August 28, 2007

For the camera

As PPB pointed out in the comments of a recent post, our striped grey cat Gretel is a camera hog. It's hard, actually, to take any kind of photo inside my house without a cat in the photo, but Gretel is the cat who sneaks into photos most often. I have very few photos of Salem, our shy black cat, and most people who come to the house never even see her. She's never appeared on my blog; like my husband, she's a very private creature. But recently, Rachel, our striped orange cat, has been posing for pictures. I think she's looking for equal time.

In the sun

25 comments:

chichimama said...

Adorable! She looks like she could be the twin of Dumb Cat, who is also a camera hog.

Anonymous said...

How is it that your kids get names like Shaggy Hair and your cats get people names like Gretel and Rachel?

Anonymous said...

Her fur matches the color of the table. Wait, is she a polydactl?

Inside the Philosophy Factory said...

She's beautiful!!! Especially with those extra-toes... I'd love to see her with my extra-toed (formerly) boy kitty....

Zhoen said...

She was just waiting for the right setting, to look so gorgeous.

lucy tartan said...

Polydactyl AND marmalade! Irresistible.

Peter said...

Make sure you get my good side, human!

Mrs. Coulter said...

HEY! What's my cat doing at your house?

Oh, wait. Mine's a boy...

Yankee T said...

Cat blogging, and it's not even Friday! This cat is a beauty.

jo(e) said...

Well, it's the first week of the semester so if feels like it should be Friday already.

nimiecat said...

I've never seen an organge tabby that was a girl!!! I thought they were always males. Just like calico's are always girls.

YourFireAnt said...

Gorgeous! I'm a sucker for a redhead.

FA

Anonymous said...

Our cats always pose nicely for the camera. They are not shy. Love the bright orange kitty! We wanted one that color but ended up with a creamier off-white/light orange...

BerryBird said...

Such pretty eyes!

kathy a. said...

rachel is gorgeous! and the green eyes! the extra toes! pink nose! owning the perfect backdrop!

cats are just so funny. rachel must be very relaxed -- she neither tried to hide, nor ran for you in an effort to play.

Unknown said...

That's funny - our black cat is also very private and we have few photos, but our orange boy hams it up for the camera. Rachel is beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Yellow females are supposed to be unusual. We have one, named Cassie, and the vet seemed really surprized. Rachel looks a bit like you, actually!

ccw said...

She is beautiful!

purpleteardropsofhappilymarriedness said...

This makes me want to post pictures of my parents cat back home..She's a total b*tch but shes really pretty. Have a good day.

Patti said...

Beautiful. She could be related to my Garfield.

Sue said...

She's so beautiful!!!

Lilian said...

She's absolutely gorgeous!! I need a yellow cat!!!

a/k/a Nadine said...

Is there a connection between extra digits and orange tiger kitties? I've known several that were blessed in that fashion.

Anonymous said...

such a pretty cat!

duopastorale said...

She matches the table beautifully.