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September 12 is National Day of Encouragement.

"The National Day of Encouragement in the United States was announced in 2007 and occurs each year on September 12.  It is a day to uplift and encourage people to make a positive impact in their lives." - Wikipedia

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For Caturday, I played with an image of our tough-guy Henry, who is doing well.

No recollection as to which Prisma filter I used, only that it created a moody vibe for Henry, and plus you can see his wee teefs, and those big eyes!

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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HB Chuck & Angel!

July 18, 2004 was the birthday of Celestial Chuck and Angel!

Their mama had four kittens; we adopted two.

I've called them twins, which isn't exact, but what the hey, right?

For Caturday, we've artified one of our favorite images of Chuck and Angel in Lunapic, K3 art effect.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

My tattoo!

❤️Happy Heavenly Birthday Angel and Chuck, and we miss you.❤️

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Semiquincentennial

Happy 250th Celebration of Independence Day for The United States of America!

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Chili Bruce rocking the tricorn.

Manny in a George Washington-style wig.

For Caturday, here's Henry artified with Lunapic's Obama Style Poster:

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Cannot Choose

A conundrum for Caturday: unable to make up my mind on which image to choose.

So, enjoy both!

A close up of King Sly, the neighbor's cat.

Artified on Prisma, Mouse filter.

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Henry, all cozy and sleepy!

Artified on Prisma, Thota Vaikuntam filter

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Mellow

It's Caturday!

My dear boyfriend neighborhood cat Sly allowed a few photos; I artified with Prisma's Walnut filter.

The pastel colors seem so mellow, just like Sly's attitude.

As folks noticed recently, Sly is a bit thin these days.

I no longer pet his back, as all of those vertebra are sticking out, so I run my hands along his sides.

This image is shows his regal attitude, despite his age.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Hard Stare

It's Caturday!

Manny was surveying his domain from the top o' the fridge.

I artified him with Prisma filter Bouquet.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Cat Bees

May 20 was World Bee Day!

Folks, we'll really be in the soup if there are no bees; their pollinating efforts create food for so many critters, including humans.

No bees = no food.

Our governments need to focus on saving our planet and ALL of its inhabitants, as should every person who lives here.

The Bee Conservancy: Learn more: 10 Ways to Save The Bees:

1. Support and Preserve Bee Habitats

2. Go Chemical-Free for Bees

3. Choose Bee-Friendly Plants

4. Go Underground for Bees

5. Trees for Bees

6. Let Stems Bee

7. Always Bee Learning (and Sharing!)

8. Bee a Volunteer

9. Engage in Community Science

10. Bee the Change: Take Action

Please be nice to the bees!

However, bees are insects, and to me, they don't really make great subjects for artification, so here's a sleepy Manny, with Lunapic's Color Pencil Sketch Effect, then the Mono filter in iPhoto.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Henry Update:

Henry seems to be sailing along.

If not with his past exuberance, then with at least an interest in watching out the windows, and hanging with his humans.

The H Man now walks across our bodies, and has nestled atop me like a mountaineer scaling great heights, with at least one paw squashing some unmentionable part of me.

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Pickle Puss

May 16 is International Pickle Day!

Ooh, I love me some pickles.

Find out more at Pickle Packers International.

Some interesting tidbits:

-The phrase “in a pickle” originated from Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

-Pickles are traditionally hand packed because machines can’t pack as many pickles in a jar as a person can.

-The State of Michigan, where Eastside Cats reside, is the top pickle grower in the United States.

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Henry Update:

Henry's new antibiotic Amoxicillin arrived Friday afternoon.

This is a twice a day med, so he received his first pill in the evening.

Also, NO fiber was mixed into his food, since he doesn't like it.

Instead, I smushed the needed amount into a pill pocket, and put it down the hatch!

Let's see what develops from these additions to The Kid's routine.

Thanks for the well-wishes; he's the bestest kitty.

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Chili Bruce was focused on something out the window, so I took advantage lack of motion.

Artified with the Hot Tea filter on Prisma.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Curly

Purring for Ellen and David at 15 And Meowing, as their beloved Penny earned her angels wings.

Correction! Badge created by Ann @ Zoolatry

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For Caturday, Henry is being so darn cute, so I snapped a photo of him, then artified it with both Prisma and Lunapic.

Forget to memorize the filters used, my bad, but I like them all!

Original

#1 Lunapic 

#2 Lunapic

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle

#3 Prisma

Which one do you like the most?

Made a jigsaw puzzle out of the middle image.

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Follow The Path

 The First Saturday in May is World Labyrinth Day!

Learn more here at The Labyrinth Society.

Have always wanted to walk a labyrinth, but not one inside a place of worship, rather one outside in Mother Nature.

Not a labyrinth cartoon, but close enough...

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It's Caturday!

Had this funny pic of Henry, looking at me like I'm wacko, so I used by Prisma app and artified it four ways, then made a collage.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Henry Update:

Henry seems to avoid any food bowl that I've mixed the powered B12 or probiotics in.

He's sneaky!

Lay awake thinking of how to get the powder-filled capsules into him, as they are big and dry, seeming a harsh thing, and what if it gets stuck?

Friday AM, I tried something new by rolling all the powder from a capsule into pill pocket goo, then tossing it down Henry's hatch along with his regular med glob.

I'm sneaky!

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Pet Pixels

April 11 is National Pet Day, to appreciate our pets and raise awareness about animals in need of adoption.

Adopt, Don't Shop.

For today's Caturday artified image, we have Da Boyz snuggled up while napping, then I pixelated it on Lunapic.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

Unfortunately, I've had to change comments to this blog to 'always moderate'.

So annoying!

Maybe they'll give up after awhile...well, I can hope.  🤨

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Henry Update:

He's holding his own.

On Tuesday, he was at 1 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest.

Friday, I'd rate him at 6.5, but the force is strong in Henry!

Cannot imagine how I'd handle this if I was working full-time still, and you know what?

My old team has been called back into the office, rather than working remotely.

Glad to be off of that merry-go-round, but it's fun to meet up for lunch with my former co-workers to catch up once in awhile.

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Topsy Turvy

It's Caturday!

Henry, Henry, Henry, Henry!

That sweet face; he's so cute.

Used Prisma filters, turned them this way and that, and then created a collage.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Dotted

It's Caturday!

Here is Henry, artified by Prisma using the Berries filter; it looks like dots.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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