Friday, February 26, 2016

DANTE, POSTER CAT


Dante is an expurrt at posing.  After all he's been exposing himself to my camera for 14 years now.
And if purractice makes purrfect, that's just one reason why he's the purrfect 'pose-ter'.



"But jus' wen yoo finks yoor ahead, sumwun comes along an' poops on it!" says he.


Tuesday, February 23, 2016

DANTE'S URNED IT!

Dante has a penchant for posing by the cast iron urn on the front porch.

 The curves of the urn juxtaposed with Dante's own, make for a very pleasing image.



 I think Dante has an affinity for this purrticular urn because he seems so drawn to it.  




After all, it has given him the well-urned reputation that he currently enjoys.


Purrhaps he is even descended from a Roman coon cat because he's so very statuesque.



Saturday, February 20, 2016

DANTE: KEEPING YOUR EYES ON THE PURRIZE!

Dante's rather wide-eyed today with good reason.

 The weather's a lot warmer and he can sit outside for much longer.  


And it pays to keep your eyes open because ...


... you just never know what you might see.
What a surPURRize!!!

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

DANTE: SNOW DUMP!

There was a large dump of snow today in our corner of the world.

 So Dante decided he would christen it ...



... with a large dump of his own!




Sunday, February 14, 2016

VALENTINE'S DAY WITH DANDY DANTE AND HIS SOUTHERN BELLE SASCHA

It's Valentine's Day and Dante is spending it with his fiance, Sascha, in South Carolina.


Here is Dante's Valentine card for his beloved.  He has used orange tones throughout to complement their natural colouring.  As you know, Dante is a red tabby and the gorgeous Sascha is what they call a dilute (red tabby); both of which are really dark to light shades of orange.

Dante makes a real southern dandy and Sascha is the ultimate southern belle, so they have dressed as such this Valentine's Day.


It gives one such a 'hearty' feeling to be close to the one you love.


Sascha makes the most of her natural beauty.  She requires no enhancement in this Valentine's Day card she has made for Dante.

I'm sure he will pin it up on his wall at home and stare at it constantly.  What a gorgeous girl!


 
May you both have a fabulous Valentine's Day together and sweet dreams, furefur more!




Friday, February 12, 2016

DANTE SIZZLES!

It was a relatively warm sunny day last week when Dante ventured out, bolstered by the milder temPURRatures.



Dante's coat takes on a fiery glow under the bright winter sun which also deepens his shadows.  This makes for a great watercolour portrait.

There he is sniffing the snow before deciding to take a plunge (or not).


Next he tests the depths and consistency of the accumulated snowpack.
Just look at the length of him!



Ultimately Dante decides it's not worth the risk.  He doesn't want to get 'snowed in' should he get stuck.

So after setting the snow alight, he is bent on retreating back into the shadows of the front porch.  At least he has left us with some very vivid images that will not soon be forgotten.

Sizzle!

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

DANTE: OH CALM ON!

It's an overcast winter's day and Dante's out in the back yard.

A sudden blast of wind ruffles his ruff roughly about his neck and torso.



And then all is calm once again.

"All is takes is some calm-on sense", says Dante.


Friday, February 5, 2016

DANTE'S WINTER BLUES GALLERY

Dante has the winter blues.  He's not feeling low, however -- rather quite the opposite.

With the sun shining brightly, he casts bluish shadows on the snow beneath him and his fur lights up in vibrant orange and russet hues.  Quite the study in contrast!

So without further ado, please enjoy Dante's Winter Blues Gallery without interruption by yours truly.










"I got da bloos
Da wintah time bloos
Oh yeah!!!"

Monday, February 1, 2016

DANTE: "I THAWT I SAW IT!"

It was sunnier out there than it's been of late which helped to melt some of the snow on the road.

 Dante just couldn't believe his eyes.  He was wondering if Spring was coming already!


"I thawt I saw it jus' around da corner", says he, though methinks it's just some wishful thinking.



I guess it'll just take a lot more THAWT!