My closeup queen

Most of you would be familiar with how the moggies came to live with us. For those who joined in late in the game, you can find out all about Mojo and Rosie in their respective posts. It would be a bit remiss of me not to include them in the photo challenge, although originally I thought I had that many photos of them up already that you are probably sick of looking at them. But my life would be very empty without them, so they too are a blessing. I tried really hard to get a new photo of the two of them together but Mojo just wasn’t playing nice in terms of getting a nice photo. It’s like he doesn’t want the WWW to know that secretly, he does like his housemate and occasionally gives her nose kisses. So it’s back to one of my most frequently photographed subject and all round mummy’s girl, Rosie.

Of all the cats that could have come home with me from the shelter, I’m glad it was Rosie that chose me. She may shed a tonne of fur in a week, chew anything and everything and wake me up at odd hours of the morning for a cuddle but it just wouldn’t be the same here without her.

Gotta love that tinsel mum!

Mum decided that there just wasn’t enough tinsel on the big Christmas tree – which we moggies have been very good and left alone (don’t ask about the mini tree though) – and so she put up even more along the top of this blind. But she didn’t realise that the tinsel from last year has fallen down behind the blind so I thought I would help her fix it….but a moggie can only do so much. A little help please mum??

The cat and the hat…

“What the heck is this??”

“Is there food in it??”

“Oh I know, it’s a chew toy right?”

“Oh ok, I’ll wear it. But only because you feed me!”

Entertaining cats

Most of the time, my cats entertain themselves. But tonight I discovered a way to provide an endless source of amusement for Rosie and for me. Of course the effectiveness of it depends on how sweet and innocent your kitty is. Fortunately Rosie is sweet-natured and gullible…..thus easily entertained.

The method is simple:

1. Take a roll of wrapping paper and discard the paper (or wrap presents with it first, it’s up to you) and remove the flexible inner cardboard. This will only work with those rolls that have a cardboard liner that is not a solid cylinder.
2. Roll the cardboard so that it forms a long funnel with a very small opening at one end and tape up the side of the funnel.
3. Put the smallest end to your mouth and start talking.
4. Watch your gullible little kitty try to jam her head into the end of the funnel, wondering how you’re hiding a human in something as small as the funnel.
5. Repeat ad nauseum, until you are no longer laughing or kitty loses interest.

Of course the fun stops when kitty starts chewing at the end of the funnel and starts making a big jolly mess everywhere. *hehe*

Part of the All Women Blogging Carnival 26 November 2007, hosted by Leigh at All For Women.

Rosie’s headshots

Now that uni is over for better or worse (hoorah), I have all this free time on my hands. So what better way to make use of it than learning how to use my camera properly. *hehe* Rosie has been a good sport in this endeavour….Mojo has not come to the party so far – point a lens in his direction and he just curls up so tightly that you can’t see his face. Poor boy….guess he has been photographed a bit too much over the years although I’m still hoping to get that elusive macro headshot of him. Here are a few of today’s offerings – the lighting was pretty low at the time and so that I didn’t get that “laser eye” effect, I turned off the flash. I’m pretty happy with the way they turned out….I’d love to know which one you think is the better shot because I know which one my favourite is.

Apologies for the background….unfortunately it is one of hers and Mojo’s favourite places to stretch out and relax, even if it does look like a Willy Wonka wrapper *hehe*