eat the bird seed. At least they're full of sunflowery goodness, not sugar.

--Jazpurr

I am Queen

Why, helo. Chek it out. This is me siting on my throne. Its reely a compooter chare with a extra cooshin, but some time ago I claymed as mine. That makes me royal you kno. Mom likes to call me her princez, but I think Im more of a queen. cuz i rool.

Sometimes I let Mom share it with me, and if she is ever in it by herself I come up and make her move to fit me.

The best part is that its twerly. I kin go rownd and rownd til I puke on Jazpurr's face. Hahahaha!

--Meg

STOP MAKING FUN OF MEEE!!

So aperentlee my toes are on the smal side. Mom and Ryan are alwayz making fun of my toes that are to smal for my body siz. Mom calls me tinee toes.
A parent lee my body kept growing after my toes stopped.
Its not fare. 'sides, I keep them nice and metalik looking with the silver dust I put on every morning. Im the silver-toed Meg, you know. As you kin seen my toes are almos nunexist in this pikture. Its not my falt tho, so stop laffing at me, Jazpurr!

--Meg