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Weekend Cat Blogging #205

Luna can be quite talkative and affectionate, as can be seen in this video:

She is always quite eager to greet me when I arrive home after work or a day out.

Weekend Cat Blogging #205 is being hosted by LB and BreadChick. LB isn’t lonely when BreadChick goes to work right now, because he has “mama breadchick” to keep him company. I sometimes think Luna might enjoy some company, as I am out and about so much these days.

The Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos will be hosted by Samantha and Mr. Tigger at Life from a Cat’s Perspective.

The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at…wow, it’s also Samantha and Mr. Tigger! Go figure.

And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

Fun with Highways: I-85, I-75 and I-20 in Atlanta

It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these:

This is the interchange of I-85, I-75 and I-20 in Atlanta, GA. No personal significance, though I do like how the incredibly complex curved shapes are bounded by the very rectangular city streets.

Of course, the combination of curved forms and rectangular geometry is not too uncommon here at CatSynth.

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In a medium that is designed only for speaking or broadcasting, how does one indicate listening? The time I spend listening, and viewing, and reflecting is generally lost.

Tonight I find myself thinking about one instruction set computing, the organic and geometric reflections of dim lights on metal objects, how I should really do a fun-with-highways-post and the old fashioned art of romantic letter writing, while Luna keeps a patient and quiet watch within arms reach.

And that should really be enough.

Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos #95

We at CatSynth have stepped in to host the Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos this weekend.

If you would like to participate, please submit your post here or leave us a comment. And without further adieu, let us begin:

Willow has a new cat bed, which she seems to enjoy. It’s also a great perch for enjoying the view outside, and keeping an eye out for a certain orange intruder. We also wish Willow a happy “Gotcha Day” this past Friday.

By coincidence (?), China Cat also has a new bed, which actually quite resembles her coloration and markings. Looks like a great spot for curling up.

Cats can be simultaneously very serious and very playful as in the midst of a hunt. Rahel at Elms in the Yard recently encountered

Cuddling is the topic of the day at This, That and The Other Thing, where Cubby wants to snuggle with (and knead) his best bean buddy, TB.

Now we move onto cuddling of a different sort. Puddy is caught hugging her scratching post at A Byootaful Life. With her crazy antics, including a water-cooler adventure, our favorite Luna-look-a-like definitely lives up the name of this festival.

Puddy clearly gets plenty of exercise, but if your cat is on the less active side, Raising Whiskers has some tips on exercises for cats.

Cats can be quite possessive at times. At Victor Tabbycat and Nina the Torbie, Nina claims this red box in the name of Happy Cat. She does certainly look happy, not only about her red box, but the arrival of spring.

More fun and games. In the epic battle of wills unfolding at Life from a Cat’s Perspective, it’s Tuxie Cat 1 Rat Terrier 0.

That concludes the Festival for now. Thanks to everyone who participated, and we will continue to accept submissions through the end of Sunday.

Weekend Cat Blogging #204: Rainy Saturday

It’s a bit a dreary and rainy day here in San Francisco, so a perfect time to curl up in a favorite chair with cup of coffee and Weekend Cat Blogging.

As one can see in the photo, the area around Luna’s favorite chair is a bit cluttered at the moment. But we’re taking advantage of the rainy weather to do some necessary cleaning and reorganization of the “less often photographed” parts of CatSynth HQ. Luna is of course doing her part to supervise.

Weekend Cat Blogging #204 is being hosted by Mind of Mog.

The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted this Sunday by Kashim, Othello and Salome.

The Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos will be hosted by…actually, it looks like it will be hosted by us right here at CatSynth!

And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

Weekend Cat Blogging: our neighbor

The M-Cats Club is hosting Weekend Cat Blogging, so we at CatSynth thought it would be appropriate to feature a “man cat.”

This is our neighbor Henry, who has visited us a few times. Luna is still a bit wary of him, though.

and keeps a watchful eye on him:

Weekend Cat Blogging #202 is hosted by Mr. Tigger and the M-Cats Club.

Whenever there are two cats here, this is always some chaos. The Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos will be hosted by Kashim and Othello and Salome.

The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at Friday Ark is at the modulator.

Thoughts for Jason of Criz Cats who has gone missing, and for the other cats who have been sick or passed away in what was a difficult week.

Weekend Cat Blogging: Photo Hunt – Triangles

This weekend we are combining Weekend Cat Blogging with the weekly Photo Hunt theme of triangles. It’s been quite a “triangular” week here, including our last wordless wednesday architectural photo. Simple geometry like triangles are often featured in my photos, as well as the interior design at CatSynth HQ, so it’s not hard to find Luna and a triangle together. Indeed, the contrast of Luna’s organic curved form to the angular geometry of of her surroundings has been a regular theme.

This particular glass table, one of our favorites, features multiple triangles (anyone care to count them)?

We at CatSynth also wish everyone a happy Pesach (Passover) and Easter.

Our friends LB and Breadchick host the Easter edition of Weekend Cat Blogging. No rabbits or resurrections, but plenty of feeling antics by LB and the other participants.

Samantha and Tigger host this week’s Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos at Life from a Cat’s Perspective.

The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at Artsy Catsy. We are joining them today is sending thoughts for the pets and other animals last week’s earthquake in Italy.

The friday ark is at the modulator. And also check out this week’s photo hunt.

Weekend Cat Blogging #200

We at CatSynth are delighted to be hosting the 200th edition of Weekend Cat Blogging. That’s quite a milestone. The first edition was back in 2005, and we started participating in the summer of 2006, and we have met many cats and their humans through this weekly event.

So we’re hoping for a big turnout to come a celebrate with us this weekend. To participate, leave us a comment and we will include you in the round up.

First up, Cheysuli speaks up about the male and why he dislikes him. It’s a strange concept to us at CatSynth, where Luna seems quite fond of her male human.

Far away in Malaysia, Elin receives some awards, but hasn’t much time to post or visit because her human secretary is feeling ill.

From Malaysia we then go to Tennessee, where the old lady cat, Scrappycat, and upstart young kitten, Patchouli, from Sidewalk Shoes are pleased to join us for WCB #200, and we’re of course pleased to have them here.

We have found the source of Elin’s award, it’s from Pinky and Ash, where life is grand this weekend. And judging from the affection in that photo, life does indeed seem grand.

Some cats want affection from the humans in their lives. Others are content just to be fed. Cece was happy to get fed my Mog, without even having to beg. He has her well trained, it seems.

Meanwhile, Mog finds this photo of Meowza sums up her week in one word: dirt.

Butch and his shadow, Vincent are joining us this weekend from Judi’s Mind over Matter, and share this rather affectionate photo with us.

Our friends from The Cat Realm haven’t been part of WCB for a while, but they are joining us this weekend, too, and to help us get caught up they have provided this handy who’s who chart. Hey, they have a Luna there, too!

On to Florida, where our friends Samantha and Tigger discuss stripes. Tigger of course has stripes on his, while Samantha does not.

Arthur may look innocent, but he is a documented killer. Visit Gattina’s “My Cats and Funny Stories” to see Arthur successfully hunt, kill and eat a mouse. (They do have pictures. You have been warned)

We’ll continue to post links as we receive them through Monday, so there’s still plenty of time to participate.

Other events this weekend include the Carnival of the Cats at No Cats Allowed, and the Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos hosted by The Meezers and Billy.

And of course The Friday Ark is at the modulator.

Weekend Cat Blogging #199: Luna video

This weekend, Luna has a video to share. Listen to her chatter away:

Like many humans, she is easily distracted, and an incoming text message grabs her attention. But she is nonetheless quite intent on something, anyone care to guess what?

Weekend Cat Blogging #199 is hosted by The Turkey Cats. They are also celebrating their 4th birthday on Sunday.

Also on Sunday, the New Tuxedo Gang Hideout will host the Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos, and Kashim, Othello and Salome will host the Carnival of the Cats. And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.