Ruby Tuesday.

Posted on May 21, 2013 by colehauscats
Ruby's Morning View - 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Ruby’s Morning View – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

When my people finally get up in the morning, the lady opens the upstairs blinds so I can take my morning sunshine. Lately, the weather has cooperated and she opens the window for me too. I sometimes glare at her when she doesn’t. Then again, I sometimes glare at her when she does too.

Ah, those window whiffies - 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Ah, those window whiffies – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Ah, fresh spring air wafting up from the forest floor…or from all that cement, rock and water, it would seem. Still, I could sit here for hours sniffing the great smells on the air, watching the birds fly around and my favorites, the squirrels burying nuts all over the place and listening to the sounds of bubbling water and nature.

Ruby's Backyard - 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Ruby’s Backyard – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

It’s not a bad view either, I guess, though needs about five acres, I say.

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Mancat Monday – Inspiration.

Posted on May 20, 2013 by colehauscats
The artist Quint gets inspiration - 2013 © Colehaus Cats

The artist Quint gets inspiration – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Over the weekend, I visited a garden. There were lots of good smells and pretty colors that I couldn’t seem to get enough of. So my Dad and I stayed for as long as it took for me to take in everything, twice! He said I was a very good boy. We walked around and around and I sniffed every flower I could. I loved being outdoors!

2013 painting garden flower inspired - 2013 © Colehaus Cats

2013 painting garden flower inspired – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

When I finally was ready to come back inside, my painting studio was waiting and I got right to work recreating what I’d seen. For this small run of four paintings on paper, I kept the focus on the purples, lavenders and pinks of the flowers (great whiffs!) with a light touch of soft green and yellow. I told Mom I need to visit the garden more often and I think I have her convinced that’s a good idea.

I hope you like these paintings!

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The Tail Update.

Posted on May 17, 2013 by colehauscats

“It’s taking forever to grow back!” Miss Newton says.

Miss Newton's slow-growing tail furs - 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Miss Newton’s slow-growing tail furs – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Yes, it almost seems like Miss Newton’s bitten tail furs are taking forever to grow back. Poor little tail furs. But as we recall from her shaved spay belly last year, that seemed to take forever to grow back too…until the hot weather hit. Then it seemed one day to be bald, the next day *poof* all grown back! (Complaints about fur and litter on the un-vacuumed rug will be promptly met with a thrown wad of sticky-tape.)

Another angle...and a tail photo bomb - 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Another angle…and a tail photo bomb – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Thanks for remembering not to get my face in the same photo as my bald tail, Mom.

“Uh, no problem, little girl. Sorry about the tail photo bomb! Quint, stop horning in on your sister’s photo shoot!”

Quint's thoughts - 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Quint’s thoughts – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Just showing the audience what a fine proper tail should look like. Neener-neener!

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