The Carnival of the Cats is a weekly roundup of cat-related posts on weblogs, in America, and around the world, who choose to submit a post for inclusion.
For us Cat Bloggers the Carnival is a chance to discover blogs we might never have heard of, on subjects of all kinds, and you can learn more about the carnival, and how to participate, here.
We’re still looking for hosts. Open dates are 05/15/11, 05/22/11, 07/10/11, 07/31/11, 11/20/11, 12/04/11, and 12/11/11. Contact Mog at Carnival of the Cats.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Boy have we got a show for your today!
The Carnival has not seen this many submissions in while, and we are very glad to welcome all of them! ;-D
1. Over at Lost in the Cheese Aisle...We get 2 lovely photos in A Tale of Two Kitties!
2. Over at Alasandra, The Cats & A Dog... Lovely pictorial proof to back up Artemisia in her claim that she is not a PigMouse! ;-D
3 and 4. Over at Tabbylicious... Tristan gets all dressed up for New Year's Eve, & looks quite handsome!
Then...he goes and has one too many Niptinis. ;-D
5. A Newbie! Welcome Catsparella, who, very entertainingly, shares with us The Top 10 Cat New Year's Resolutions, via words, and pictures. ;-D
6. Another Newbie! Welcome The Second Half...Who introduces us to the In-Laws beautiful Cat. ;-D
7. Over at My Cats and Funny Stories... Arthur prepares for New Year's Eve, and puts up with wisecracks from the Peanut Gallery. ;-D
8. Wow! Here goes another Newbie! Welcome Kittens n' Things... To Be, Or Not To Be–An Inside Cat is an old entry from last March, and not a current one, but it is still well worth the read.
9. Jan's Funny Farm... A reflective post, on the year that was, and hopes for the year to come, discusses things that I, Daddy, and others, have also thought about as the new year approached.
10. House Panthers is another Carnival Newbie, a multi-authored blog about Black Cats... and they share a very lovely New Year's photo!
11. Over at iMeowza... He is seen celebrating the new year "playing with my new mousie after pulling a late night stint at the CB chatzy party."
I don't know how he did it! Elvira, & I, were there, too, and we went straight to bed, afterwards. ;-D
12. Over at Life From A Cat's Perspective... Samantha & Clementine open their Secret Paws package!
13. Over at Cat's Cats...they reflect, in words, and pictures, on the year that was.
14. Over at StrangeRanger... See Maddie Celebrate the New Year! ;-D
15. Over at Watermark... Boo & Belle wish everyone a Happy New Year!
16. And one more newcommer, a blog called What is Personal Growth?... Sean Burrows new website has an article of interest to Pet Lovers (He has 2 Cats, and 2 Dogs...In this article there is a video of his 2 Cats bearing witness to just how silly a dog can be sometimes...5 benefits of pets. ;-D
17. And as we head into the new year it is with honor, and pleasure, that I bring you The Godfather of the Carnival, Laurence Simon... who also writes 100 Word Story's... See Nardo, The King of Noms!
Here at our house, we have had an interesting week of blogging!
18. Elvira writes a 100 Word Cat Story (And a related Song, too!)! Hope Mr. Simon likes it! ;-D
The Hooters Pussy: A 100 Word Cat Story by Elvira
We wrote to Hooters about this...but they have yet to reply. ;-D
19. Just in time for New Year's I came out with a PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: When Strolling, Do So Responsibly!
20. I was recently asked by the head of the Feline Intelligence Agency (FIA) to assist them with an investigation that their top agent is currently handling, and you can help as well. ;-D
The Eternal Game of Cat and Mouse
***LATE, BUT WELCOME, ARRIVALS! Hey, it's the tail end of New Year's Weekend, hee, hee! ;-D ***
21. The Taylor CatSSSSS shows us some great photos, and celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Mommy & The Big Guy's first date" with a sing-a-along of a familiar, yet, unfamilar, and special song! ;-D
22. and 23. Over at Missy Blue Eyes, ML shares cute pictures from Tummy Toosday With BJ & Snakie-Poo, and the Basket Case that is Faith Boomerang on Wordless Wednesday! ;-D
Don't forget to also check out...
Friday Ark #324 - Happy New Year!
Sidewalk Shoes - Weekend Cat Blogging #291 ( Needs Hosts for 2011 to stay alive! )
Camera-Critters #143
Well, that's all folks!
Thanks for making this edition such a huge, and I mean, HUGE, success!
Happy New Year from Daddy Kiril, Elvira Mistress of Pussydom, and myself! ;-D
Great Carnival Nikita!!!
We are glad so many posted and that Laurence did too!!
Thanks for hosting!!
Happy New Year to You, Elvira and Daddy Kiril
Posted by: Samantha, Clementine & Maverick | January 02, 2011 at 08:56 PM
Fantastic carnival and a great start for 2011.
I's gonna start participating in the CB's weekend activities, too.
Love & Purrs,
KC
Posted by: KC | January 03, 2011 at 02:47 AM
We are looking forward to visiting the bloggers that we haven't meet yet.
Posted by: Artemisia, Fenris, Socks & Scylla | January 03, 2011 at 05:27 AM
"The Boys", and I, want to thank you for putting together the first Carnival of the Cats for the New Year.
Although we're new to this activity, we're looking forward to meeting lots of new kitties, and doggies, and their beans.
Posted by: "The Boys" and Karen (Karen McGreevey) | January 03, 2011 at 08:38 AM
I'm very excited to be part of my very first blog carnival!!
Thank you so much for the very warm welcome!
Posted by: Catsparella | January 03, 2011 at 04:11 PM