WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: DANTE IS A DOG LOVER!

DANTE IN AUGUST: AHEAD OF THEIR TIME!

We aren't even quite halfway through August yet, and there are at least two things that are already ahead of their time.

One of them is Dante, himself.

 And the other one is Nature.

Dante has gone into full winter coat very early this year, and there are already leaves on our trees turning yellow and falling to the ground.

It just goes to show that ...

... Dante and Nature are very in tune with each other.  I wonder what this means for the rest of us!

Are we going to have Christmas in October?

IMPRESSIONS OF DANTE

Dante always leaves quite an impression.  In this gallery series, I have titled each photo which has been treated with a filter befitting the image.

 "Dante's Infurno"

"A Mewted Dante"

"Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright"

 "Lion in a Rainforest"

 "Fauna and Flora"

 "Tai Chi Master"

 "Dante in Urnest"

 "Dante Alight"

 "Dante the Mews"

In the end, it's quite clear that Dante is an abstract thinker.  Witness ...

"Dante in Abstract I"

"Dante in Abstract II"

The End

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH DANTE: HEAD TO TAIL!

SERENE ON SUNDAY WITH DANTE

Dante is sitting very still underneath the tree on a bed of PURRiwinkle.  If that isn't serene, I don't know what is!

(Biggify for maximum serenity)

Day or night, inside or out, Dante is your ultimate sereni-KITTY.

He is also, however, much more GULLible than your average cat!

DANTE ON TALKING THROUGH YOUR HAT!

Today Dante is completely silent (even though it's not Wordless Wednesday).  He's relying on his hats to do the talking for him.  Let's see if we can figure out what they're saying -- the hats, that is.

Here is Dante wearing his Monarch Cap.  We know that Dante fancies himself a King and feels a great affinity with the Monarch butterfly and indeed the 'Monarch Cap' is inspired by that very thing!  So Dante must be feeling rather regal.  He's just like a King sitting on his throne with his winged-crown upon his head.

Dante is sporting a teal plaid flat cap in this one.  He is also wearing a Raidillon watch -- a rare Swiss watch of Belgian design which is dedicated to racing.  Putting two and two together -- or at least one and one, i.e. Dante's flat cap and his watch, I would say that he is feeling speedy today and wants to get around in no time at all -- indeed even in 'nothing flat'!   Boy, this is fun!

Dante is nothing if not dapPURR in this red and white fedora trimmed in black.  His Lacoste watch may appear to be extravagant, but cost a mere pittance when compared to the other watches in his collection.  So in this outfit Dante appears to be cost-conscious.  And sure enough when I asked him later, he told me he got his entire ensemble on sale!

Dante's looking very jaunty in his copper-coloured suede safari hat.  Along with his hat, his tie and pricey watch (the Raidillon again) give the impression that he is indeed a cat of PURRsuasion.  He has definitely PURR-SUEDED me that talking through your hat is the way to go.  It certainly saves a lot on hot air!

And finally, this hat needs absolutely no interPURRtation at all!  We've all been there, haven't we?

Bravo and hats off to Dante for this lesson in voCATbulary without actually speaking!

THURSDAY IN THE GARDEN WITH DANTE: ON THE EDGE

Dante is surveying the garden from the large front step.

He is wondering what he will show you today.  Then it hits him!

"I has alreddy showed yoo what's in da gardin, but yoo has not seen wot's all around it."

So he sits at the very far right side of the front walkway. 

 "Heer we has a hangin' plant and one in a pot on da ground."

 Now Dante has moved closer to the edge of the garden itself.

 "All around da gardin edge are rivah rocks in a liddle trench.  Dis is fur drainage aftah it rains."

 "We has various gardin ornamints -- an' all of dem is cats.  Heer of course are our kitteh buddahs sittin' on a tiny gardin bench."

 "Dis is anuddah kitteh ornamint.  He is holdin' a leaf dat has a liddle mousie on its edge."

 "Yoo kin put fings in da leaf -- like nuts, or seeds -- or even yoor tail!"

"Heer is two moar gardin kittehs.  Dese is Mama's fafurite -- aren't dey pretteh?"

 "My fafurite ornamint is dis tree!  I like to sit undah it cuz it's shady."

 "Yoo kin also get a good view of da rest of da gardin frum here -- an' da naypurr's yard, as well."

"Sumtimes I looks out on da street frum dis side of da tree.  I kin see dem, but dey can't see me!  Haha!"

 "An' sumtimes I sits on da uddah side of da tree -- speshully wen I see crittahs in my gardin.  It's a great spot fur stalkin'!"

"On da fah left edge of da gardin, we has a stone kitteh -- well, it looks like stone annehways."

"An' jus' beside dat is a green gardin bench.  It's good fur sittin' on, but I prefurs to lie undahneath cuz I likes ta keep hiddin."

Well, that wraps up the tour for today, as Dante takes his repose in the wicker chair on the front porch.

"It's da best place ta relax, speshully wen I bin on edge fur too long."

"Bee good efurrywun!"