Football Sunday

Like most Americans, I enjoy watching football on Sundays. My favorite teams are teams with animal names. Since there are no more kitties in the playoffs, I have thrown my support behind my dad Noe's favorite team. Here we are cheering on the Indianapolis Colts!

Crossword Country

One of Noe's favorite things to do is work on his crossword puzzle book. Amy gave him a big book of puzzles last year for Christmas. I think this is how he gets his brain exercise while he waits to go back to school.

Normally I like to sit ON the puzzle book and chew on his pen, but it is hard to get a good picture from that angle - so I took one from the couch instead.

Costume Party

Sometimes it takes Amy a long time to get ready. This is especially true if she is getting ready for a party. Luckily, it only takes Noe a few minutes. He sits down on the couch to watch TV while he waits, and I get to sit on his lap, even if he is dressed up.

A couple weeks ago, this happened while Amy was getting ready for her friend Liz's Roaring Twenties party. I got some fun pictures of Noe waiting for her, and then a good one of Amy in her costume:

"Buns, are you taking my picture right now?"

"This football game is getting good...

maybe we can skip the party..."

"Are you ready yet? Where is the lint roller?

You have cat hair all over you!" 

Ad Age

I've been thinking that maybe I should feature some advertising on my blog. You're probably thinking cat food or kitty litter, but I like to aim big. So I give you the Nike Swoosh:

Unfortunately, this is not big-bucks product placement. It's just me taking a picture of Noe's leg when he was wearing gym shorts. Still, perhaps it will open the door to some revenue opportunities...after all, with Noe still looking for work, a kitty's got to do what a kitty's got to do!

Pearly Whites

Sometimes I like to hang out int he bathroom when people are taking showers. I call it "kitty sauna" - I like how warm it gets when the hot water is going and the door is almost closed (obviously it is not closed all the way or I would not be able to push my way inside!)

I am not really supposed to wear my camera during kitty sauna time because of A) the possibility of accidental naked pictures and B) we are not sure how the steam would affect the camera. However, I did manage to get a few shots of our bathroom during tooth-brushing time the other day:

Toilet and trash can

Pedestal sink - one of Amy's favorite fixtures in the house -
and the striped shower curtain that Noe was against at first

Noe holding me up to see if the camera was on.
Will he ever learn?

RePETitive

Why does everyone always try to stick Ralph in my pictures?! Doesn't he get in enough on his own?

Noe with Ralph

Coming and Going

The thing about the living room is people are always coming and going. I like to hang outi n the living room because it gets a lot of sun, but laying in the middle of the floor can be kind of hazardous when Amy and Noe are getting ready to go somewhere or do something. So sometimes I sit on the steps instead and watch the action:

Amy waiting for Amanda to pick her up
and Ralphie trying to find some sun.

That blur in the middle of the sunshine is Ralph.
He is not as worried about being stepped on.

Amanda's here! Time to leave.

Noe was leaving to run errands but first he had to get in my face again.

Family Photos

The problem with being an artist is everyone is always asking you what you're working on, especially when you are TRYING TO WORK!

Every time I have my camera on, Amy and Noe get in my face and try to get in the pictures. Sometimes I really just want to take pictures of the radiator cover and Ralphie (who never TRIES to be in my photos) but Amy and Noe just keep getting in my way. On the occasions I actually try to take a picture of them, they always lean in and ask some stupid question like "Is the camera on?" and my picture turns out all fuzzy. It can be very frustrating! Here are some examples:

I was scared Amy was going to poke me with her fork.

Noe is the worst at getting his picture taken - he can not stand still.

Finally! They followed my instructions and I got a good one...
although I prefer candid shots to posed.

I wear my Buns Glasses at night

Yesterday and today I took some pictures of my house.

First, I sat on my favorite step for awhile, thinking about where I wanted to go and what I wanted to take pictures of. While I sat there thinking, my camera took some pictures of the living room.


This picture didn't show my favorite part of the living room, though - the Christmas tree. So tonight I went into the dining room and tried to take some pictures from a different angle:


I also took a picture of Amy walking through the dining room - she was coming to see what I was up to:

Last but not least, I wanted to take a picture of my favorite person in the whole world, my dad Noe. Noe loves to play with me. Here is Noe playing with me a toy I got from my friend Amanda:

I had such a fun night taking pictures! I can't wait to take more. I love wearing my camera!