Maybe Spring Is On The Way - Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Greetings, Effurrybody!

Queen Trixie here - Furrst of My Name, Empurress of Jerusalem, Israel and the Entire Middle East, Queen of Hearts, the Panfurr Princess, Purrtector of the Library, Guardian of the Boudoir and Alpha Kitty Extraordinaire!

It's a lovely, sunny day here in Jerusalem, with tempurratures expected to reach 23 degrees C. In fact, We are looking forward to warm, sunny days all week - which will make Mummy happy because She has one of her nature hikes tomorrow. We don't like being left on Our Own all day, because that means We won't get any lunch (and no, a bigger breakfast and supper is not the same), but We intend to sleep most of the day anyway, so if she really must go traipsing over hills and through  valleys, We prefurr that She not risk life and limb scrambling along muddy banks alongside overflowing streams!!!

As you will no doubt have surmised, it is My Turn to repurresent the J-Cats on this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightful and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

So, let Us waste no more time. Here is My Selfie:

As We usually do, We made three different artifications of this - all of them with the help of LunaPic, where We also got the frames.

Furrst up, we used a filter which We have neffur tried before, Monochrome at 34%, with a light overlay of Scribble at 16%:

Next, an artsy-fartsy combination of K2 at 64% and Surreal at 33%:

Our third and final artification this week used a furry daring blend of complete opposites - Dark and Gauguin at 75% and 74% respectively:

 

Which is your favourite? Let Us know in the comment section below.

Next, here are the blog hop badges.

        

We will try to visit as many of you as pawssible now, before Mummy turns off the computer and goes to have a Siesta (that's a fancy word for a Nap, MOL) before Caterwauling Purractice (they have a concert the week after next). COD-willing, We will be back here next week, same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Till then, be safe. Be well. We love you all.

Shimshi's Purrfect Sunpuddle - Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Greetings, Effurrybody!

Guess whose turn it is this week, to lead the J-Cats on the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Deliciously and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet? 

That's right! It's ME - the Mighty Shimshon (Shimshi for short), the Little Purrince, Furrst of My Name, aka The Baby Mancat, Master-of-the-Queen's-Mischiefs and Captain of the Guard!

This week, We are sharing just one, purrfect picture of My Meowjestic Self in the middle of a Simply Glorious Sunpuddle. Neither Mummy nor I can get over how absolutely purrfectly it came out. Mummy says it was almost a shame to start messing around with it for artification purr-poses and I tend to agree, except for the fact that I would neffur fur-give myself for using anything less than the best for Our Caturday Art this week.

So for starters, here is the Glorious Original, in a frame created by LunaPic:

It wasn't until after We went over to BeFunky and started artifying it that Mummy noticed my reflection in the floorboards!

Artification no.1 uses the BeFunky AI Enhancer and the Underpainting effect, with one of LunaPic's simple, elegant frames:

Next, We achieved a completely different effect with Pen Art 1 at about 85%:

And finally, We allowed Ourselves to be a bit more artsy-fartsy with Crayon GFX.

All the frames are from LunaPic.

Which do you like best? Let Us know in the comments section below.

Next, here are the blog hop badges:

        

In other news, Mummy wants you to know that earlier today, She posted her own bloggie which, apart from some video clips of recent concerts by her Caterwauling Club and lots of pictures of the nature hike She went on the week before last, contains some useful information of a techie nature, about a new app created by Our Clever Uncle D.

And now, it is time for Us to start hopping. We will be back again next week, COD-willing - same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Meanwhile, be safe. Be well. We love you all.

Visions of Caspurr: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Greetings, Effurryone!

I, Sir Caspurr the Courageous, the Caspicatious, Furrst of My Name, the Snuggle Bug, Commander-in-Chief of the Impurrial Forces, King of the Tigger-Tabbies, am proud to repurresent the J-Cats on this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie,  and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightfully and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet. 

We have three different pawtraits of Me this week, all of them artified and framed  with the help of LunaPic.

Furrst up, Mummy insisted on this one, because you can just about see the tiniest hint of a blep - but only in the Original. 

In the artification, which uses the Landscape effect at 86%, with the merest hint of a Graffiti overlay at 17%, it all but disappears.

In this next one, Mummy was focussed on My outstretched Paw, but I myself was concentrating on My Tail, which, at times, seems to have a mind of its own:

We made an artsy-fartsy version of this one, using Pen at 79% and Floating, at 41%:

Finally - and still on the subject of Tails - there was this one:

We artified it with Escher, also at 79% and Watercolour at 67%:

Now We are trying to decide which one We like best. Can you help Us?

Meanwhile, We will add the blog hop badges:

        

Later this week, Mummy hopes to post something on her Own Bloggie about the concerts She has been in/to this past month, her nature hike last week and Various Other Stuff. No promises as to when it will go live, but hopefully, some time this week, so keep an Eye open.

We, ourselves, will - COD-willing - be back here next week, same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Till then, take good care of yourselves and your Humans. We have heard that in the United States and Canada, where so many of you live, there is a HUGE storm and Cold Front about to hit. So it is with special meaning that We say - be safe. Be well. We love you all.

Trixie the Library Cat: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Greetings, Effurrybody!

Once again, it falls to Me, Queen Trixie, Furrst of My Name, Empurress of Jerusalem, Israel and the Entire Middle East, Queen of Hearts, the Panfur Princess, Guardian of the Boudoir and Alpha Kitty Extraordinaire (and now, also, Protector of the Library) to repurresent the J-Cats on this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Deliciously and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet. 

Let's get right down to it. Here is My Selfie - from which you will immediately understand My New Title, Protector of the Library.  Although, to be honest, I might require the Assistance of My Brofurs. Mummy has hundreds of books in almost effurry room, and a kitty girl can't do effurrything alone, now can she?

I suppose I should add a few words of explanation about the frame, which was created with the help of LunaPic (as were all the frames this week). 

The Israeli flag should, by now, be self-explanatory. The other embellishments are all elements of My Impurrial Coat of Arms. The Crown stands for Royalty, the Black Panfurs Rampant symbolise My Title as Panfur Princess and the Mirrors proclaim My Guardianship of the Boudoir. I suppose I should also add Hearts and Books now, shouldn't I? I will speak to My Human about that.

We artified the basic selfie with three different filters from BeFunky, and used LunaPic frames for them all, as mentioned above. 

Furrst up, in recognition of My New Pawsition as Protector of the Library, We used the Graphic Novel GFX effect:

Next, We went kind of Minimalist, with the Realist GFX effect:

Finally, We did something we rarely do and went for a black and white option with the Charcoal GFX effect:

We are purrticularly satisfied with this last one, even though We think it makes Me look just the tiniest bit grumpy. 

What do you think?

Let Us now add the blog hop badges before We fur-get:

        

Since Mummy has a lot to do before having her pre-Caterwauling Club nap, and We want to have time to hop over to all Our Furriends before She turns off the computer, We will sign off now - not before reminding you that, COD-willing, We will be back here again next Sunday - same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Till then - be safe. Be well. We love you all.

Shimshi Has Been Busy - Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Greetings, Effurrybuddies!

Yes, it's Me, the Mighty Shimshon (Shimshi for short),  The Little Purrince, Furrst of My Name, aka The Baby Mancat, Master of the Queen's Mischiefs and Captain-of-the-Guard! I am here to repurresent the J-Cats in this weekend's blog hops -  the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted, as always, by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Indefatigable and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

We got really busy this weekend, almost going overboard with all the artiness involved in prepurring Our Pictures, as you will see. We made use of all three of Our Favourite Photo Editing sites. Maybe it was a bit Over-the-Top, but We had fun.

So, without further ado, let Me show you what We came up with.

Furrst of all, here is the Original ME, in a pawtriotic Blue and White frame We made with the help of LunaPic.

You know, We didn't even think of it at the time, but the frame, with the tiny Stars of David in the corners, purrfectly complements the blue and white bed-linen.

We made three different artifications of this picture, all with BeFunky, and then framed each one with settings from PhotoFunia.  Tell Us which is your favourite - if you can decide. WE certainly couldn't!

Furrst of all, for those of My Female Admirers (Feline and Human) who are looking for a Pin-Up, you might like this Calendar, which uses the Realist GFX effect:

Our next design uses the Impressionist GFX effect, with the Interior Picture setting:

Mummy likes this because, as well as Me, it contains a cup of Her Favourite Beverage (mol). You can guess what that is, can't you?

Anyway, that being the case, We decided for Our Third Shot to go all out, and We used the Vector Pop GFX effect and the Morning Mug setting to create a Coffee Cup embellished with My Handsome Features:

Coffee, a croissant and ME - what more could Mummy want for the best pawssible start to the day?

Next, here are the blog hop badges:

        

Now, all that is left for Us to do, before setting out to visit as many of you as pawssible  before Mummy turns off the computer and goes for her afternoon Pre-Caterwauling siesta, is to tell you to watch out tomorrow for a new post on Mummy's Own Blog about the 5th day of her Vacation in Greece. She has nearly finished it and just has one more photo to add and although She doesn't want to make any Purromises, it is 99% certain it will go live tomorrow. 

As for Us - We will, COD-willing, be back here again next week, same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Till then, be safe. Be well. We love you all!

Caspurr Says Hallo to 2026: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Greetings, Effurryone!

Well, here We are in 2026! My, how Time flies!

As Trixie signed off on 2025, it falls to Me - Sir Caspurr the Courageous, the Caspicatious, Furrst of My Name,the Snuggle Bug, Commander-in-Chief of the Impurrial Forces, King of the Tigger-Tabbies - to lead My Fellow J-Cats on Our Furrst Post of 2026. As usual, We will be pawticipating in the weekend blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightfully and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

So, for starters, here is My Selfie - tastefully framed by Mummy with the help of LunaPic. The frame is adorned with features from My Royal Coat of Arms - a Tigger head, a little Tigger Cub - and a Crown.

Here, you can see Me all curled up under the duvet on the Bed in My Cocoon. We had the heating on, but I was still cold - and so was Mummy, to be honest!

Did you notice the blep?

Apart from the frames, all of them by LunaPic, this week's art is from BeFunky.

This furrst one uses Cartoonizer GFX, at full strength:

Our second artification was created with Watercolour3, set to approximately 75%:

And finally, We were quite adventurous with Mosaic1, slightly toned down by setting it at about 55%:

Which do you like best?

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For those of you who might have missed it, the day after Our Previous Post went live, Mummy published Part 4 of her adventures in Greece last summer, on her own blog.  Later this week, She might post Part 5 - but then again, She might write instead about her concert last month with Her Caterwauling Friends, or maybe about the books She has been reading. Would you believe it, despite having about 60 books waiting to be read, She went and bought a couple more on the very last day of 2025? Of course, they were about Cats and Books, so it's purrfectly understandable really...

There has been an Awful Lot of Stuff happening in the World this past week, but We think We'll leave that, too, for Mummy to write about on Her Own Bloggie (if She so chooses) and We'll just stick to Feline Matters.

So - here are the blog hop badges:

        




See you again next week - same Cat Time, same Cat Channel.

Till then - be well. Be safe. We love you all.

Saying Goodbye to 2025: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Greetings, Effurryone!

Well, who would have thought things would turn out so neatly? I, Queen Trixie, Furrst of My Name, Empurress of Jerusalem, Israel and the Entire Middle East, Queen of Hearts, the Panfurr Princess, Guardian of the Boudoir and Alpha Kitty Extraordinaire, presented Our Furrst Post of 2025 - and now it falls to My Lot to repurresent the J-Cats in the Last Post of 2025 as well, as We join the weekend blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Divinely Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Deliciously and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

Winter is definitely here at last. It's a beastly cold, windy, rainy day - though Mr. Sunshine does pop his head out now and then.  Mummy was supposed to go on one of her field trips in the north tomorrow, but it has been postponed because of the stormy weather conditions. We are furry happy about that, because We don't think She should be traipsing along muddy, waterlogged riverbanks in such weather, especially when She has the Sneezies! She can stay home, instead, looking after Us and (if She has time off from that), writing the fourth part of her adventures in Greece and posting the pictures on Her Own Bloggie.

We have chosen a single pawtrait of Me this time. We made a mewtiful wintry frame and three different artifications, all with the help of LunaPic.

Here, furrst of all, is the Original:

For Our Furrst Artistic Meowsterpiece, We used the Fairy effect at 30%:

Next, We used an effect We haven't tried before - Abstract at 68%:

It kind of makes Me look like a Tigger-Tabby, doesn't it? Caspurr had better watch out (mol)!

Finally, We went all artsy-fartsy with a combination of Hunger (63%) and Quirky (29%) - because I do get Quirky when I'm hungry.

In case any of you were worried - there is nothing wrong with my Eye. It's merely that I was sleeping (well, trying to, at least) and trying to forget that I hadn't been fed for at least an Hour, and Mummy disturbed Me so I opened one, really wide, just to give her the Stink Eye.

Now I shall add the blog hop badges:

        

 

See you again Next Year (mol) - same Cat Time, same Cat Channel.

Till then, be well. Be safe. We love you all!

And now - let's hop.

HAPPY MEW YEAR!!!