Shimshi's Calm and Contemplative Cold Days Caturday Art and Sunday Selfie

Greetings, Effurrybuddies!

Well, for once, the Weather Prophets were right. We have had more Skywater - lots and lots of it! And the Cold - Oh! Don't let Me get started on that! It's been so cold, even the Central Heating wasn't sufficient, and Mummy had to bring out one of the portable heaters for Us to curl up next to. And Mummy herself sat on the sofa, wrapped in a Snuggle Blanket. Trixie curled up next to her, under the Blankie, and I think Caspurr snuck in under the duvet in the bedroom. As for Me - I found myself a cosy spot on the Rug, next to the Radiator:

Mummy says We should remember it's much worse for Our Soldiers, stuck in the cold and rain in Gaza and in the North (where there is even Snow)!

Of course, there were some sunny periods between the showers and thunderstorms, though it was still colder than usual for this time of year. 

Those were the times when I, Shimshi, in My Role as Master of the Queen's Mischiefs, took it upon Myself to a-mewse Mummy and My Fursibs.

Of course, all three of Us Kitties have to keep Mummy happy when the News is not always good, We are still at War, many people are still being held hostage by the Enemy and the Whole World seems to be against Us - well, large and extremely vocal parts of the World, anyway.

At such times, I have found that it helps to be Calm and Contemplative. This seems to have a Soothing Effect on Mummy. Although sometimes, the reverse is true and We are able to jolt her out of the Doldrums by being Extremely Naughty and making her fur-get effurrything else.  It's not always easy to know which is the best approach.

Here is a picture of Me being Calm and Contemplative:

Note the frame, in Israel's colours, blue and white, with a Shield of David design in the corners.

I think either of these pictures would be good choices to repurresent the J-Cats in 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 Delightfully and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

We artified each of these pictures, with the help of LunaPic. Tell Us in the Comments section which you prefurr - and why?

Furrst up, here is the one of Me, warming myself by the portable radiator. We used the Dark filter (one of Our Favourites) at 60%, with an overlay of a new effect that We found, Vangogh5, at 50%:

As you have no doubt realised, We enjoy mixing and matching different effects.

For My calm and contemplative pawtrait, however, We stuck with just one filter - the original Van Gogh effect at 70%:

We are furry pleased with both of these.

Now, here are the blog hop badges:

        

Time for Us to start blog-hopping now. See you next week. Till then - be well. Be safe. We love you all.