Tag: tuxedo cat

To The M

Our cat Boo as a kitten with one of the cat toys on a blanket on July 8, 2013. Original: _IMG_0533.CR2

In 2013 we adopted Boo, described as “a shy sweetie who’s feeling overwhelmed at the shelter and very much hopes to be part of a warm, loving home once again … the transition to the unfamiliarity of shelter life has been emotionally rough … he will require a period of transition in his new home if he is to blossom into his former self”. He shook in fear when we met him and I knew I’d need a quiet and unobtrusive camera to avoid further stressing the little fellow. I picked up the Canon M as they were having a fire sale, practically giving away the camera with their delightful pancake lens.

I read Canon recently discontinued the M mount, the M was my last Canon but I will always have a soft spot for it. As for Boo, his introduction was our longest at about a month as we slowly integrated him into the family and we worked on building up his confidence and getting Emma to accept him. I have lots of photographs along the way thanks to the little M. He’s been curled up tight beside me all day, as he often is, I’m so thankful we were able to give the terrified fellow a happy home.

📷: Canon M | Canon 22mm
Date: July 8, 2013

Pull For Service

A black-and-white image of the black tail of our cat Boo on August 18, 2013. Original: _MG_5232.CR2

One of the rare pictures I prefer in black-and-white, the black tail of our black-and-white cat Boo. Taken in 2013 but never edited, I’m a little confused by the shot. The background looks like the painted wallpaper in my old office but it looks white in the original file and not blue. The ceiling was white but since Boo and I are both wingless that wouldn’t have been an option. Plus I’m not sure where he would have been that his tail would have been flush with the wall. Perhaps we lost gravity for a short while a decade ago and my brain is blocking it out.

📷: Canon M | Canon 18-55
Date: August 18, 2013

What, Too Close?

Our cat Boo sits high in my lap with his legs spread out before him on March 11, 2023. Original: _Z723939.NEF

Boo has been my constant companion the past year when I’m in my office, we’ll see if that holds with hot weather fast approaching. Usually he curls up on my legs or tucks up tight beside me, but on this occasion he sat high in my lap with his legs stretched out before him. He was so close I couldn’t use my laptop so I put it aside and reveled in the moment.

Boo of Many Colors

Our cat Boo rests on our bed on July 26, 2022. Original: _Z723673.NEF

Boo keeping me company in the bedroom in July of 2021 when I was quarantined courtesy of the pandemic. He’s been glommed all over me this winter and is curled up on my legs at the moment but I suspect he’ll not be quite so attached as the warmer weather returns.