Tag: tortoiseshell cat

Race Fans

Our cats Trixie and Boo sleep in my lap while a Formula 1 race is on TV in the background

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.

Our cats Trixie and Boo sleep in my lap while an Indycar race is on TV in the background

One White Whisker

A close-up portrait of our tortoiseshell cat Trixie

Our youngest cat Trixie, a tortoiseshell with one white whisker. She had three as a kitten but these days usually just one, although its location may move around as one falls out and another grows.

Public Service Announcement

Our tortoiseshell cat Trixie sleeps on towels in the linen closet

Experts warn that as the weather warms, look before you reach into dark places like woodpiles or linen closets, as dangerous creatures may have crept in to sleep in the safety and comfort of these secluded areas.

Wildlife Watching

Our cat Boo as seen from below as he sits in the cat tree on December 3, 2016. Original: _L1A8486.CR2

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!”

Our cat Trixie seen from below

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!”

Our cat Trixie looks down at me as I photograph her from below

Trixie watches me watching her. “Look, Boo, an ape!”

📷: Canon 7D II | Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8
🗓️: December 3, 2016

Made for Trixie

Our cat Trixie looks out from the cat tree in the evening light on April 1, 2017. Original: _DSC3873.ARW

When we first got this cat tree, I thought the cats would only use the middle platform as a place to jump to the top, as it isn’t very tall. But it turns out to be perfectly Trixie sized, so she often hangs out here to watch the birds and squirrels in the backyard.

Winter Destinations

Our black-and-white cat Boo rests on the wooden heating vent

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.

Our tortoiseshell cat Trixie rests on the wooden heating vent