Scratcher of heads, rubber of bellies
I do my best to indulge the pets in their favorite pastimes. While Sam is a football fan, Trixie and Boo love open-wheel racing so I’ve spent many weekends working on my laptop while they snuggle up on my lap and follow the racing action with rapt attention. These pictures are from last summer, they spent the morning watching Lewis Hamilton win the Formula 1 German Grand Prix for Mercedes while in the afternoon they watched Simon Pagenaud win the Indycar race at Mid-Ohio for Team Penske.
I SAID, “ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, BOO!”
This portrait of Boo from last fall always makes me smile, which I can use this morning.
You might not recognize him since he’s not sitting in a box, but this is our cat Boo.
Boo tells me that if he sits real still in this spot he can detect gravity waves. I’m 90% sure he’s putting me on.
Boo watches wildlife in the back yard from the top of the cat tree as I photograph him from the floor. “Look, Trixie, there’s a junco!”
Trixie, in her own inimitable style, watches wildlife in the back yard from the middle of the cat tree as I photograph her from the floor. “Look, Boo, there’s a squirrel!”
Trixie watches me watching her. “Look, Boo, an ape!”
📷: Canon 7D II | Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8
🗓️: December 3, 2016
I wanted a quick test of my new Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8 lens so I visited a popular winter destination in our area, the wooden heater vent in our living room. Boo was enjoying warm air blowing on his belly but when he got up to greet me he was immediately replaced by its most frequent guest, Trixie, who is usually sleeping here when I come home from work.
Boo and Sam get into the holiday spirit even in their sleeping positions.
If Boo was a human he’d be thought of as a holy man, a prophet, a mystic. I sometimes call him the Professor because he’s both curious and intelligent, but there’s more to it than that. There are many times I feel he’s not just observing the universe but trying to understand it. What things he sits and ponders in his heart.
We need more of you in this world, little Boo.
Boolie 