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:

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

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  2. Anonymous9:53 PM

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

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  3. Anonymous10:03 PM

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

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

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

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  6. Polydactyl AND marmalade! Irresistible.

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  7. Make sure you get my good side, human!

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

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

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

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

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

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  12. Gorgeous! I'm a sucker for a redhead.

    FA

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  13. Anonymous4:16 PM

    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...

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  14. 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.

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  15. 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.

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  16. Anonymous11:29 PM

    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!

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  17. She is beautiful!

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  18. 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.

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  19. Beautiful. She could be related to my Garfield.

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  20. She's so beautiful!!!

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

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

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  23. Anonymous3:04 AM

    such a pretty cat!

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  24. She matches the table beautifully.

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