In my last post, I wrote about paws. How I'm inexplicably drawn to them. How I love their versatility, their expressiveness--their pure adorability.
After sifting through dozens of pictures of my furry friends' feet, I realized that I might be considered a tad...um...obsessed. Particularly when I realized I had so many photos that I had to split my paws post into pieces.
Thus last week went to the dogs, and this week, I pause (couldn't help it again) for cats.
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Do not ask what planets aligned in order to create the magic that is in this photo. Just marvel as Jasper and Dawn share a moment. |
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The bottom of kitty feet feature soft round pads like jelly beans nestled in fur. While dogs paws smell like popcorn (I swear!), I am not brave enough to find out if cat feet do too. I value my face. |
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Dawn's paws look so soft and gentle, as they pour off the edge of the counter. |
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Sometimes a paw is tucked underneath a cat for safekeeping. |
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Athena often sleeps with her little kitty feet curled over her body. |
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Sometimes, you have to stretch those feet--and one or more get stuck in strange positions. |
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And sometimes, when you're asleep, you just let it hang out. |
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Paws do need maintenance, and as cats don't tend to like my version of a feline manicure, they need to find better places to have their nails done. Like a scratching post built into a cat tree. |
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Athena shows off her very pointy paws in an elegant Window Stretch. |
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Cat paws are great for grabbing at Things. Even if those Things aren't there. They Might Have Been. |
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Sometimes another paw is The Thing to paw at. Particularly if it's Inside a Box. Those paws must be Dealt With. |
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Cat feet also make good boxing gloves. Until I had feline companions, I had no idea that there's a thudding sound when cats hit each other. Talk about smackdown! |
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Both Athena and Dawn have mastered the gentle, "Please, sir, could you spare a bit o' grub for an 'ungry cat?" tap--that ever-so-light touch with a soft paw accompanied by wide eyes and a plaintive, questioning "mew." I think Athena's trying to be a little surreptitious here; she's keeping the deniability option open. It might have been The Other Cat reaching out and touching Brian. |
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And, of course, paws are useful when you want to send a text message. Though I wouldn't recommend texting after drinking. |
One word...Adorable!
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