Sunday, April 12, 2026

Messing With Messi: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Greetings, Effurryone!

We have a Special Treat for you this week. Can you guess what it is?

That's right - a Guest Selfie, starring Our Woofie Uncle Messi!

Strictly speaking, it should be Caspurr's turn to lead his fellow J-Cats on the weekend blog hops today - 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. But Caspurr is a bit exhausticated from all the pawtying this past week, so he is resting up for the next round of pawties. This coming Furriday, April 17th, is Shimshi's 12th purrthday and next week, of course, is Independence Day! We shall be celebrating with Shimshi up in the Enchanted Forest, on Friday afternoon, at 3pm Israel Time. Needless to say, you are all invited. The Weather Prophets say we can expect a sharav, with tempurratures between 28 - 30 degrees Celsius.

So Messi stepped up, like the trouper he is, and graciously consented to stand in for his niece and nephews.

Here he is, sprawled reclining elegantly on Step-Grandma's bed, which was previously out of bounds but because he got really freaked out by all the boomies, and the tension in the air, and has been barred from the Guest Room since Mummy's niece moved in there, as she has a serious allergy to woofie and kitty fur, he has managed to persuade Step-Grandma to let him stay there:












Do you like the frame? Mummy created it with the help of LunaPic.  In fact, all the frames this week are from LunaPic - but the art is by BeFunky this time.

The furrst artification uses the Comic Noir filter at 50%:












Next up - an artsy fartsy version using Polyart GFX:













And finally, a furry colourful rendition, featuring the Impressionist2 filter:













Which is your favourite? Do let Us know in the Comments section below!


Now, just between Us, Caspurr is not the only one to be a tad exhausticated. Mummy is too. She will (hopefully) be going to Caterwauling Club this evening, so She really needs to have her Siesta this afternoon. As for the rest of the week - thanks to the Ceasefire, the nature hikes, which have been on hold since the War with Iran started, are now being resumed (although not in the North, where the War continues against Hezbollah) and there is supposed to be one tomorrow, although Mummy won't be going this time, as She is still in too much pain from her fall the week before last, besides which, She has an appointment with the cardiologist in the afternoon. But since She notified them in advance, She has the right to an alternative outing any time up till August 2027. She assumes her bruised bum will have recovered by then.


Now, here are the blog hop badges:


        



And now, it's time for Us to start hopping. We will try to visit as many of you as We can. And, of course, We will be back next week, COD-willing - same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. 

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



23 comments:

kate said...

Awww, poor Mummy. Hope her bum gets better soon! Welcome Messi!

The Florida Furkids said...

We hope your Mummy feels better soon. we like the reclining Selfie.

Erin the Cat Princess said...

Well this week we have a draw between the last two art pictures. The third maybe just edging past the second by less than a whisker, MOL
We are so pleased that the cease fire has helped things in Israel, but heard this morning that it had lapsed and talks stopped. May good karma and the will of the sensible bring peace once more between Iran and the world.
Hopefully the singing will still be on, and your staff get to relax doing something she really loves.
My, Messi sure looks comfy on the bed, no doubt chillin' till his next snack, just like we cats ;)
Best wishes to one and all
ERin

Lynn and Precious said...

Uncle Messi certainly deserves a bit of a good rest on the bed. All the booming must be making his puppy ears hurt. And the frame! Wow, so fitting for a bow wow. Precious came home from the pawty very full and sleepy. Now she sees there's to be more! She'll just gain more weight, lol. Glad to hear the Mum is a bit better and now more free to come and go to fun things.

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

That is a lovely selfie of Uncle Messi. I can't decide between Polyart and Impressionist as to which is my favourite.
I hope the ceasefire holds and everyone can relax enough to continue with their daily lives, and not have to keep running for shelter. I hope your Mummy soon feels a lot better since her fall.

Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty said...

We like the Impressionist 2 best.

eileeninmd said...

Cute images of Messi! I hope you mama is feeling better.
Take care, enjoy your day and happy week.

Leah said...

We're hoping Mummy feels better soon! That is one adorable woodie, and we do like the frame. We like all art versions this week but we're partial to the second one, with the enhanced warm tones.

da tabbies o trout towne said...

wavez two ewe messi frum sum catz in de land oh trout !!! ewe iz one hansum pup and yur selffee iz pawz UP grate...eye due like art peace one... !!! heerz hopin mummy can get ta de sing a long and when her goez two de doc dood, him can givez her sum nooze bout what beez a goin on with her self ♥♥

Kitties Blue said...

Happy belated birthday πŸŽ‚πŸŽπŸŽˆto your mom. We hope it was absolutely purrfect. Messi did a wonderful job as your selfie host this week. We really like all the art creations of the week. We pray things remain quiet and that this war ends very soon. We are really hoping you mom heals from her fall and that all goes well at the cardiologist. Thanks for hopping with us! XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid & Sawyer, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Kizmet, Audrey, Raleigh, Gibbs & Tali

BellaDharma an BellaSita Mum said...

That was sum pawty Shimshi an Caspurr an Trixie!! Lookin forwerd to next pawty fore sure! Unkell Messi iss so ADOORBSS!
Wee think #3 foto iss THE nicest...they all are butt #3 iss so colorfull...
~~~head rubss~~~BellaDharma~~ an (((hugss))) BellaSita Mum

messymimi said...

Messi, you did a fabulous job with your selfie. The third artification is my favorite and I do like the frame a lot.

My cat Link Linker the Stinker is looking forward to the party.

I’m praying for your Mummy to heal quickly and I continue to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Brian's Home Blog said...

Messi is such a cute pup, good job on the selfie and the art! I hope your are feeling all better and you all stay safe over there!

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

Sure is good to see you, Uncle Messi!

Linda said...

Yes, I like that frame. I think all the filters look good. Charlie would like to play with Messi.

pilch92 said...

Cute pup and beautiful art. I hope your mum feels better soon. XO

meowmeowmans said...

Happy belated birthday to your Mum! We really loved Uncle Messi's selfie, and all of the art is spectacular. We're glad the ceasefire is affording a bit of peace, and hope the war in the north will subside as well. We are, as always, purring and praying for your Mum's cardiologist visit. See you for Shimshi's purrthday celebration! XO

M Dawson said...

Wow you did great with the Comic Noir filter, it looks like real ink!!

Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofs said...

Hi, Messi! You sure have a nice spot to rest on!
Happy belated birthday greetings to your Mum! And early ones for Shimshi!
I like all the art renditions.
I sure hope all your ouchies heal up so you can enjoy going on those walking tours again, and we pray this ceasefire might hold on so that peace may be there once again. And safety as well.

Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs said...

We liked all of them, but maybe we liked Impressionist2 filter a tad bit more. Glad to hear about the cease fire. We hope things will continue to improve. You are in our thoughts, and we hope your Mummy's bum will feel better soon and she can resume the nature hikes.

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The J-Cats said...

Dear friends, You can thank the scumbag, drug pushing spammer who calls him/herself Barewood, for the fact that I have had to enable Comment Moderation on this blog.

Katie Isabella said...

I got a triple helping of that sack o' Beans crappy nasty spam. Guess he got mad at me, Katie, for calling him put over all the helpings of Spam we got on all of the blogs. I may have to go to a short time for moderation the way I hd to do Admiral's. I like the third iteration of the art.