Category: Danï

hot august caturday

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It’s been very hot in Florida. We’ve had daily excessive heat warnings that have been going on for weeks now. Our air conditioning labors to keep the house reasonably cool, even if the thermostat is set at 78. I don’t want to blow up the air conditioner by overusing it. We’ve already had two incidents here with power, where the lights have flickered. One was this morning; while out on a very short walk around 6:30 I heard a transformer blow up in our neighborhood. Our power stayed on. I can only imagine how the effected homes stayed without power before the transformer was replaced.

I keep the little ones inside now, and make sure everyone has full bowls of clean water. Everyone comes around to visit, or else find a spot to nap. I know that cat ancestors lived in the desert, but today’s cats are a lot more domesticated than wild; they won’t do well out in this high heat and humidity.

Camera was the Olympus E-M1.2 with the m.Zuiko 17mm/1.2 PRO.

first of july caturday

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Do you see anything Beau? I don’t see anything!

Cats

I can’t believe the first six months of 2023 have already gone by. Here we are the first day of July. The cats, of course, pay no mind to the passage of time. Everything and every day is always new to them.

In the summer they like to congregate around one corner of the lanai to look at … something. Whatever it is, it has their complete attention. I was able to walk up with a camera and take this photo of four of the six. They are, from left to right, Danï, Zoë, Joan, and Beau (who appears to be their leader). Joan is hidden by Beau, lying next to her kitten Zoë. It’s always fun to see how the cats congregate, with the two dilute Torties hanging together and the four Gingers in a group by themselves. They when it’s time to be fed, they break up three and three, with the three “kittens” eating together and the three “adults” eating together in a different area. Or else Danï and Zoë will sleep together, Joan and Beau sleep together, while Nicholas and Luke are off independent. And when they decide to play, they’re all mixed in and playing hard.

Camera

Panasonic Lumix GH4 with M.Zuiko 12-100mm/4 PRO zoom.