September 2, 2023

DREAMCATCHER GLITTER CAT

Caturday Art

dreamcatcher glitter cat: Torbie cat lying on a blanket on the bed in a photo turned into art with the Dreamcatcher effect from Painnt and the Glitter filter from piZap in shades of mostly blue and purple.

Audrey demanded equal time as Raleigh has been featured twice since she was last here. As both Cooper Murphy and Raleigh shared that photo with her, she claims it doesn’t count. So here she is, lying on the bed watching out the window for birds and bugs.

To turn her into an artful cat, I used the Dreamcatcher effect from Painnt with a slight boost to the saturation. To that I added the Glitter filter from piZap at 40%. And the frame, of course, is from the favpng app.

And here’s the puzzle.

110 Dreamcatcher Cat

Audrey will be joining the Caturday Art blog hop hosted by Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty. If you’d like to do the same, or merely check out the art created by your fellow bloggers, click on Athena’s badge.

Sunday Selfies Reminder

Here we are again, ready to begin another week and in a brand new month. This one includes the first day of fall, which I am anxiously awaiting. We have had a few delightful days with below average temperatures and humidity. Unfortunately, hotter weather is returning. Of course, Kitties Blue could care less. They’ll spend their days on the catio regardless of how hot it gets. And I suspect that is where I will be trying to corner one of them to get a selfie for tomorrow.

Whether you dislike taking selfies like the Kitties Blue crew, or are ready and waiting when Sunday rolls around, we certainly hope you will take the time to snap your photo and join us. If you don’t, not only will we miss you but so will all your other friends.

If you’ve never joined us before, what are you waiting for? This is the best place to make new friends.

So, hope to see you here tomorrow. And many thanks for joining us today.

YOU
For Fiona

It seems like only yesterday…
You were just a kitten.
When I saw your pleading look,
I was completely smitten.

Now at only six years old,
You are getting ready to leave,
Soon you will have your wings.
I’ve already started to grieve.

You’ve fought hard for the past year,
And I’m not ready to say good-bye.
I can’t imagine you not in my life
I am so sad…today I had to cry.

I am grateful and blessed
For my six years with you.
You’ll live in my heart forever.
You’re one of the best ever Kitties Blue.

YESTERDAY

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 MISSING YOU

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.

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

ONE OF A KIND

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.