DANTE: VALENTINE'S YEARNINGS!

Dante and the beautiful Miss Camille Suzanne of "Our Family Catablog" have been dating for quite some time.  Unfortunately, they don't get to see each other all that often, but today is a happy exception.

Camille is on her way to meet Dante for a Valentine's date in Ottawa, where we live.

Dante has donned his special Valentine's shirt especially for her.  Real mancats DO wear pink, you know!  And Dante is the mancatliest of mancats.

Dante's outside waiting for Miss Camille Suzanne to arrive.

Efurry night he sees her in his dreams!

And she, too, thinks of him constantly.

Dante wants to show her his special Valentine's Day shirt.  It has a Peace sign on the back in the shape of a heart.  He's always been a bit of a hippie.

It's a tie-dyed shirt, too!  Just like they had in the '60s.

"I beleeves in troo luv an' a peaceful existence", says he.  "An' I feels dat I has YEARNed da rite to happyness."

"She's here, she's here -- let the bells ring out, and the banners fly!  She's here at last!"

But that wasn't the end of Dante's wait.  Once Camille Suzanne arrived, she had to go and powder her nose.

But all's well that ends well, and the end to this Valentine's Day story IS a happy one!

It's a regular LOVEFEST!

Happy Valentine's Day to you, too!

THURSDAY IN THE GARDEN WITH DANTE: BENCHED FOR THE SEASON

This is a view of our front garden from the porch.

"What's a feline gardener to do?", asks Dante.

"There's snow to the right of me ...

... and snow to the left!

"There seems to be only one solution!"

"The bench!"

"It's a good place to sit."

"You gets the warmth of the sun."

"There's no snow underfoot!"

"And best of all, you gets a good view of efurrything!"

"I think I'll just stay here and wait for Spring."

SUNBATHING ON SUNDAY WITH DANTE

On Wordless Wednesday, you witnessed Dante taking a snow bath.   Well, today, it is a lovely, mild sunshiney day, just PURRfect for a sunbath.

It's so peaceful outside.  You can hear the birdies singing ...

... and the gentle drip, drip, drip of water as the snow melts from the roof.

Dante takes it easy on his bench ...

... and just soaks up the rays!

We hope your Sunday is as suPURRlative as Dante's -- especially since it's SuPURR Bowl Sunday!  "Each to their own", Dante says!

THURSDAY IN THE GARDEN WITH DANTE: LET YOUR MIND SET YOU FREE!

Freezing temPURRatures have prevented Dante from going outside for several days.  As well, the back deck had been piled high with snow.  With a temPURRary lull in the cold, however, Dante could go back out there to assess the state of the garden.

"Daddy shovelled the deck just fur me!", says Dante.

"But he didn't shovel the whole back yard".

"There's nothin' but white as far as I can see!"

"But with the deck benches cleared, I can still sit in front of my favourite tree."

 

"I think the tree looks kinda nice with snow on it, don't you?"

"But still I dream of Spring ...

... when da leaves come out again ...

... and the grasses are green!

"If you think hard enough, you can even see it in your mind!"

"Ah, the best is yet to be ..."

 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH DANTE: SNOW BATH

DANTE IS NO MERE CAT!

Dante may act like a meerkat, but ...

... he's a whole diffurent animal!

DANTE HEAD TO TAIL!

When the winter sun hits Dante's fur, it becomes a blaze of orange.  Today, my "hunka, hunka burning love" is alight from the tip of his ears to the the tip of his tail.

Prepare to swoon from the sheer heat of the images!

Sizzle!