Tag: tortoiseshell cat

I’m Not Mad, Just Disappointed

Our cat Trixie looks a little angry as she relaxes on the futon on December 23, 2023. Original: _A672440.ARW

I forget why we had the futon laid out as a bed, but back in December I took a quick snap of Trixie relaxing on it, even if her expression says otherwise.

📷: Sony A6700 | Sony-Zeiss 24mm f/1.8
🗓️: December 23, 2023

Time to Move

Our cat Trixie relaxes on a pillow in front of the window in my office on March 29, 2024. Original: _Z727637.NEF

The other night Trixie was sleeping on a pillow in front of my office window when a flash of light and a loud bang sent her scurrying from the room, without even looking I knew she’d be hiding under the bed. The thunderstorm raged for a surprisingly long time, rattling the windows and one tortoiseshell’s nerves. By 1 a.m. with the weather calmed she finally emerged to wake us up and let us know it was long past time to move back to Oregon.

📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 24-70mm f/4
🗓️: March 29, 2024

Test Pattern

This was going to just be a quick test shot to see if the camera’s autofocus could lock on Trixie’s eyes but I’m rather fond of how it turned out.

📷: Sony A6700 | Sony-Zeiss 24mm f/1.8
🗓️: November 29, 2023

Not Angry

Our cat Trixie looks at me as she's stretched out on my legs on January 26, 2023. Original: _ZFC4684.NEF

Trixie seems a little angry in this picture but she wasn’t. It’s normal for her to be stretched down the length of my legs but usually her head is pointed towards my toes so I was thankful I had a camera at hand in January she was turned the other way round.

📷: Nikon Z fc | Nikon DX 16-50
Date: January 26, 2023

It’s Gotta Be the Shoes

Our dog Bear lies on the carpet while wearing dog shoes as our cat Trixie looks on from behind him, taken on April 15, 2023. Original: _Z724865.NEF

On a couple of recent hikes Bear picked up some large prickers that took a while to remove, we may have to try again to get him to wear shoes on his hikes. We tried in April but he just lay there in his humiliation, whispering “Don’t let the cats see me like this.” You have my word Bear, you have my word.

The Mostly Missed Monsoons

A close-up of the face of our cat Trixie as she looks out from a dog bed on July 22, 2023. Original: _Z726843.NEF

The summer is monsoon season in the desert only the monsoons have gone missing. Our tiny tortie Trixie hasn’t missed them, she’s terrified of thunder but so far has only gone into hiding briefly when a storm brought a lot of wind but little rain. The desert is desperate for a good drenching so here’s hoping they arrive soon. Trixie loves to sink into a sea of softness and she’s the main occupant of Bear’s new dog bed.