We have had day after day of grey and gloomy skies and what seems like endless rain. Sawyer is displaying exactly how Kitties Blue deal with this type of weather. To be completely honest, I have had more than a few naps myself. What do you do when the day is gloomy and rainy?
Anyhoo, Sawyer is here to participate in the Feline and Friendship Friday blog hops at Comedy Plus and Create With Joy, respectively. Click on the appropriate link(s) to join Sawyer.
Friendly Fill-Ins: Week #213
On Fridays I try to participate to the Friendly Fill-Ins blog hop hosted by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Fuhrballs). It’s a great way to let our fellow bloggers know a bit more about ourselves. You can find the sentences to be filled in on both blogs on Thursdays.
I used teal italics for my fill-ins. Explanatory info is in parentheses.
1. I wouldn’t mind being stuck in an elevator with Hugh Jackman. (I know Ellen is going to say Nicholas Cage!)
2. Now that the formula shortage is fixed, I wish something could be done about the cat food shortage.
3. If I had to sum up my life in one sentence, it would read as follows: I have been blessed with a great husband, great friends, wonderful, furry companions and many opportunities to travel to foreign places.
4. Checking into a hotel, going to my room and finding it already occupied by a nice looking man about my age is an awkward situation in which I once found myself. (I returned to the lobby and was given a different room.)
To join this hop, click on the Fill-Ins badge.
Kitties Blue and I will look forward to seeing you again tomorrow when we will share some Caturday Art.
Today’s inspirational photo provided by Angel Sammy and Teddy from Two Spoiled Cats is too, too cute. I think the addition of Kizmet only made the photo more adorable. I hope you like the little poem I wrote to accompany it.
Kizmet’s Advice
Please don’t step on me little one
Or fall on me with your pink ruffled bum.
You look rather wobbly in those high heels.
You might do better with some training wheels.
I think I’ll move just a wee bit further away.
You definitely look like you’re starting to sway.
Have fun dressing up in your mommy’s shoes—
Just don’t fall and get a big boo-boo!
Writing poetry has always been one of my passions. If you check out “The Human” tab above, you can see some of the publications where my poems have appeared. I am delighted that Sammy and Teddy give us the opportunity each week to explore our creativity within this genre. If you are not already writing poetry, check out next week’s inspiration photo over at Two Spoiled Cats by clicking on Angel Sammy’s badge and give it a try.
While visiting, don’t forget to read Angel Sammy’s poem. He’s a terrific poet!
Thankful Thursday
Thursday is also the day we give thanks. Unfortunately, sometimes being thankful can be difficult. With the continued war in Ukraine, yet another senseless school shooting and our dear friend, Jean (Cooper’s girlfriend Tyebe’s mom) having a stroke, we all are feeling pretty down. Days of gloomy and grey skies and tons of rain have done nothing to elevate our moods.
So today, we will leave you with our thanks for being our supporters, followers and most of all friends. Friends are what keep us putting one foot in front of the other each day. We send love to all and prayers for better days ahead.
Thankful Thursday is a blog hop hosted by Brian. To participate, post on your blog for what you are thankful. Then, insert the URL from the Thankful badge in your browser to go to Brian’s and join the hop.
Sleeping In & Another Surprise for Periwinkle Periwinkle is happy she didn’t have to awaken before first light for today’s adventure; though, she has no idea know why not. When she does get up, she has a little extra time to groom her furs to look extra nice for Stinky. At the appropriate time she […]
Sparks Wowie, wow, wow! Can you believe it? I’m back again today. I have no idea why this is happening, but I certainly hope y’all don’t mind. I am doing the Spark as well as joining the Awww Mondays blog hop at Comedy Plus. Okay, I just read the Spark and figured out […]
Sunday Selfies: Week #405 I cannot believe I am back again this week for the Sunday Selfies post, especially as my two attempts to capture a selfie were total failures. But as all my fursibs hid when it was selfie time, that you get is me in our dad’s lap. I do apologize. […]
Caturday Art I didn’t have any recent art-worthy photos to use for today, so I took a deep dive into my photo archives. This photo of Cooper Murphy enjoying a Mission BBQ bag as Astrid waits her turn is from September 25, 2017. I used the Dark Art effect from Lunapic, followed by the XOXO […]
Thoroughly Poetic Thursday Last week I missed Teddy and Angel Sammy’s poetry challenge, which I don’t like to do. I am back today with another altered inspirational photo. This time, I had a little help from Astrid. The poem’s structure is a bit different. It consists of rhyming and off-rhyming couplets with the title, […]
Awww Mondays Calista Jo claims there’s nothing better than enjoying a warm and sunny day on the catio. The other Kitties Blue totally agree with her. I suspect all you other felines do as well. C.J. is participating in the Awww Mondays blog hop at Comedy Plus. Click on the Awww badge to […]
Sunday Selfies: Week #404 Astrid and I snapped about ten selfies each, and this is one of two Mom thought was worthy of posting. The second photo is also of me, so you’ll see me again sometime soon. Astrid was sitting on Mom’s lap when she snapped her selfies. She couldn’t get a good angle […]
I am a feline fanatic. My
license plate reads “PRRFCT.”
I have lived with and cared
for 20 cats over the past 40+
years. The Cat on My Head
is a website dedicated to the
mostly comical and often
exasperating antics of seven
cats (Kitties Blue) and their
thirteen angel predecessors.
Many yesterdays have passed since
You gained your angel wings. Today
Is six months since you left us behind
To remember and mourn. Our hearts
Continue to hurt, and we miss
You as much as the day you left.
Giulietta whined from the catio
Yesterday as I worked in the yard.
I know you put her up to it. That
Was your way of getting me to,
Allow you to join me as I
Gardened. You were there with me
In spirit. With every meow
I thought of you and how much I miss
Your sweet face and disposition.
In these past few months, many friends
Have traveled your same path in your
paw-steps. I am certain you were
Waiting to greet them with purrs and hugs.
I pray you and your friends are laughing,
Frolicking and having fun together.
Picturing that makes me smile, but
Does not lessen my sadness at your
No longer being here to snuggle
And receive our love, care and kisses.
Fiona, please do not ever forget
You are still and always will be loved.
One year has passed since you flew away,
And I still think of you everyday.
I see your sweet face in my mind’s eye
And wish we’d never had to say good-bye.
It’s nice you’ve sent us kitties needing a family,
But my dearest love, we are now at capacity.
You thought it would take more than one cat
To take your place in our habitat.
We love Cooper Murphy and baby Sawyer dearly
But thinking either could replace you makes me teary.
You were one-of-a-kind and will stay in my heart
Until the day I join you and we’re no longer apart.
When once again I can hold you in my arms
And revel in all your love and feline charms.
Together with you and all who have passed.
I will spend eternity contemplating how blessed
I was to share my life with my furry children,
Each and every one of you one-in-a billion.
I don’t know how to say good-bye.
I thought you were invincible; though,
You used up many of your nine lives.
You ruled us all with an iron paw;
Never took “no” for an answer
And always got your way.
If not, you’d bark to signal your
Displeasure and sometimes raise a paw.
I always joked that you were bi-polar.
When I told people you were a calico
They immediately understood what I meant.
Today was unnaturally quiet in the house.
Can a home seem empty with eight cats?
I will miss waking up at night to find you
Sitting next to me and staring at me.
I will miss you yelling at us as you did
When you wanted breakfast and dinner.
I will miss watching you lounging and snoozing
On the porch settee on a warm afternoon.
But most of all I will miss your kisses!
When kitten Sawyer befriended you,
We suspect you were imparting your
Wisdom and secrets for controlling us.
Time will tell if he was a good listener.
But whatever he may have learned,
Neither Sawyer nor any other cat
Can or will replace you in our hearts.
Lily Olivia, you were one-of-a-kind.
