Happy Monday, felinity assembled! To all you lady's out there, human and feline...hope your day was a great one!
Daddy Kiril, here.
In honor of Mother's Day I am hosting, not Elvira Mistress of Felinity.
Sometime nurse to me, mentor to Sneakers the Texian Tuxedo and friend, companion and inspiration to us both, she took a well-deserved day off.
For us Cat Bloggers the Carnival is a chance to discover.blogs we might never have heard of, on subjects of all kinds!
It is an opportunity for us to reach an audience we might not otherwise reach.
It is a chance to promote a post or 2, each week, that we think will be of interest to others, and to pitch them using more than 140 characters or just a short sentence barely long enough to get a point across.
Submissions and tips can be sent to: carnivalofthecats(at)gmail (dot) com
They must be received by 3pm EST, each Sunday (ideally we’d like posts submitted by Midnight EST Saturday, but know regulars who share Sunday posts), so the host can have time to post the current CoTC Sunday evening, or no later than Tuesday evening.
If you enjoy the Carnival of the Cats leave a comment and spread the word!
Let's get this show on the road!
3 and 4. Over at Life from a Cat's Perspective...13 faces of the lovely Samantha and celebrating Mother's Day,
20 and 21. Over at I Have 3 Cats...Her Name Was Tungsten and more about that name
22. Pam & the cats of Sidewalk Shoes...not just a wonderful collection of photos but an awesome 2 minute video of the cats at play! All part of a Giveaway.
In the Feline News Network News...
Magellan, at Create With Joy, sends in the following...
1. Blog Paws - the premier community for pet bloggers - has just launched a new Social Learning Center for bloggers! Mom was on hand for the launch (via Twitter) and was thrilled to win one of three coveted trial memberships to the site! The Social Learning Center will contain a wide range of free and tiered membership resources, so there is something for everyone! Mom encourages you to check it out - you can learn more by visiting the site for the center and by watching site creator Tom Collin's video message.
2. Have you ever wondered about all of the subtle signs that cats send out when they are trying to communicate with you? Are you considering adopting a cat or trying to take better care of the cat who already owns you? If so, be sure to stop by Mom's blog, Create With Joy, to read her review of Learning The Secret Language Of Cats - A Vet's Translation by Dr. Carol Teed, D.V.M - she says it's essential reading.
****Mom Ramona also has a couple of cat books for kids giveaways (thru 5/24) so check the sidebar for the "Odie" books! She also reviews the books!
3. Well, my feline friends at Zee and Zoey's survived the weekend more or less after a visit from Rick the Dog - but they definitely had to set up some boundaries! Dear Kitties - take note of what you need to do if you catch wind that a dog is about to visit you by visiting.
4. Meet Elsa and Fluffy - we dare you to out-stare him!
5. As Coleen at Konga Line - Children Are Beastly recently discovered - it's hard to say no to cat adoption when your 10-year old son sets his sights on it! Don't miss the delightful story and illustrations depicting on how Coleen came to be a TWO cat Mom!
Amidala and Munchkin, at Marian Allen's Blog, send in...
6. DIY Natural reviews various types of natural cat litter.
7. On Did You Ever Kiss A Frog? Alberta Ross did the April A-to-Z Blogging Challenge, and C is for – what else? – CATS! A beautiful and touching post.
8. Sanch, of Living My Imperfect Life, also did the April challenge, and Letter F is Felinophobia: the fear of cats. (She loves them and is NOT afraid of them.)
In other news...
9. In March Four award-winning members of the Cat Writers Association, all with different strengths & backgrounds and familiar to pet bloggers everywhere shared their thoughts on "Journalistic Excellence & Blogging." - Via Scratchings & Sniffings.
6. Athena and Marie host the Caturday Art Blog Hop - Enjoy creating and sharing arty photos of your pets (it doesn't have to be too artistic) then this the Blog Hop for you!
7. The Cat on My Head hosts the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop - "no photo of a cat can ever be a bad photo! But please remember, all critters (not only kitties) are welcome…horsies, woofies, chippies, squirties, piggies, buns or any other anipal. And, of course, you may include your human if they don’t mind."
8. Burnt Food Dude hosts the Feline Friday Blog Hop - It began in August 2012 with Mr. Steve admitting for all the world to read..."OK! OK! OK! I really do like cats. They really don’t want to take over the world." About that "TOTW" stuff...OK, if he says so, hee, hee!
9. The True Book Addict hosts a Cat Thursday Blog Hop with an always interesting topic. (There appears to be a tech issue with their Mr. Linky, right now, though).
10. Dogs N Pawz hosts the Tuesday's Tails Opt to Adopt Blog Hop - The blog hop that features shelter pets and tries to find them Forever Homes: All about it and how to help.
11. Create With Joy and her cats host a Wordless Wednesday with always interesting essay topics and photos of the resident cats - " Share your cat photos and stories with us each week (Submissions accepted all week!)"
Great Job you three! It was a wonderful Carnival and we loved them all!
Your TX furiends,
Samantha & Chamdra
Posted by: Samantha & Mom | May 11, 2015 at 09:33 PM
Great links this week - and thanks for sharing mine!
Posted by: Summer | May 11, 2015 at 10:58 PM
Love the discussion between Sneakers & Elvira! Stopping by from the WW hop, come say hi :)
Posted by: Talent Hounds | May 13, 2015 at 10:49 AM
We are late in stopping by as Mom has been under the weather as of late but wanted to thank you for another great column - we are looking forward to catching up with all of the new-to-us posts!
Hope you and the felines have a fabulous week!
Posted by: Create With Joy | May 17, 2015 at 01:50 AM