Cat Days of Summer?

Here is my poem for August:

Cat Naps

Summer days pass by

long, lazy and sun filled

cat naps are purr-fect!

Here are Charcoal and Marmalade, Mum and Son, enjoying a relaxing summers day.

Sleep, eat, play, relax and repeat!

“Kittens are angels with whiskers.” – Alexis Flora Hope

 

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods;

 they have not forgotten this.”  

Terry Pratchet

“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. 

Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.” 

Christopher Hitchens

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”

Albert Schweitzer

“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”

James Herriot

“Women and cats will do as they please, 

and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”

Robert A. Heinlein

“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”

 Leonardo da Vinci

“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. 

The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”

Hippolyte Taine

Briefly awake, above, stretch, and back to sleep.

“Cats leave paw prints in your heart, forever and always.” 

Unknown

Cats in the Garden too:

Wooden above and metal below.

Tomatoes are ripening, apples are almost ready- a busy time in the garden.

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News from the studio:

I sold 3 paintings:

Showing a Bit of Mussel

Razors Edges

Sunshine in a Jar

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 New Work:

Paintings:

Coral Heart

Dancing Tree

More 3D work:

I will be selling these one of a kind decorations in the fall with Christmas Cards

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My painting "Ancient Wisdom"

 is in the juried exhibit Small

 at the Federation Gallery on Granville Island in Vancouver 

from August 2 to 15, 2021:

I have 5 paintings in the Past Times Exhibit at Gallery 1710 in Tsawwassen  

from August 6 to 29, 2021:

Keremeos Tractor

Out for Lunch

Out to Pasture

Rusting in the Shade

 

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Back to Cats,

here is a BBC video showing how cats use whiskers:

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That's all for today,

happy Wednesday,

with Whimsy,

Gillian