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  • Weekend Cat Blogging #206

    Weekend Cat Blogging is being hosted by…wait, it’s us! OK, reboot…

    We at CatSynth are delighted to be hosting Weekend Cat Blogging #206!

    We are ready to go, and unlike the special election here in California next week, we are looking forward to a large turn-out. To participate, please leave a link to your post as a comment, and we’ll add you to the round-up as the weekend progresses. As always, new cats and first-time participants are always welcome!

    And so, let us begin.

    We see Jules in silhouette in this photo from Judi’s Mind Over Matter. We at CatSynth are of course partial to black cats, but the window and the brick walls beyond also give this image a modern, urban feel.

    Meanwhile, the M-Cats Club is having a birthday party for Mr. Tigger. Join us in wishing him a Happy 9th Birthday! Looks like quite a party, with friends, and sushi, but I’d watch out for that blue punch.

    At the House of the (Mostly) Black Cats, Pepi is being a helpful mancat, helping his mom by keeping her calendar. This of course “shows off his midnight furs nicely, too.”

    when she curls up to sleep on the back of a dark sofa. If it weren’t for her eye opening, it would be hard to tell her from a dark cushion. And as winter approaches in Australia, a warm kitty pillow can be quite welcome, a great substitute for a hot water bottle.

    sidewalk shoes presents a portrait of Smudge, quite detailed and expressive, along with a quote about the consequences of scolding a cat.

    Salome joins us from Vienna. “The Ladey” (aka Astrid) has been taking lots of photos, but hasn’t been helping the cats much with their blogging. But Salome does give a bit of a status update for Kashim and Othello as well.

    We all know that cats can express their discontent through hissing and clawing. But so can humans. Indeed, the kitties at our family cat-a-blog found their mom fuming over a blog post demonstrating human irresponsibility in caring for pets.

    We at CatSynth have a deep interest in mathematics, and so we were delighted to see Arthur and Rosie engaged in mathematical pursuits. More specifically, they are counting butterflies and apples, respectively. Of course, numbers can’t compete with a dangling tail for a cat’s attention. Follow the link to see what happens…

    Maruschka is enjoying a lazy Sunday at Rosa’s Yummy Yums. It seems like a good plan, as our own Sunday morning unfolds.

    Over at Cuisine Guylaine, it has been raining quite a bit, and the cats do their best to enjoy the garden from indoors. But Mr. Oliver does enjoy some time outside during a moment of brief sunshine.

    We will continue to post entries as we receive them throughout the weekend, so do join us.

  • CatSynth pics: Carbon111, Studio Revamp

    From carbon111, via matrixsynth:

    Spot the kitty in the picture?

    Carbon111 is the author of the CatSynth motivational posters we presented back in February.

    In the studio revamp post, they also have a “comfy chair” picture that reminds me of Luna curled up in her favorite chair here at CatSynth HQ.

    And it looks like carbon111 recently completed a track entitled Luna.

  • 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.

  • Wordless Wednesday: Tinted Reflection

  • 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.