Sunday, December 12, 2021

Messi's Guest Sunday Selfie and Caturday Art

Hallo there, Effurrybody!


This week, We have invited a Guest to join Us for the Caturday Art Blog Hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and for the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop, hosted by the Adorably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

Can you guess who it is?















That's right! It's Our Woofie Uncle Messi. Uncle Messi lives with Grandpaw and Step-Grandma. As you can see, he is a furry lucky woofie, as he lives in a big house with a large patio garden (unlike We poor kitties, who don't even have a Catio)!


However, We do have a bloggie, and Uncle Messi doesn't, so We have invited him to share Ours (just for this week). 
He is a furry handsome woofie, don't you think?

And here is his artified self, courtesy of LunaPic's Fairy Art Effect at 80%.















For those of you who are wondering, Messi is a Canaan Dog. His ancestors lived here in the time of Abraham, and even before that.

We thought that a handsome fellow like Messi deserves to have his pawtrait hung in the National Gallery in London:
























We think the pawtrait has a kind of 3D effect, because Messi's head seems to be coming out of the frame, towards the viewer. What do you think?


We also thought that since the New Year will be with us in just three weeks, a handsome chap like Messi would make a good calendar pinup!


So, with the help of PhotoFunia, here is the 2022 calendar, starring the one and only Messi.




























We are all purraying that 2022 will be better than 2021 (and 2020 before that) - although now that the Evil Coronavirus has mutated into the Omicron Variant, there is no telling what may happen next. In Israel, 55 new cases were confirmed today and the majority of them were people who were triple-vaccinated. So it seems the vaccine does not protect against the new variant. However, despite the rising number of new cases, the number of seriously ill continues to fall, so purrhaps that is a sign that the new variant is less virulent. Maybe the Evil Coronavirus is morphing into something more akin to the common cold. Let's hope so.

On the news, We have been hearing about - and seeing - the terrible tornadoes in the United States, where We have many furriends. We hope and purray that you are all safe. It all looks furry scary!!!

Now it is time to join the blog hops, so here are their badges:


             


And off We go - but not before We remind you and your Humans to continue to observe Due Precaution to avoid the Evil Mutant Ninja Coronavirus.

Be well. Be safe. We love you all.





20 comments:

Brian's Home Blog said...

Messi is such a handsome woofie and a lucky one too! Y'all keep safe over there.

The Florida Furkids said...

We've never heard of Cannan Dogs but we think Messi is very handsome.

ZOOLATRY said...

Great post ~ Messi is a beautiful pup, and your art of him is charming, it highlights his colors so well ...
And he does deserve to hang in an art gallery!
(we also continue to hope and pray against the virus that seems to be taking over our
lives, may you stay safe and healthy in your country ...)
Holiday hugs, Ann and June

meowmeowmans said...

Messi is very handsome, and we do think his portrait has a 3D effect!

Stay safe over there. Our work trip to Israel was recently cancelled because of concerns with Omicron.

Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty said...

Beautiful art!

Marvelous Marv said...

Messi is one furry handsome woofie! (After all, if one's uncle is a woofie, you do want them to be handsome!)The art you made of Messi is glorious! We purrticularly liked that you got his painting in the National Gallery in London. Thanks for stopping by and visiting us and we hope you have a marvellously Happy Week!

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

Messi is handsome and your art is lovely. I agree it does have a 3D effect.

M Dawson said...

I think 2022 will be better because we will, all around the world, for every nation, make it so!

Love the pawtrait in the gallery too :-)

The Island Cats said...

Messi is so handsome and he took a really good selfie.

pilch92 said...

Messi is a cutie and I like your art too.

Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...

Messi is such a cutie pie!!!

Furries said...

Uncle Messie has grown into a handsome doggy. Your artwork and calendar of him are wonderful. Mom's not eager to get a 3rd vaccination, so for now, she and dad are still wearing masks whenever they're in public (that's the rule here anyway) and avoiding crowds. They think it's going to be quite a while before things get much better, but hopefully the virus continues to mutate in the weaker direction. But she still doesn't want to get it!

Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofs said...

Hi, Messie! You are a handsome dude!

Love all the fun art! Messie wants to jump out of the museum art and explore the whole place...LOL!

Those tornadoes wreaked havoc in many places, its terrible. We are pawyering hard for those affected. Our hearts go out to those families who lost loved ones.

Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofs said...

Ooops, we goofed, your Doggie Uncle is Messi, not messie...

Erin the Cat Princess said...

Messi's artwork sure turned out very well indeed! A worthy candidate for over the fireplace, or in a gallery!
Yes, lots of purrs that covid 19 mutates into something less severe. There are signs that whilst highly infectious, the risks of serious health problems are low. Hopefully the vacinies and anti virals they are trialing will work.
Purrs also to all those caught in the terrible weather in America.
ERin

Peachy, Stippie, Angel Binky and Granny said...

Messi is awwdorable and all famous in that beautiful artwork😺Pawkisses for a Happy Week ahead to all of you🐾😽💞

Kea said...

Messi is very handsome indeed! Your choice of art effect is perfect for him!

Omicron is spreading rapidly here, so we'll have to see what happens. The biped is eligible for her third shot at the end of this week, so will book an appointment as soon as she can because at the moment Delta still is the main variant. It would be better if the virus did morph into something less virulent, but unless or until that happens, take care and stay safe and stay well. Purrs for a good week.

John Bellen said...

What a handsome fellow Messi is, and he does deserve to be seen in the most prestigious art galleries.

I also wanted to thank you for coming to visit my blog after Tucker died recently. It's been two weeks, I know, but I will always be grateful.

Maggie from Stillness at Cherith said...

What a handsome woofie!
We love the artistic work done on his photo :)
Purrs
Winston and Emily!

Katie Isabella said...

I love your Uncle Messi! And all the art.