For us Cat Bloggers the Carnival is a chance to discover blogs we might never have heard of, on subjects of all kinds!
Submissions can be sent to: carnivalofthecats(at)gmail.com
The Carnival Home Page, with an archive of past Carnivals, the available hosting dates and Line-up for 2015, FAQ'S, and more, is HERE.
Good morning, felinity assembled, Elvira Mistress of Felinity here!
Hope you are sitting down...
Not sure anyone noticed but...it has been 10 days since we last posted on the blog.
We have an excuse, though...
It involves boxes and the "M" word.
Daddy Kiril has a lot on his mind and Sneakers the Texian Tuxedo & I are helping him prepare for 2015.
Taking a Deep Breath...And Some Steps to Move Forward
I will have more about this and the official 2015 Hosting Call for the Carnival (I am also putting together a little something about Carnival for anyone to share on their blog, as we try to look for hosts and spread the word to an ever growing pet blogging community with bloggers who have never heard of us), later in the week.
So let's get to the Carnival!
1. I want to begin by sharing a great essay by the human who shares her life with the cat & dogs of the Scratching and Sniffings blog. It's a post not specifically about cats, but we are as much a part of the subject under discussion as any other animal we share this planet with, so I highly recommend it:
"They don't speak our language. They have communication issues. They are mostly subservient to 'man'. They live close to the ground, or high in trees. They go about their business ... the business of life... without regard to politics or weather or technology.
They are the animals of the world.
Why do we act as if they are mindless or blind or stupid? Why do we humans insist on our dominance?"
2 and 3. A loss in the Carnival Family of long time contributors and hosts and the pet blogging community....
It has been a very rough month for Mr. John, the human who lives with Maddie Cat, at StrangeRanger blog...His mother has passed away.
Please stop bythe first post for the original alert and some Maddie photos, then the 2nd post to share the Power of the Purr, to heal and comfort a saddened heart, with him...
What a Week and Mom
4 and 5. This blog is known for our feral cat photos and special resource pages, both begun when we lived in SoCal and daddy roamed the streets of LA & Orange County, as well as our beginning to cover the crisis in Houston and build a Houston & Texas resource collection, so it was of great interest that we checked out 2 posts by Summer, over at Sparkle the Designer Cat, that brings the latest news from LA:
"There is a movement right now to make Los Angeles a no-kill city, but it won’t be complete until the issue about Los Angeles’ feral cats is solved.
Take some time today to find out what is happening with feral cats in your city, and make sure it does not happen in your own backyard!"
I Will NOT Stay Silent on National Feral Cat Day!
6. Over at Marian Allen's blog...Sweetie Pie is worried about a new cat book!
Should she be? I have begun pestering Daddy Kiril to add the book to his Amazon Wish List. :-D
7. OK, on catnip or not, this will probably be the weirdest 10 minute audio, or video, experience, related to cats, you or your human will ever have...trust me. :-D
CatSynth share something that is descibed, thusly, by the human who made it:
"I attached a Hot Hand USB accelerometer to a cat collar and let Sophie run around and chase a fish-on-a-stick toy for a little while. I captured the MIDI output from this and fed it into a synth on Ableton Live."
8. Over at Brian's Home...Sister Gracie has found something new to dislike, hee, hee!
9. Over at Animal Shelter Volunteer Life...Angel Sammy's Feral Cat Day Message
10. Over at Traveling Cats ...Cats from Spain.
11, 12 and 13. Over at Life From a Cat's Perspective...
Wordless Wednesday with Samantha
Flash Back Friday with Samantha,Clementime, Ariel, Maverick and Mr. Tigger
14. Over at Rascal & Rocco...Getting all sexy with a stretching, are we, Rascal? :-D
15. Over at Create With Joy...Homecomings and cats and a great photo of Tsunami & Magellan.
Thanks for helping spread the word about L.A.'s shabby treatment of feral cats by sharing my posts!
Posted by: Summer | October 21, 2014 at 03:19 PM
What great stuff in this week's Carnival! Thanks for putting it all together, Elvira!
Posted by: meowmeowmans | October 22, 2014 at 09:17 PM