Monday, November 30, 2015

DANTE'S DIGS!

Here's Dante in the 'outback' digging it.

 Dante feels absolutley no compunction about getting his feet dirty!

In fact, he rather enjoys it!

I'd call him a 'dirty dog' except that he's a cat.


Saturday, November 28, 2015

DANTE FULL ON!

Dante's mane has become ever-so-fluffy!

 With the colder weather, it has thickened up nicely.



 One might even say it's almost at its maximum CATpacity.



Although Dante truly owns it -- thanks to the wind, that mane of his has a 'whirled' of its own!






Monday, November 23, 2015

DANTE DOING HIS 'THING' IN THE GARDEN

Although it's getting cold outside, it's still not TOO cold for Dante to purrform his toilet alfresco.

 Here's he's having a wee piddle in the middle of the bushes.


Just look at that concentration.

Whaddya know -- it's a hole in one!

Thursday, November 19, 2015

DANTE CLOSE UP!

This is a close-up of Dante ...

... paying close attention to what's going on in the neighPURRhood!



Sunday, November 15, 2015

DANTE AT THE EDGE

Dante's sniffing things out at the very edge of the garden.

 Everything (except the weeds, of course) has turned dry and brown.


 Dante knows that this is just a precursor to winter.


Yet he still finds something interesting enough to gnaw upon.



  "I wuz 'chewin' out' da gardin fur leavin' me!", explains Dante who is very territorial about it.



And once the snow comes, he'll have to 'eschew' it altogether!


Thursday, November 12, 2015

DANTE THROUGH THE BUSHES

Dante loves to mingle in and around the bushes.  He seems attracted to their scent and even likes to gnaw on the leafless branches.

Here are some pictures of Dante 'through the bushes' as he explores all their various possibilities.  I have mixed the standard images with those using a 'watercolour effect' which to my eyes gives the impression of an impressionist painting.

 A bushy-faced Dante!


 (Watercolour effect)


 Is Dante purrhaps a little overly amBUSHous?


(Watercolour effect)



Dante seems quite impressed with his own imPURRessions, too!


Tuesday, November 10, 2015

DANTE'S BED-MAKING SKILLS

There are all sorts of beds, and this one is made of leaves.  Consequently,  Dante has his own spin on that old bed-related saying.

"Furst yoo hasta make yoor bed ...


... and stomp it down good ...



... before yoo kin lie in it!

Sunday, November 8, 2015

DANTE'S QUARRY

Dante, like all cats, is a born hunter.

 Here you can see the dilation in his eyes when he first spies his prey.


 And the pupils only widen as his quarry comes closer.


 Unsuccessful at capturing said quarry, Dante now hides behind a nearby tree and doesn't move a muscle, hoping against hope that his mark will move towards him so he can pounce.



But unfortunately, the beastie scampered away and Dante has now lost sight of him.

"I wondah ware dat liddle suckah got to?" asks Dante.


"I fooled dat stoopid cat again, Estelle!"

Thursday, November 5, 2015

DANTE IN A BED OF LEAVES

Dante is relaxing outside on a bed of leaves.  He seems rather comfortable and doesn't move for quite some time, giving me an opportunity to take lots and lots of pictures.

The lighting in November has changed significantly from the past couple of months.  It is quite a bit darker and more somber, though Dante himself seems to be in good spirits.











Dante sure doesn't seem in a hurry to get out of bed, does he?