Pet Photo Fails: Oldies But Goodies

Hi, all! Welcome to the September edition of Pet Photo Fails.

Old SoLT is still seriously not feeling well, what with the infections and kidney stones she has been fighting. The good news is that the stones are finally gone, the infections are finally gone, and the pain she's having now seems to be from the stent she has, which is supposed to come out today. We hope that if all goes well, she

Pet Photo Fails: Paisley, Unfocused

Welcome to the August edition of Pet Photo Fails!



We have just one fail for you this month, because old SoLT has not been feeling well for a whole month now and hasn't taken many pictures. She found out she has a kidney stone that might be sort of stuck, and she will probably feel better after she has it removed, but we don't know when that will be yet.



Anyway, here is a blurry photo of

Caturday Art: Webster in the Cat Tree Cubby

This week's Caturday Art features Real Cat Webster in one of his favorite spots: the little cubby hole in the cat tree.




Old SoLT used the Floating effect at 40% in LunaPic. She tried adding a bunch of other things on top of that, but nothing looked quite right, so she decided to stop. She did bump up the contrast and brightness in Photoshop, though.

Here's the original:




We're sorry we

Cat of the Week: Shaz

Each week in this space, we feature an
older adult or senior cat (7 years +) in need of adoption or sponsorship. Mature
cats make great companions, and unlike kittens, they (probably) won’t climb the
curtains! Adopt an older cat, and help them enjoy the best years of their life.






This week, we’re excited to introduce Shaz, an excellent Siamese cat in need of a new home. Shaz is a

Caturday Art: Sleepy Webster

This week's Caturday Art features Real Cat Webster doing one of his very favorite things: going to sleep.




Old SoLT did this with a combination of Lunapic and PicMonkey effects. In Lunapic, she used the Sketch 4 art effect, followed by just a touch of the Landscape effect (26%) to put some color back in. Then in PicMonkey, she added the Frost effect and a drop-shadow frame.

And here is the

Words with Webster: Henry’s Pocket, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has an “eary”  word
to share. After that, it’s on to Friendly Fill-Ins!



Words with Webster




Hi, everybody! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words
with Me. Today’s word is “Henry’s pocket.” I picked this word because I just
thought it was interesting. It is also not in the dictionary, which makes it
kind

The Nine Lives of a Cat, 1860 Style

Today we’re sharing something we just discovered yesterday
on The Public Domain Review (a
great resource if you’re looking for public domain material). What we found is an
1860 book called The Nine Lives of a Cat: A Tale of Wonder. It was written by Charles
Bennett and published in London by Griffith and Farran. Bennett bills this tome
as a “tale of wonder … told for children,” but it’s

Catuday Art: Paisley Reviews a Book

We are so glad to be back after having to skip a whole week of blogging due to illness! Old SoLT has been fighting an infection for almost two weeks now, and she is finally starting to feel better. Many thanks to those who wrote to make sure we were okay--we really appreciate it!

Anyway, old SoLT felt up to doing some Caturday Art this week, so she artified a picture of Real Cat Paisley helping

Pet Photo Fails: July

Welcome to the July edition of Pet Photo Fails!

We have a healthy crop of photos gone wrong this month, beginning with this one of Real Cats Webster and Paisley together. You can probably make out Webs, and Paisley is that big blob on the right:




And this is Paisley stretching. We think old SoLT was trying to help her take a selfie:




Here, old SoLT shows off her stunning photography skills

Pet Photo Fails Reminder

Due to old SoLT's minor illness this week, we do not have a regular post for you today.


What we do have is a reminder that the Pet Photo Fails Blog Hop happens right here tomorrow! So post some of those not-quite-right pet photos and be ready to hop and have some Friday fun.






The Linky will open at 12:01 a.m. eastern time.



All pets are welcome!



We'll see you there!



#PetPhotoFails

Cat of the Week: Cruelli

Each week in this space, we feature an
older adult or senior cat (7 years +) in need of adoption or sponsorship. Mature
cats make great companions, and unlike kittens, they (probably) won’t climb the
curtains! Adopt an older cat, and help them enjoy the best years of their life.






This week we’re happy to introduce a handsome gentleman named Cruelli. He is seven years old and is gray and

Cat Classics in Print: Space Cat Visits Venus

Today’s classic in print is the second slim volume in the
Space Cats series, Space Cat Visits Venus,
written by Ruthven Todd and illustrated by Paul Galdone. This particular book
was first published in 1955 and has recently been republished by Dover. We
probably enjoyed the story of Space Cat’s visit to Venus even more than the
original Space Cat, which means we
liked it quite a lot.

Sunday Selfie: Webster Cooperates--Sort Of

Real Cat Webster agreed under mild protest to participate in this week's Sunday Selfie. He never did look at the camera, but at least he looks cute:





We're joining the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop, hosted by The Cat on My Head!