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Secrets…

A spooky shoot for Halloween with the beautiful Ava.

Linking to Kathy's Song-ography.

Out and About...

Happy St David's Day everyone, or Happy 1st March if you're not Welsh or haven't got an inkling who or what St David was!

A cold, grey day today but there were some clouds posing nicely in the background when I took a pic of a tree... oh and we found a witch's hat on sale for 33p so immediately bought it and took its photo :O)

Cats on Tuesday... Christmas Photo Shoot

Yes it's that time of year when I bravely get my camera, some props and a cat or two in the same space and attempt to take a photo for a Christmas card.  For various reasons this year it was left to my two lady cats to do the honours.  I got the lights ready (alright, I tried to get the lights ready, swore at them, yelled for David, he tried it, I swore at him, he flounced out, and then we were ready...).

The hi-tech set consisted of two pieces of white card, a furry rug, some gold tinsel, and a few baubles.  

 Pepper helped me arrange the set,

then ate the cat treats I'd hidden under

the tinsel and ran away.

Mrs P was more amiable,

but even she couldn't resist pulling a scary face...

She did agree to pose

nicely after being told she wouldn't

be in CoT if she didn't...

This is the set-up we used.

Note how hard it is to

get a cat to stay awake

to do some work...

Did I manage to get a usable image in the end?  Yes, 148 shots later.  However you'll have to wait until the festive season to see it :O))

And so that fans of Charlie won't feel too bereft, here he is sitting with some pumpkins on Halloween, which is much more his style really.

For more kitties visit Gattina's Cats on Tuesday.

Cats on Tuesday...

Well what a week we had with Posky!  He went for a blood test for his kidneys last Wednesday and the results were much worse than they had been, so on Thursday and Friday he had to go for fluid treatment (where they drip 150ml of fluid under the skin of his back).  The blood test they then did on Friday showed that his kidneys were even worse so he had to be admitted on Saturday morning and spend the weekend on an intravenous drip (although the vet was not optimistic this would help).  There was a moment of humour when I phoned on Saturday afternoon and asked how 'Posky Jackson' was - the new receptionist asked if he were a gerbil - Posky would not be pleased to be thought of as a rodent so I've kept quiet about it...

Anyway, I was allowed to bring him home first thing Monday morning, his blood test results had improved, although they still weren't 100%, and we have to be very strict diet wise with him.  He does look more comfortable than he did and was even out at the gate to meet me when I got home last night.

Here's a pic of him showing off the little dressing he had on his paw...

... and later having collapsed with exhaustion and relief on the back of the sofa.

Because of the Posky drama we haven't had much time or inclination to do anything in preparation for Halloween, the other three did however come up with these last minute accessories;

 Pepper - fetching in purple...

Mrs P - vibrant in orange...

... and Charlie.

Ever the individualist, 

Charlie chose to appear not only in black and white,

but also wearing an evil ruffle 

with something unpleasant hanging on it.

Visit Gattina's Cats on Tuesday for more cat news - and have a happy and safe Halloween x