Pawtraits of a Tabby King: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies with Caspurr

Greetings, Effurryone!

Mummy has been back for almost two weeks now and things are starting to get back to normal. Last night, they put the clocks back from wherever they had taken them, so We were forced to wait an extra hour for Breakfast this morning. But We put the time to good use by snuggling with Mummy. Not that it was cold or anything, but Snuggling is always Good.

In fact, although Summer is officially over, you wouldn't think so from the weather here. There is, it's true, a slight nip in the air at night, but daytime tempurratures are still hovering in the mid to upper 20s Celsius and there is, as yet, no sign of Rain, which is Not Good. Last year was furry dry and We really, really need that Rain to make the crops grow and to raise the level of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee).

Mummy is wondering whether the Ceasefire is going to hold. She wrote about it in her own bloggie. She actually meant to write about her Foreign Jaunt, but had to let off steam about the so-called "ceasefire" (meaning We cease and the Hamas Monsters continue to fire). She will try to write about her Vacation later this week, once She has sorted out the 600 or so photos She took!
By the Way - has anybody guessed yet where Mummy went?

Now, it is time for Us to join the Weekend Blog Hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Deliciously and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

I, Sir Caspurr the Courageous, the Caspicatious, Furrst of My Name, the Snuggle Bug, Commander-in-Chief of the Impurrial Forces, King of the Tigger-Tabbies, will be repurresenting the J-Cats this week on those blog hops, so let's jump right in with My New Official Pawtrait:

All the artifications this week came from LunaPic. Here is the furrst, which uses the Courtisane effect at 57%:

Next, We tried the furry colourful Nouveau filter. In fact, it was so colourful, We toned it down to just 43%:

Finally, We made a more sober version, using Ceremony, at 58%. One needs to be dignified for ceremonies, after all (mol)!

But it doesn't end there. Oh,no, indeed!   These three pawtraits have gone on display at the PhotoFunia Pawtrait Gallery, for all to see and admire:

And that is still not the end. Mummy got a bit confused, due to not being one to celebrate Howl O'Ween, which is not really "a thing" here in Israel, and forgot, until having a look at some of the other entries in the blog hops, that this will be Our Last Post before Spooky Night. So She hastily concocted this Howl O'Ween card for your Delectation, using the Devilish art filter (which seemed to her the Most Suitable, all things considered) at 34%:

Next, here are the blog hop badges:

        

That's it for now, then, dear Furriends. We'll be back again, COD willing, next week - same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Till then, be well. Be safe. We love you all.

Home At Last: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies with Queen Trixie

Greetings, Effurrybody!

We are furry happy kitties! Not only is Mummy home again from her Gallivanting, but the last 20 living hostages being held by the Evil Monsters in Gaza have been restored to their families! In fact, both those Wonderful Things happened on the same day last week! 

Mummy will no doubt write about all of that in her Own Bloggie later this week. In the meantime, to celebrate, here are no fewer than FOUR mewtiful pictures of My Impurrial Majesty, to take part in this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightfully and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

All the art this week is by BeFunky, and the frames are from LunaPic.

Furrst up, here is a rare picture of Me, all wide-awake and raring to go (I know not where - MOL):

We used the Graphic Novel filter to artify this one:

Next, here I am reclining on the chaise-longue, enjoying Mummy's Company again, as We watch TeeVee:

The artification for this one was created using the Watercolour filter:

For Our Third Masterpiece, We have another Depiction of Myself, at Leisure, on the Beddie, enjoying a lovely Sunpuddle. See how the light plays on My Floofy Tail:

And here is the jazzed-up version, using the Oil Painting filter. I think it enhances the play of sunlight on My Tail even more, don't you?

Finally, here I am in glorious close-up:

That came out just a tad blurry, but you won't notice that after We added the Polyart filter:

Which one is your favourite, and why? Let Us know in the comments section below!

Now, here are the blog hop badges:

        

We look forward to catching up with all of your News during the coming week and, as We said, We will let Mummy fill you in on Ours. In the meantime - why not try to guess where Mummy gallivanted to this time (mol)?

Now that things are more or less back to Normal (sort of - nothing is effur really Normal here), We hope to see you all again next week, COD willing - same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Till then - be well. Be safe. We love you all!

Yom Kippurr with the J-Cats

Greetings, Effurrybody!

We hope you (and your pawrents/staff) are all well. 

Since, later this week, We will be celebrating the Holiest Day in the Mewish Calendar, the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippurr (which starts at sunset on Wednesday October 1st and ends the following evening), and since We will be away for the next two weeks, because Mummy is going on vacation, We have chosen an Ussie featuring all three of Us for this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightful and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

It's a bit hard to see Shimshi in this one, as he is curled up on the coffee table (top centre) furthest away from the camera, so We suggest you biggify the picture.

Next, We used BeFunky's Pixel Art GFX filter to artify the picture and then returned to LunaPic, to frame both pictures and create a Yom Kippurr greeting card to wish you גמר חתימה טובה (G'mar Chatima Tova), which literally means "A good final sealing". This refers to the belief that one's fate for the coming year is written down on Rosh Hashana, the Mewish New Year, and then sealed on Yom Kippur, thus giving a few more days to repent from one's sins before The Book is sealed.

And finally, here are the blog hop badges:

        

Before We go, We want to remind you not to worry when you don't see Us for the next two weeks. As We said, Mummy is going on vacation and We can't post without her help. While She is off gallivanting in Foreign Parts,  her Cleaning Lady, Ms. M. (the one who always brings Us lovely boxes to climb into and play with) will be taking care of Us. Of course, that is no Substitute for Mummy - who had better bring Us Lots and Lots of Treats as Atonement for Tempurrarily Abandoning Us - but We reckon at least We can easily purrsuade Ms. M. to be extra generous with said Treats (mol).

So, till Our Next Post, be well. Be safe. We love you all.

G'mar Chatima Tova!

I Fits? I Sits - Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies with Shimshi

It is a Truth universally acknowledged that an Empty Box in Possession of a Good Location must be in want of a Cat.

I, the Mighty Shimshon, (Shimshi for short), the Little Purrince, Furrst of My Name, aka the Baby Mancat, Master of the Queen's Mischiefs and Captain of the Guard, will be demonstrating this Incontrovertible Truth as I lead My Fellow J-Cats on this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightfully and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

As you no doubt know, the Kitties Blue lost a Beloved Member of the Furmily last Fursday, with the departure of sweet Astrid for the Rainbow Bridge. We are absolutely gutted over that, as must be effurryone who knew her. It is yet one more blow in what has been a Furry Bad Year. Let Us hope that the New Year (Rosh Hashanah - according to the Mewish Calendar) which starts tomorrow evening, will bring no more Sadness, but only Joy.

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In this last blog of the year 5785, I, Shimshi, will be showcasing My Box-Sitting Skills in a series of three Selfies, all of which were framed and then artified with LunaPic.

Furrst of all, in view of the Impawtance of this last blog of the Mewish Year, and the Honour it is to repurresent the J-Cats on this Occasion, here I am, gazing Steadfastly and Unblinkingly at My Staff (aka Mummy):

We made a really colourful, artsy-fartsy version of this, with a combination of the Psychedelic and Floating filters, at 50% and 42% respectively.

In this next one, Mummy says I have a Yearning Look.

I really don't know where She gets these ideas. I was actually wondering when She was going to finish with the Photography session and give Me some Treats! At any rate, here is the artified edition, for which We used Watercolour at 68%, followed by Gauguin - this, too, at 42%:

In this third and final shot, you can see how even My Beautiful Tail curls neatly into place:

And here is yet one more pawsome artification, using Woodsey at 52%, overlaid with Picasso4 at 20%.

We have one more Picture for you, however. In honour of the Mew Year, here is a Rosh Hashanah greeting card from Us all:

And now, here are the blog hop badges:

        

Well, that's all for now. We will see you next week Year, COD willing. Till then - be well. Be safe. We love you all.

לשנה טובה תכתבו ותחתמו  Leshana Tova Tichatevu ve'tichatemu

May you be inscribed and sealed for a Good Year.

  

It's All About Caspurr: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Hallo again, Effurryone!

Sir Caspurr here, Cat of Many Titles - the most impawtant of which (according to Mummy) is The Snuggle-Bug.

Today, I will be repurresenting My Fellow J-Cats on this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie,  and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightful and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

This week, as We so often do, We have picked out no less than three of My Best Selfies, all of which have been framed and artified with LunaPic.

Furrst of all, here I am demonstrating what Mummy calls My "Come Hither" look. I am sure I have no idea what she means, but She says any LadyCat (or Cat Lady, for that matter) will understand (mol).

Here is the artsy-fartsy version of the same picture, using the Frida effect at 87%, lightly washed with the Floating filter at 12%:

Next, one of those photos Humans love so much, for some purr-verted reason - a Kitty (namely, Me) taking a bath - with a glimpse of My Raspy Little Pink Tongue thrown in for Good Measure:

The artification in this one uses Cassatt at 79%, with a light overlay of Scribble at 14%:

And finally, here I am again, engaged in one of My Favourite Activities - Snoozing:

Here is the artified version, a combination of Seurat and Watercolour, at 47% and 22% respectively:

I mustn't fur-get the blog hop badges:

     



That's all for now then. We will be back again next week, COD willing - same Cat Time, same Cat Channel.

Till then, be well. Be safe. We love you all.

Trixie the Huntress: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies with Trixie

Greetings, Effurrybody!

We were Mummy was in a bit of a hurry yesterday, which is why We are posting a day late. What is more, this is going to be a furry short post, in which I, Queen Trixie, Furrst of My Name, etc. etc. etc. will be leading My Fellow J-Cats on this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightful and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

So - here is My Selfie.

As you can see from the photo, I was intent on my prey, which was poised above Me on the ceiling. You can't see it, but it was a lizard - a Common House Gecko, Mummy thinks. She says they are supposed to bring good luck to the houses where they live. I don't know about that. I only know it was in My Territory and that it was My Right and Privilege to hunt it! But it was on the ceiling, so I couldn't get to it - and when Mummy turned off the lights and went to bed, it used the oppurrtunity to make good its Escape, and so I was deprived of my Sport!

At all events, Mummy helped Me to turn the picture into some Fine Art, with no less than FOUR different artifications from BeFunky. The frames are all from LunaPic.

Furrst of all, We tried the Crayon GFX effect at 80%:

Next, We used the Graphic Novel filter, at 60%:

Our third artification used the Impressionist2 effect at 50%:

And finally, Vector Painting:

We couldn't decide which of all these We liked best, so We are letting YOU decide, and, to make it easier for you, We are hanging ALL of them, plus the Original Pawtrait, side by side in the Kitty Kat Gallery of Contemporary Art (KKGOCA):

And now, before We fur-get, here are the blog hop badges:

        

Next week, We hope to be back at Our Usual Time. Till then, be well. Be safe. We love you all.

Shimshi's On A Roll: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Hallo again, Effurrybuddies!

In case you hadn't guessed, this week, it is MY Turn (ME being the Mighty Shimshon, or Shimshi for short) to lead My Fellow J-Cats on this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Deliciously and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

This week, We picked a single pawtrait, which pawsitively jumped out at Us when We were trying to decide which to choose - and just begged to be The One. As you can see, I was trying to examine one of Mummy's CD towers when She called Me to turn round and then just snapped away.

We thought that by using a single picture, with different effects, it would be easier to see which filters worked best. So here are three different artifications, all from LunaPic, which also provided the frames.

In the furrst artification, We used a filter We don't recall having seen before, Races at 54%, overlaid with Dark (which We use often), this time set to 23%:

 

Next came a combination of PSketch and Tuscany, both at 45%:

Finally, Landscape at 65%, with a light wash of Storytime, at 24%:

What do you think? Do you have a prefurrance?

Before We fur-get, here are the blog hop badges:

        

This week's post is going to be a short one, so that Mummy, whose Caterwauling Club is starting up again this evening, can go and have a Snooze Siesta before the rehearsal. Not that She really took a break from Caterwauling even during the last six weeks, because She is taking part in a fully-staged and costumed production of the o-purr-etta Die Fledermaus in November and that requires a lot of rehearsals. We think that sounds like a lot of Hard Work, but also quite a lot of Fun. We didn't know there was a whole o-purr-etta about a Flying Mousie! We would like to see one of those (a Flying Mousie, that is).

So We will wrap this up now. See you all next week, same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Till then - be well. Be safe.  We love you all.