Celebrate The Ink

July 17 is National Tattoo Day!

How 'bout a few sillies to celebrate?

My next tattoo appointment is August 21.

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Hugs and purrs to all those being hit by uncontrollable weather issues: heat, rain and floods, smoke.

Take care, my friends.

Trees and Tattoos

March 21 is World Tattoo Day, honoring body art and tattooing.

Learn more here: World Tattoo Day

A few sillies below for your entertainment.

For more fun, below is a slide show of my ink.

The first slide is the inspiration art, then the resulting tattoo photo.

March 21 is also the International Day of Forests, a day to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.

Learn more here: International Day of Forests

For Caturday, I'm posting Vincent Van Gogh's "The Grove", painted in 1890.

Found the image online.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

❤️ Thanks for all of the birthday wishes; y'all are the best! ❤️

Let's Hop!

Put Some Ink on It

"National Tattoo Day is celebrated on July 17th each year to honor the history, culture, and artistry of tattooing. 

It's a day for tattoo enthusiasts to celebrate their ink, share their stories, and perhaps even get new tattoos to commemorate the occasion. 

While not an official holiday, it's a widely recognized day for appreciating the personal and cultural significance of tattoos."

In honor of the day, pics of my most recent ink:

The City Battycat

Art by Maggie Vandenwalle

Josephine Knot Spiral

Henry as Space Cat Maneki-Neko

This is on my right arm, and it's really hard to get an image of, so here is the template that Brandon used.

My Wishnick Troll Doll, played with as a kid.

The lace dress was made by my sister, and Brandon inked her so very well!

My goal is to have both arms completely covered in tattoos; these are called sleeves.

I have a few open areas waiting for images, then we'll fill the gaps with swirls, stars, color, and mini-tats.

Current tat count: 15

Did You Know?

According to Smithsonian Science News, the first known tattoo belongs to Ötzi who was “the European Tyrolean Iceman who died and was buried beneath an Alpine glacier along the Austrian–Italian border around 3250 B.C.” 

Ötzi had 61 tattoos on his body including his wrist, lower legs, lower back and torso.

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Thank you all for your well-wishes on my recovery from the delayed flight out of New York.

What an experience!

Let's Hop!

My Sweetie Ink

It's Sweetnesday!

It's not easy recording something that is not flat, so please ignore the amateurish video above.

Sweetie, wearing her tiara and reclining upon an open book, with garden flowers behind; lily-of-the-valley, lilac, Virginia bluebells, and wood poppy...with a bee.

These flowers were in the yard when she was an 'O' cat, and the tiara and book represent her indoor retirement life.

And this photo is the inspiration for my next tat.

At Home

It's Sweetnesday, and Queen Sweet the First has come home.

Thank you to Ellen for the purrfect art to go with.
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17 July is National Tattoo Day, and it just so happens that I have an appointment to have my Celestial Sweetie tattoo brightened with a ring of flowers.

I've chosen blooms that she lived with when an 'O' Cat.

Pics to be presented in the future, but let's have a moment of fun for this particular holiday: 

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Another Thing

So, I did another thing...

This is the artwork that my tattoo guy used on Tuesday.

Will take clear pics to share, after the wrapping comes off and some healing happens.

My Swee Wee, in her tiara and reclining upon an open book.

Before my appointment, I enjoyed a walk through my favorite natural landscape, Tenhave Woods, in Royal Oak, Michigan, and snapped a few pretty things:

Trillium
Am pretty sure these will be white, but they could be red.

Bloodroot
The red sap is used as a dye.

Trout Lily
The speckled leaf pattern reminded someone of a fish!

Also met a fellow nature-lover, who was watching for birds.

She pointed out a hawk not far above our heads.

We compared tattoos, our love of libraries, and had a delightful few moments of chat.

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P.S. It's The Hubby's Birthday today, but he doesn't want to hear the 'b' word!

It's lucky that he doesn't read this blog.

Happy Birthday, dearest, and may you celebrate many more.

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