Things here were quiet yesterday (except for the fireworks at night). No neighbor cookouts. No loud crowds. Just chilling and a few photo sessions with the catkids. I took the picture that every owner of multiple cats wants. A picture with all of them in it. I don’t get that often. In fact, never but here it is!

Top row is Morgan and Gracie. Sasha is on the tilted ottoman. Queen Bee Mollie is on the cool floor. They are waiting for their round of ‘niptinis delivered by the inept staff.
This was a miracle! Mollie rarely visits the porch these days and if she does, they don’t group together.
There was some tussling between Gracie and Sasha (as there always is) but it’s good natured. Just a few harmless wops that get lost in the air.Hope your week was good. It was hot and humid here but I’m not complaining! Better than a snowstorm! Just ask the cats. First you have to find them and wake them up though.
If cats can settle things quickly and easily, it’s baffling how those higher on the food chain can’t.
What a lovely group portrait – looks like they have chaired all discussions for a bit.
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Everyone has a pecking order and is content with it. Everyone was on alert for the occasional chippie to show up.
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Another advantage of being down to two cats… not that hard to get them both in the photo! Nice to have a full family photo.
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That works if you have the right two cats!
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Indeed!
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Oh, I am impressed with your group shot! They look as if they really posed for a family portrait. I don’t think we ever got a good shot of more than two cats at a time. May you chill as much as possible. The last sentence in your caption says it all! Cheers!
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This was a lucky shot!
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The whole cat famdamily – you lucked out. We have that heat and humidity too and a storm late afternoon. Yesterday there was a heat advisory from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. – more than hot, just plain oppressive.
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Sun, storms, hot, humid. Very summery.
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That’s for sure – it isn’t even August yet!
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Great captures of the kitties. Kudos on the rare action shot. 😉
Have a great weekend.
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Thanks! Hot and humid here but very summery.
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You captured two wonderful images! but I had to wait to comment until Tyler got off me. I love the interaction photo. Those are hard to get too.
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Yes, I had three others taken at the same time, all blurred.
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Wow- all the cats together! That has to be unusual! They are all looking happy and healthy 🙂 Stay cool!
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It is unusual!
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Delightful!
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🙂
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Love the photo of the Fab Four!
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Yes you can see they all get along.
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Yes! Love the all-cats photo! I think I only have maybe two of those?
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Very hard to get. Sometime they can all be in the same room but just not close enough.
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Two great photos!!
Enjoy the quiet of your weekend. Personally, this week I’m grateful for A/C!
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It is that kind of weather!
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‘Concats’ on getting the whole Hee-Haw gang together in that family ‘pawtrait.’ Happy weekend; hope the temps and humidity go down and peace and quiet return.
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All I need is a hound dog sleeping in the porch!
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So cute. Great photos.
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Thanks!
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That is a cute picture. My sister has four cats. Last time I visited, we had to walk all over the house to meet each one. I don’t think they were ever together.
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Mine are usually in twosies. It rotates as to who is part of the twosie but it’s always two.
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For a hot and humid day, Mollie picked the best spot, a cool spread of tiled floor. It’s where I go when I have a hot flash, so I know!
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She goes down to the porch when the upstairs gets unbearably hot. She chills out, then she’s good.
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That is a lovely group shot. A real keeper!
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So far it’s the only one with everyone from this group.
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I feel like the illegal fireworks grow more numerous and more annoying every year. This year, ever Boss Cat was under the bed. And the usually the dog isn’t fireworks sensitive, but when they are being set off one house away…
I found myself apologizing to the cowering wildlife: “I’m so sorry, fledgling red-tailed hawks. Hand tight and don’t move. Same to you, orioles.”
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I know. I do that to the squirrels. Fireworks were legalized in our state this year so there were more and louder. Various communities are passing ordinances restricting the hours but it’s not enough. In the middle of our city there was a big poster of a dog with a notice that not everyone enjoys fireworks. First thing this morning I saw that a 10 week old puppy was terrified, got out and ran away. I was annoyed that the owners would have a new pup and not take extra precautions. I know they slip out when scared but really. Now everyone is looking for the puppy.
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you are fabulous and you got this wonderful photo!!! Bravo… I’m not even able to get two in one picture.. LOL
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They are not the best quality but you know how it is when you are trying to photograph moving targets.
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Great photos…………I never have a problem getting a photo of Teddy when he’s still because he sleeps almost all the time (haha). BUTTT, I would like people to know he also likes to run around like a nutcase, plays with a toy occasionally, and likes to go for walks with harness/leash. I just tend to take a lot of “asleep” photos because I like them myself!
Hugs, Pam
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Most of my shots are asleep, almost asleep, or just woke up. Those are easiest to get.
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That last photo… darling capture!
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Thanks! So hard to get one that isn’t blurred!
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If you use your imagination, Sasha has a white kitty with two alert little ears on her shoulder facing the camera… 🙂
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Dang! She does!
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As another person posting photos of my cats, all I can add to that is “Amen!” Sometimes the best I can get is a blur or the back of a head when the target kitty turns his head at the very moment I try to get a good photo of his pretty Persian kitty eyes! Anyway, that’s a great photo of your kitties interacting in the last photo. Well done!
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I’m very grateful we have digital now and I don’t have to develop lots of blurred picture like in the old days! 🙂
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Great photos Kate.
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Not as sharp as I’d like them to be but they are cats. In addition to these I had many shots of the same poses all blurred with tails flying and whiskers twitching. It’s harder than getting a great family picture of 4 kids with no eyes closed! 🙂
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ha!
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Mollie knows where the cool cats hang out!
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She says she is the cool cat! 🙂
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My first thought: Mollie’s on the porch?! 😀
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Me too! She came down on the porch at the beginning of the fireworks last night but it was too noisy for her.
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