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.