Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Monday, October 27, 2014

MANELY MAINE COON ON MONDAY WITH DANTE

Don't get me wrong, Dante is 100 purr cent Maine Coon, but sometimes when I look at him, I have to wonder what else might be in the mix.

Here he looks part woolly sheep and part lion with his long flowing mane.


"In efurry mancat, dere's always a little bit of da Baa'd Boy." remarks Dante.




"I jus' doan noe wot all da uproar is about!"




Saturday, October 18, 2014

DANTE IN PAW RELEAF!

I'm using a turn of phrase here for this foray into Dante art.  "Bas relief" (alternately called "low relief") is a type of sculptural art in which the subjects project slightly from the background. 

When it comes to Dante, however, I thought that using "Paw Releaf" was a little more relevant.  After all he is sitting on a bed of leaves and periodically moving them around with his paws.

The picture frame, itself, actually appears to be a good example of "Bas Relief", while the main subject (my Dante) has been painted in "Paw Releaf".















Leaf it up to Dante to give you that feeling of relief  -- one way or another!





Wednesday, October 15, 2014

NO RELEAF IN SIGHT FOR DANTE!

Dante just can't believe his eyes!


 There are leaves HERE ...


... THERE ...



... and EFURRYWHERE!!!



Since autumn makes Dante a little wingy, he's all set to make his great escape!
(Don't worry, he'll be back for breakfast.)

NEARLY WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH DANTE: SOMETIMES LIFE CAN BE A YAWN ...



... especially when you're just LION around!




Saturday, October 11, 2014

DANTE: RUSTIC AND PROUD OF IT!

Dante appreciates the rustic nature of the outdoors.


"I am absolootly against any anti-rust PURRoducts", says Dante who prefers to go natural!

I guess that makes him an anti-anti-rust PURRponent.


"Ain't I just?"

Friday, October 10, 2014

DANTE HAS A SCENTS OF HIMSELF!

Dante's senses are heightened by a certain aroma.

"Sniff, sniff ... MUSTY!"


 "Sniff, Sniff ... EARTHY!"


"Sniff, sniff ... smells like an armpit -- that's me all over!"







Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Friday, October 3, 2014

DANTE IN A POOL OF LIGHT!

Yesterday I had one of my best photoshoots ever.  Usually I am lucky to get one stellar picture in a batch, but in this case I had a quite a few; five of which are shown hereunder.

It was mid-afternoon and the sun was bright, but couldn't penetrate the shadows left by the trees overhead.  Dante decided to make a nest in a pile of leaves directly in the pool of light -- to great effect.

Dante and nature conspired to provide me with a remarkable opportunity for some unparalleled shots.

Witness ...


The Kitty Pool!








Colour Explosion! 









Serene in green!









Orange is the new black!









The look of releaf!