FURIENDS FRIDAY WITH DANTE: WANNA RUB MY BELLEH?

Dante and Scooter have met before but not for several months.  Scooter has the reputation of being mean to cats, but I don't think he knows that Dante is a cat.  This may have to do with the fact that Dante is slightly bigger than Scooter -- but totally non-threatening.

In this encounter, when Dante first sees Scooter he rushes over to greet him, but Scooter is playing shy or something.  So, what does Dante do?  He rolls over and exposes his belly, while at the same time letting out the sofest little mew. 

When Scooter doesn't respond, Dante walks past him, and then Scooter follows.  So, Dante, once again flops on his side and invites contact.  This time, Scooter is interested, but doesn't quite know how to interact with this floofy 'woofie' (i.e., Dante).

I wish I had the presence of mind to shoot a video, but I did not.  I was too busy snapping away, not wanting to miss anything.  The very cutest part was when Scooter tentatively, and very gently, paws at Dante's tummy while he's splayed on the walkway.  It was so, so sweet.

Finally, Scooter had to leave, totally against his will.  Suzanne, his walker, had to tug and pull to get him to move.

Here are the pictures in the order they were taken.

"Farewell, dear furiend.  Until we meets again!"

How sweet is that?

THURSDAY IN THE GARDEN WITH DANTE: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFURENT!

First, Dante wants to show you what his Auntie Susan did to our pots on the front steps.  All the plants had died and the pots were empty.  As a surprise, Susan (who is our neighbour across the street) decorated them with beautiful branches -- mostly silver, with some red and brown accents.  They make a wonderful statement for the upcoming holiday season!  Thank you Auntie Susan!

"Here's what Mama's been talkin' about!"

"Even Furnando stopped by to get a look!"

This next series of pictures shows Dante, as a blurred background of orange, through the spirea bushes.  The effect is totally accidental, as I was trying to focus on Dante instead, but the camera honed in on the branches.  That's what you get for using an automatic focus!

Anyway, once I downloaded them, I really liked the outcome.  They're purrfect for Thursday in the garden! You can see some of the leaves just turning yellow or red around the edges.  All the other trees have long been bare, and the spireas are the last holdout.

Doesn't Dante make a gorgeous splash of colour, even though he's fuzzy?

And just so you don't leave today without seeing Dante's handsome face, here he is in focus!

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH DANTE: PEEK-A-BOO!!!

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH DANTE: HELLO MISTER WHISKERS!

DANTE AND FURNANDO: DONA NOBIS PACEM

PEACE BEGINS ...

... IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD!

 

"If Furnando and I can make peace -- so can the rest of the world", says Dante.

If we all concentrated on the things we have in common, rather than on our differences, the world would be a better place.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH DANTE: 'LET ME IN, PLEEEEEEASE!'