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  • Weekend Cat Blogging #172: Autumnal Equinox

    Luna and I welcome everyone to the autumnal equinox edition of Weekend Cat Blogging. For us, the changing of the season is more of a formality, but there is no escape from the shrinking days. And for those of us in the U.S., daylight is not the only thing in decline this week.

    But I digress. This is about celebrating our feline friends. And we would love to have you all participate. So please leave us a comment with your (cat related) links, and we’ll add you to the round-up…

    And with that, let us get started…

    We at CatSynth know that it can be challenging to photograph black cats. But it’s well worth the effort, as in this lovely expressive portrait of Maruschka. Definitely not camera shy.

    More expressive black cats. Puddy displays some serious ‘tude after refusing to sit still for the camera. This is of course another challenge of cat photography, and Katie is giving up on getting a “pretty photo” for this weekend. We of course still think Puddy is pretty.

    Samantha does her impersonation of monorail cat atop a chair, at Life from a Cats Perspective.

    We now move from black to white, with August, the handsome British shorthair gentleman at The World According to Pia. Check out his baby photo as well, you can see how much he has grown.

    At Anne’s Food, the white kitten Klara is not enjoying her first outing. Luna did not enjoy her first outing either, though as the top photo suggests, she’s becoming queen of our balcony patio. So Klara may come to appreciate the fresh air and grass soon enough.

    Meanwhile, Salome enjoys some scritches while Kashim helps himself to the big pot of cat grass that Astrid bought. The weather is turning in Vienna, getting colder and rainer. So less time out on the balcony, and Othello does like this at all.

    Our friend kitikata-san presents Weekend Animal Blogging. Animals of many species share shelter, and perhaps friendship, as they ride out hurricane Gustav. It’s a wonderful image, one that humans can learn from.

    At The Sour Dough, LB is delighted to have his mom home sooner. He is also enjoying his new mouse toy. We at CatSynth are also curious about the wine that Breadchick has brought back…

    Thanks for joining us for Weekend Cat Blogging. We will continue to post entries through Monday as we receive them.









  • Weekend Cat Blogging #171

    We at CatSynth are exhausted.

    This weekend we need to rest, and recover some of our energy. We also have a lot of things to catch up on. It seems like we do so much, but it’s never enough.

    So that is all we have for now. Hopefully we’ll catch up with our music and art posts from last week. Also some of our reviews of books and film. But for the moment, we rest. And catch up on some pets.

    LB and Breadchick are hosting Weekend Cat Blogging. Actually, I think it’s just LB this weekend, as Breadchick is on vacation (sounds like a great idea, actually).

    The Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos will take place with Mr. Tigger at the M-Cats Club.

    The Carnival of the Cats goes on air Sunday evening with Rocky at Artsy Catsy.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

    Our thoughts are with our friends in Texas and the Gulf Coast. We hope they are safe and dry this weekend after hurricane Ike.


  • Weekend Cat Blogging #170

    We’re in the middle of (yet another) busy weekend here at CatSynth. In addition to the show this evening, there have been other music events and art openings to attend. We’ll have reviews on Monday.

    Meanwhile, we’re still out and about enjoying the warm weather here in San Francisco, where summer officially began on Labor Day weekend.

    With so much going on, it can be hard to find time to rest. But it’s important to curl up and take a nap now and then:

    This might be one of my favorite pictures to date of Luna napping.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #170 is being hosted by Othello and Astrid at Paulchens FoodBlog – looks like the cat boys are taking turns at hosting now.

    The Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is being hosted by our friends at The House of the (Mostly) Black Cats.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted by a new site, Counting Cats in Zanzibar.

    Meanwhile, the the Friday Ark is where it always is, at the modulator.


  • Wordless Wednesday: Centered cat


  • Midnight Monday: Hiding in the Studio


  • Weekend Cat Blogging: Outside!

    We have been having a gorgeous week here in San Francisco. September is our real “summer” season, the warmest, clearest and driest month of the year.

    Luna is an indoor cat, but today she was given a special opportunity to venture outside. It all begins with an open door:

    All these new sounds and smells from the open portal pique her curiosity. Of course, they’re not entirely new, as she has experienced them through open windows. But this is different, and even a bit scary.

    But curiosity wins out, and Luna steps over the threshold into this strange world.

    Tentatively at first, she begins to stroll out onto the patio, taking in all the new sights, sounds, smells and textures.

    Just as with our indoor habit, Luna’s natural beauty shines outdoors as well, against the plants and artwork.

    The way she strolls about seems even more “panther-like” than usual.

    Of course, this excursion only lasted a few minutes, as Luna made a hasty retreat indoors for a “shelter within a shelter.”

    We are fortunate to have a large private patio with high walls here at CatSynth HQ, an usual feature in this section of the city. Part of the motivation for this outing is simply to share the experience of a sunny day on the patio with Luna, but also to give her a chance to become familiar with it, less frightened and more confident, in case she does get out accidentally; and to let her see how easy it is to find the door and come back inside. The walls are probably too high for her to scale, but one should never underestimate the athletic abilities of cats. I would not allow her out on her own. And I am sure some will question with wisdom of letting her out at all.

    Nonetheless, it is a reminder that in life we do sometimes need to venture out and take risks. Not stupid, reckless ones, but at least some. Certainly, our move her was one such move, but it was worth it. And perhaps it is time to start taking more…

    We at CatSynth are also thinking about our human and animal friends along the Gulf Coast, Cuba, and the Caribbean, whose weather will be anything but clear and sunny in the next few days and who may be facing evacuation exactly three years after Hurricane Katrina. Stay safe and dry, friends.

    Puddy is definitely more confident outdoors than Luna, but this weekend they had even more in common than usual strolling on their respective patios. Puddy and Katie host Weekend Cat Blogging at A Byootaful Life.

    The Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is being hosted by Pet and the Bengal Brats.

    The Carnival of Cats will be hosted by Mom Robyn at a crystal and jewelry adventure.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.


  • Getting ready for the convention

    The big convention starts today, and we at CatSynth are ready!
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    Luna is joining the other Cats for Obama, and the Catster group.


  • Weekend Cat Blogging 168: Simplicity

    A simple photo of Luna for a quiet day.

    Sometimes she just strikes a perfect pose.

    We received “hugs” from a couple of our friends. So we reciprocate:

    Mr Hendrix ,the only cat brave enough to read are Carnival of Mathematics posts.

    Kashim, Othello and Salome. They had a bit of a scare when Salome got lost the other night, but fortunately she’s back home safe.

    And also:

    Our favorite Luna look-alike Puddy.

    Mickey, Tillie and Georgia

    Samantha and Tigger, who are still a little “damp” from tropical storm Faye in Florida. We hope all our friends in Florida were safe during the prolonged storm.

    Our “neighbor” Sophia, the “Diva Kitty”.

    Weekend Cat Blogging 168 is at a new site As the Squillion World Spins.

    The Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at its new headquarters.

    The Carnival of the Cats is being hosted by Kashim, Othello, Salome and Astrid.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator


  • Midnight Monday: Lines



  • Weekend Cat Blogging: Chat Noir et Fromage

    Our friends at the House of the (Mostly) Black Cats are hosting a special food edition of Weekend Cat Blogging, in honor of Sher.

    Luna inspects the new poster for our kitchen area:

    What could be more appropriate for the kitchen of CatSynth HQ than a chat noir and fromage. Luna certainly bares quite a resemblance to the cat in the poster, including the green eyes. And we have some fromage for today’s post:

    The hard cheese on the left from Wensleydale Dairy in the town of Hawes in Yorkshire, UK. The round is a California Crottin, an artisan goat cheese, from Redwood Hill Farm in Sonoma County, just an hour or so up the coast from us.

    I did offer Luna a small piece of the Crottin, as she occasionally likes cheese, but more to sniff than to eat. She was far more interested in the wrapping paper from the poster than the fine selection of cheeses:

    Check out the other cats and food at Weekend Cat Blogging. Lots of fish for the enjoyment of humans and cats alike.

    The Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is being hosted at The Tuxedo Gang Hideout.

    The Carnival of Cats will be hosted this evening by Miz. Mog and Kitties.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.