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Fans of this blog, or at least of this blog's catblogging, may have noticed that most of the pictures are of sleeping cats. What can I say? I am surrounded by lazy kitties.

However, I recently paid a visit to my friend Cindy to take pictures of her new kitten.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you...Minky!

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Update: The Friday Ark is up.

Here's a picture of Dozer doing what he does best:

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And here's a special guest cat, spotted on a neighbor's balcony:

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Update: The Friday Ark is up.

No real blogging today, so here are a few cat pictures to contemplate.

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A few weeks ago, my friend Cindy's cat Bootsy passed away. Her other cat, Pupkiss, has had severe kidney problems which Cindy has nursed her through for two years. Last week Pupkiss's health took a turn for the worse, and Cindy had to make the decision to let her go.

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Carnival of the Cats #151 is up at When Cats Attack!

The Friday Ark is up.

This is my friend Cindy's cat, Bootsy, who unexpectedly passed away earlier today. Bootsy was 6 years old.

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More pictures of the cats with the 35mm prime:

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Here are a few more of the first few pictures I took with my D200, back when I only had the 35mm prime lens.

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Technically, these aren't cats. But they're a couple of lovable critters that belong to my friends Gary and Mary, so I've decided they can be honorary cats.

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Bettina (or however they spell it) is a Cockatoo, and despite the name, Bettina is a dude.

It's been a while since I've done any catblogging and I'm way behind.

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To give you an idea how far behind I am, I have only just now reached the last cat picture taken with my old camera. Like most of my cat pictures, it's Dozer sleeping:

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Now I can finally start showing the cat pictures I took with the new camera. All I had was a 35mm prime lens, so there's no zooming in.

Without further ado, here' s picture number 0001 from the new camera:

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That's Ripley and Buffy who've noticed I'm excited about my new toy.

A rare photo of Dozer doing something other than sleeping:

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He's not doing much, but at least he's not sleeping.

To reassure more sensitive viewers, here is a more typical photo of Dozer, with a special added bonus cat:

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The rain always wins.

Ripley is a curious and active cat, except when it rains. Then he retreats to the only room in the house that doesn't have windows, the main bathroom, and hides behind the door. Because, you know, there's water falling from the sky!

Here he is during yesterday's downpour. We put down a pad for him behind the door because we figure the tile is cold.

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It's been a while since I did any catblogging. However, I just ordered an expensive piece of camera equipment, so I figure I need to stay on my wife's good side.

Here are four rather nice views of our Buffy cat:

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The 102nd Carnival of the Cats is up at Catcall!