PLAYTIME
THE EARTH IS A GIANT BALL!
It’s me again . . . Cuddles! As you may know from my earlier post, I have developed a fondness for cats in history. From My Paws to Your Eyes (April 28) is my look at the world of eyes: both cats and humans. And the mystery I see in paintings of humans trying to see in dark places.
Seeing well in the dark? This is a skill which felines have mastered over, the humans tell me, millions of years. What is a year? What are years? I can barely handle planning for the day ahead, let alone those many days humans like to measure. I don’t know how or why humans bother with this thing about years, since I, like most cats, have little regard for measuring the passage of time. Time is a butterfly alighting on a flower near my window. Time is the growly feeling I get in my tummy at certain times of the day. Maybe night, too. Time is the delicious UN-time when I nap or sleep or stretch out in the sun.
If my human is rushing around the house, grabbing those noisy, dangly things that she uses to escape the house in a moving machine, she may tell me she is running late, or running out of time. No time for pets or play. So foolish, I think.
This is one way I change her mind. Watch how I use my adorable powers.
Chasing the ping pong ball is our favorite game. I hide in the tunnel. My human cannot see me when she kicks the ball. I snatch it with my powerful paws and send it back to her.
Paintings and drawings do receive my attention. I follow my human as she stares at papers or the window screen on her computer. (Where I type, too.) I often bat my paw at a picture of cats. If I am bored I find a warm spot in front of the screen. Ha. That is when she gives up and finds a toy for us to play with. Like a flannel snake. It looks like this:
I like this painting very much. It is full of sunlight, love and fun:
I would like to play with these toys;
I always love dangly things.
Colors and shapes are fun to study, but my eyes may get bored without more movement, which my furry friends look for on the hunt. Play is Hunt!
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I enjoy posting for my fellow pet lovers while also preparing for my next book release. You can see more at my website Felineonline.net.
Science Illustrator Tamara L. Clark has released an unusual and stunning coloring book featuring marine life, habitats, conservation efforts and much more: Wonders of Water .
Meanwhile, Mews and Views for The Curious Cat Lover, illustrated by Tamara Clark , been recognized by Modern Cat magazine with two awards!
CREDITS:
Cuddles in tunnel photos: Elyse Cregar
Photos: Commons.wikimedia.org
Globetrotters. Henriette Ronner-Knip. (1821-1909) 1883.
Kittens playing with cloth: Postcards of Cats in Italy. Carolina Potale. 1905.
Playing With the Kitten. Émile Munier. (1840-1895). 1893.
Cats and Dominoes. Henriette Ronner-Knip. (1821-1909) Circa between 1860-1878.
A Little Girl in Peasant Dress, Playing with a Cat. Peder Seven Kroyer (1851-1909). 1880.
Mews and Views for the Curious Cat Lover is a Treasure Trove of Mysteries and Histories! It is available as an ebook and paperback on most popular online bookshops. A short, honest review is much appreciated to help spread the word. Thank you!