Weekend Cat Blogging #289

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the 289th Edition of Weekend Cat Blogging!

It is a celebration of one of the several times, over a busy weekend of napping, where some Felines wake up long enough to post about their activities, and share them with the wider Cat Blogosphere, & the world (Yes, there are several such shareathons, each week, but we won't mention them here!), then resume napping, or some other favorite activity. ;-D

This quite possibly may be one of the last 3 editions of this long running series, as the founders have not posted any word about its fate for 2011, and participation has been down all year long.

In 2011 Daddy, Miss Elvira, and I, will be focusing on Carnival of the Cats, and some ideas of my own, as Daddy also continues looking for new skills, and a new career.

Like you, we will be blogging this weekend, and I hope you join us, here, in sharing.

There are 2 ways you can participate, from today until 7pm EST/4pm PST, Sunday:

1. Leave a comment!

In that comment you can, if you choose to do so, comment on the stories linked in this post, or any other post, or aspect of this blog...

but MOST IMPORTANTLY you must leave the following:

A link to up to 3 of your weekend blog posts! ;-D

2. Don't want to leave your link(s) in a comment?

Send your link(s) to me, in an e-mail, at opinionated.feline @ gmail.com  (Copy, paste, and Squeeze, you know the drill!)

You can learn how to participate, and see the schedule for the whole year at the home of the WCB.

 

1. Well, now, this is interesting!

Checking my stats I came across an apparent Cat Lover, of a very artistic bent, who likes this blog enough to list me in her blogroll, for which I thank her! ;-D

My attention was drawn to a Friday, Dec. 3rd, post with a very intriguing Feline related announcement.

The Blog is called Sadie & Gen, and is based out of Barcelona, Spain, and written by a woman named Gen, who bills herself as "A Wannabe Illustrator". ;-D

Sadie Desolee is her alter ego/Artistic Creation, I think, and has an interest in "fashion, people, and life."

The artwork is simply fascinating, and different, as well as thought provoking in subject, and presentation.

The post in question, about Cats, is called "Coming Soon...The Sleekats: The Genuine Catwalk Stars!"

The artwork? Judge for yourself!

The posting, in 2010, has been around 40, so if you get a chance, and are looking for a blog experience of a different sort, check her archives out.

***UPDATE 5AM - 12/18: Comment Promoted*** 

What a wonderful surprise!

Thank you so much for recommending my blog, and all the kind words:)

I´m an animal/cat lover that is owned by three wonderful moggies: Nicky, Tiffany and Jaspi.

I´m currently writing a blog whose main character is called Sadie.

Sadie is an opinionated young lady interested in lots of things, including animals and animal welfare.

Sadie will soon share her space with some feline characters called "The Sleekats";) which I hope you all like.

Thank you again for this mention and keep up the great work!

Best Wishes,

Gen

***END NOTE***

2. Over at Judi's Mind Over Matter, Saturday gets off to a great start by continuing the Cats as Art Theme, but with a real Cat, this time! ;-D

Study of Black on White, starring the adorable, and handsome, Jules! ;-D

3. Kitikata-san is a Gril Cat in Nashville, and she has turned into an adorable Elf for Chrissymouse!

4. Over at Sidewalk Shoes...The house has been invaded!

Yup, another Woman Kitten shows up on a front porch but, unlike Elvira, who was too scared to give a damn one way or the other, this one took things into her own paws, demanded to be "invited" in, and promptly made herself at home...much to a mixed reation from the resident felines.

Meet Coco, read her story, and see her adorable pictures, here.

5. Over at CatSynth...Who needs the Macy's Parade when ya got the Macy's/SPCA Holiday Window Kitties, in San Francisco? ;-D

Wonderful photos! 

6. Over at Mind of Mog...Meowza gives us a great look at his coat!

 

 
 

7.  Hi, Elvira here!

Nikita is napping so I have had the computer all to myself since 8pm!

What did I do?

I posted my WCB contribution of course! ;-D

Elvira Helps Daddy By Chasing One of His Balls... (Including 5 photos of me caught in the act!) ;-D

It's almost 10pm, and Nikita is still napping so I'll just continue hosting! ;-D

8 - 10. Over at Life From a Cat's Perspective they have all been very busy! 

They celebrated Clementine's Birthday/Gotcha Day, and now I'm hungry!

Wow! A Mystery!  - Wordless Thursday with a Twist.....Was Samantha Eaten by Clementine or Not?

The answer to the above question can be learned on the next post! ;-D

Speaking of hungry...Nikita just awoke from his nap, and is going to go graze on his food dish, while all I am allowed to do is sit, and watch, because I clean my bowl right up like a good girl, and a growing one at that, should! ;-D

1045am Sunday: 

Yawwwn... Good morning all you happy Cats!

Nikita, here, and glad to see Elvira handled things so well last night. ;-D

So, let's see, who else is awake this morning?

Oh, cool! One of this years NKITB's* !

11. The Accidental English Teacher just awoke from something that should make us ALL jealous...A 3 Month Nap! ;-D

She claimed to be partly sufferring from something called "Procrastination", but appears to be all better now (Hurrah!).

There are 2 Cats in the house, and she shares a lovely photo of one of them, named Oliver. ;-D 

12. My contribution is a new song! Just in time for Christmas it is even topical, sort of. ;-D

The Ballad of the Cat Berets

By the way...

NKITB = New Kats In The Blogosphere ;-D

Comments

[Gattina]

Is that the belly "before" Christmas and then you will show us the same picture "after" Christmas ?

[Nikita Cat]

LOL!

It's from a few days ago but, alas, I will not end up rivaling Santa Claus in Girth, as Daddy won't be feeding us extra for Chrissymouse Day.

The only extra I'm getting, these days, is a tasty joint supplement treat, 3 pieces a day. ;-D

[Judi]

Looks like someone is demanding a belly rub! :)

Thanks for hosting!

[kitikata]

Happy Holidays! Meow Meow! Come visit my holiday post :)

Thanks, for hosting WCB!

[pam]

Thanks for hosting!

I know, I am disappointed by the lack of participation in WCB, it will be sad to see it end.

I will keep posting my kitties on Saturday, and maybe call it something else, with a linky option at the bottom.

[CatSynth]

Hi there.

Thanks for hosting this past year.

We certainly hope WCB continues into the future.

In the meantime, we have our holiday post up!

[Mog]

I finally got around to Meowza for a Caturday post!

Thanks for hosting, you do so much for the CB.

It is appreciated.

[Nikita Cat]

Thank U all for coming!

Judi...LOL! Daddy caught me napping, and I rolled over, half napped-out still, at his approach.

Luckily my Super Senses were in Full Op Mode, or I would have plopped on the floor! ;-D

Pam, CatSynth, and Mog...The WCB has come a long way from it beginnings, same with Bad Kitty Cats Carnival of Chaos, but maybe their time has passed.

There are other weekend events like Camera Kitties, that have since come into their own, afterall.

I aim to do my best to help revitalize The Grand Daddy, Carnival of the Cats, in 2011, in addition to reviving some ideas Daddy & I, had from before he had his seizure last May, and all the otther things happened in our lives since, plus I've got new ones, too.

The Community of Cat Bloggers is a varied lot, and I want to try to explore more of it, and encourage more reaching out to let everyone know what great stuff can be found.

[Samantha, Clementine & Maverick]

Oh no!!

We hope WCB doesn't go away!!

We love it!!

We will help Mom do more Editions so we can keep it going!!!

We have 3 new posts to share!

[Michelle]

Happy Holidays! Thanks for hosting!