Sunday, May 5, 2024

Caspurr's Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies - and Yet Another Sad Farewell

Greetings, Effurryone! 

Today, I, Caspurr, will be leading My Fellow J-Cats on 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 Delightful and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

But before We do any of that, We wish to bow Our heads in honour of another Dear Furriend, who received his angel wings the day before yesterday - dearest, handsome Ernie of the Island Cats blog, He of the Golden Eyes. He was 18 years old, but however many years We are granted, it is never enough, certainly not for Our Humans, who are left bereft and alone. Yet although Ernie has left this world, when he received his wings, he crossed over the Rainbow Bridge into the world of Eternal Sunshine, where he will live forever, restored to youth and health. Fly free, dearest Ernie, safe in the Loving Paw of the Great Cat in the Sky.


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In our own little corner of the World, We have to report that Uncle D. has gone to spend the next couple of weeks with Auntie N. (who also lives in Jerusalem), so We now have Free Access to the Guest-Room Our Room once more. We are glad about that, but will miss Uncle D. We think an extra week or so of Reinforcement Training would have helped him remain a Committed Cat Purrson after he returns to England!

Another impawtant news item is that Mummy FINALLY finished writing on her own bloggie about her field trip to the Galilee and Golan Heights last month. You are cordially invited to take a look - and also to say hallo to a couple of kitties She met there.

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And now, to Blog Hop business.

Here are not one, but THREE selfies, each one artified with different LunaPic filters!


In this furrst, the background is slightly blurred but you can clearly see My Tummy and, most impawtant of all, My Murder Mitts:





























We artified this with the Fairy effect at 80%, and then added an overlay of Tattoo at 20%.





























The second selfie shows me sprawled reclining on the living room sofa, displaying my Tongue and My Smoochable Tummy (smoochable by those Select Few to whom I have deigned to purr-mit Tummy Access, that is):













We made a lovely, artsy-fartsy version of this one - including the frame - with the Sketch2 effect at 48% and the Beauty effect at 46%.
















Finally, here is a close-up of Me, with My Raspy, Little Pink Tongue sticking out:













The artification for this last one used Crayon at 42%, followed by Pen at 27%.















And here are the blog hop badges:


        



Before We go, We would like to remind you that next Caturday night is the Meowrovision Song Contest Final - preceded on Tuesday night and Thursday night by the two semifinals. Israel's song is in the second semifinal, on Thursday night. Please, please, please, make sure your Humans support Us, by voting for Our Song.  We understand that viewers all over the world will be able to vote, not just in competing countries. Israel needs YOUR vote, to get through to the Final and to win. The broadcasts are at 10 pm Israel time, so if you are in North America, that's 3 pm on the east coast, 12 noon on the west coast - and somewhere in the middle for all points between. If you are in Europe - you will know when to tune in.


That's all for now. See you next week. Till then - Be well. Be safe. We love you all.




22 comments:

Katie Isabella said...

I will do all I can to vote!!! Believe me. And Caspurr...um...you are the stuff of Ladycat's dreams!

Kea said...

I'm not sure which is more impressive, Caspurr, your tummy or your murder mitts! You're tummy is more adorable, and tempting, to this human, though. 😁

But your closeup with your tongue peeking out is equally adorable, so I certainly can't choose this week!

Take care, all of you, and keep well. The blossom on my blog post is an apple blossom, a neighbor has a small apple tree out front. Not sure what kind of apple, though! I don't think they pick any of them in the fall, which seems a shame, even if only for cooking/baking!

Lynn and Precious said...

Sir Caspurr, I can see why yer tummy is kissable, but with murder mitts to compare with mine, how does anyone broach the tummy safely, mol. I show my tummy fur rubbin's and brushies only, no photos. Uncle D. must learn how we kitties are superior to hoomans and he must luv you all to bits. Wishing the singing the number one vote in the world. Yer mummy will be singing praises. Precious

meowmeowmans said...

We love all of your selfies, Caspurr. And what lovely art they made!

We can vote for Eurovision this year? Wow! We did not know that. We'll check it out!

Hugs!

da tabbies o trout towne said...

dood !! eye gotta bee trooth full N say eye like yur original art peacez de best...each oh them total lee rox
N me and de gurl will vote for yur song, what due we knead ta due ? givez a PAWS UP on you tube ? happee safe healthee week a head two ewe all ♥♥♥

Gidget Blue Sky said...

Caspurr, yoo r so cute!!!

Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty said...

Wow, love your stretches, pawsies and bellies!

Great art too.

LOULOU said...

That selfie is absolutely one of the best I've seen. I mean I thought I could stretch but that is a WINNER.

The J-Cats said...

We hope this will explain how you can vote in the Eurovision Song Contest if you are not from one of the participating countries.

https://eurovision.tv/vote

We will research the subject in greater depth tomorrow and let you all know.

Leah said...

We are so very sad about the loss of Ernie, we so enjoyed his pictures, and we'll miss him. Those are marvelous pictures of Caspurr! I think the first one, both versions, is my fave, though they are all cute!

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

Goodness, Caspurr, you are so beautiful. We love all your artwork, but that tummy shot is priceless.

Woos - Misty and Timber

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

Love those gorgeous photos!!! We're heartbroken over Ernie.

Brian's Home Blog said...

Love your photo and your art too Sir Caspurr! We will try the vote thingy too. It sure is sad abyt dear Ernie. Y'all be safe over there.

messymimi said...

My, but your poses are amazing, Sir Caspurr, and so are those murder mitts. I really like your selfies.

My condolences to all who knew and loved Ernie. You are right, we never have our precious pets long enough.

While I do not own a TV (too expensive), I will see if I can be at a client's house during the time you are talking about and maybe cast a vote that way.

M Dawson said...

Oh you made me laugh! You ARE Elasticat!!!!!

BellaDharma an BellaSita Mum said...

Mee-yow Caspurr yore lookin mitey hansum yoreselfie!!!! Wee love yore Selfiess an Miss Shimona yore artwerk iss sue-purrb!
Wee two are so furry sad about Ernie...mee had a seecret crushie on him.... **sighss**
Wishin J-Catss an Miss Shimona a peecefull week an to Unkell D two an Aunty N.
~~~head rubss~~~BellaDharma~~~
{{{huggiess}}} BellaSita Mum

pilch92 said...

Very cute selfie poses and I love your art. XO

Erin the Cat Princess said...

You not only picked three excellent selfies to treat us to, but three unusual and delightful art effects. So much so we cant choose between them.
May your Euro song do well. We don't watch any longer as no TV, but it did all get very political at one point, comically so.
Anyways, have a wonderful week enjoying the good music.
ERin

Linda said...

I’m sorry about Ernie. All the image effects are nice and my favorite is “artified this with the Fairy effect at 80%, and then added an overlay of Tattoo at 20%.”

CCL Wendy said...

Wow, Caspurr! You have created your own purrsonal gallery. Although I love them all, my fafurite is the artified murder mitts. It has so much panache.

And I must apologize for gender-identifying your brother Shimshi as a girl. It was a lapse on my part, and hopefully it won't happen again.

Stay safe and well.

The J-Cats said...

About voting for Israel's song in the Eurovision Song Contest, you can either download the official Eurovision app or vote on the website. I think you can find an explanation on the website how to download the app.

https://eurovision.tv/vote

Mark's Mews (Marley, Lori, Taz, and Binq) said...

We were sad to read about Ernie. Yes, we are never here with our Beins long enough.

Great Murder Mitts!