On The Island With Ernie

Hi everyone! Today I thought I'd share some Island happenings with you!

Last weekend, mom and dad went to a classic car show on the Island. No, I didn't get to go...guess cats weren't invited. It was held at the Yacht Club that's located right on the water which was really cool!

There were lots of old cars (okay, so I guess that's what a classic car show is!). Mom took pictures and she's letting me post some of them here!

Aren't those old cars cool??? There was a contest for the best car...mom and dad left before they announced the winner so we don't know which car won. But whatever car won, I bet it was old!!

Hope you enjoyed the show!!!

MIDNIGHT MONDAY

CALL OF THE OUTDOORS
Spooky Do enjoys his view of the outdoors from a
second story window perch. Spooky Do has been
a mischievous man cat lately. Last night, just before
nightfall Spooky Do bolted out of the front door and
ran underneath a large evergreen tree in our yard.
Luckily we caught him before it was too dark to see
him. Spooky Do is safe now, but I think he has a bit
of a smile on his face from his latest outside adventure.

Down Under Sunday... sort of

Sometimes it's easy to scare people by being a house panther...

Stygian Satudays, Part II

Hello, fellow Panthers and Panther-Minions, it is I, Stygia. I am very impressed with our friend Diamond's artwork featured today on House Panthers, thank you my friends! Purr Mickey's encouraging comments in my blog, I am going to post my "PlayCat Centerfold" picture Ms. C took of me this morning:

Vital Stats:
Name: Stygia, the Stygian Panther
Age: Two years and one month
Eyes: Lime
Weight: 9.5 pounds
Turn Ons: Catnip, treats, butt-scratchings, being talked to, being fed, furry mice.
Turn Offs: Loud noises, water from the squirt bottle, being bitten in the butt by my sister Abby.

Um, so someone asked about the butt-biting I mentioned in my comment on the previous blog entry. It's a little embarrassing to admit something like this could happen to me as I am the alpha cat in the house, but I will share it. Check out the picture Diamond posted in the previous entry and then check out the pictures here, you'll see that little tabby rascal and what she does!

Stygian Saturday

Where do you suppose the Stygian Panther is hiding today? Is this Hide and Go Seek, the Stygian way?

Floofy Friday

Yes, it's been a few months, and my "lion-cut" is starting to grow back. Hope it grows all-the-way back so I can be fully-floofy by the time it gets chilly.

Thursday is Grrsday

When your brother tries to share your blanket, flatten your ears and grrrrrrrrrrrrrowl!

Shades of Blue Wednesday

Diamond is a 12-year old Russian Blue House Panther who lives in Adelaide, South Australia.

Graphics from Digicats (and Dogs).



Help a House Panther: Capone needs a fur-ever home. He is in the Tampa Bay area, in Seminole at the Oakhurst Vets. Visit his Catser page for more information on him. He’s a beautiful boy, who is part Russian Blue and part Manx (no tail). He’s very sweet and is healthy and chipped.

On The Island With Ernie

Every now and then, I like to hide

in some out of the way place...

I think I'll stay up here all day...

Or at least until dinnertime!!!

Enchanted

MIDNIGHT MONDAY

NOTHING LIKE GETTING SQUEEZY HUGS!

Stygian Saturdays

Hi! Stygia here. I must apologise to everyone for missing the past two Stygian Saturdays. However, I am back, and today I thought we could talk about some proper ways for a House Panther to utilize a sun-spot. I bet you can come up with a lot more, but here are a few of my favorites:

The sun is a great place to have your portrait taken. Sometimes, I really like hiding my body in my cat condo and letting my face and paws get all warm in the friendly beams. It makes me feel so relaxed and allows my humans to get a very nice "natural" and happy pose:


The sun is a great paw-warming place, of course, but it can also highlight to your humans that you really need to have your claws clipped. This is both a blessing and a curse. I mean, who likes being captured and held against their will while they squeeze paws and then snap at them with metal devices? But those thoughts will not keep my paws out of the sun.

Last, but certainly not least, the sun is a terrific place to enjoy your NIP! The greatest advantage that I find is that the warmth of the sun allows for a quicker release of that lovely scent. If you are a human, then perhaps I could describe it to you as the difference between potpourri sitting in a cold dish versus potpourri sitting in a bowl of water with a candle burning beneath it. It's much better warm! Be sure to get all the catnip through your fur, too.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! If you'd like to see more of me and my sister too, visit us over at T'Abby Normal.

Floofy Friday

Bear 1, Vacuum 0

Meow Like a Pirate

Wanted: For Crime's against Queen and Country. Master of the Pirate vessel Cat's Eye. Known to be clawed and extremely dangerous.

Reward offered for information leading to the capture of this notorious Pirate Lord.

Help raise money for two great orgs!

Click on the graphic for more information and to find the location nearest to you!

Night of the Living Grr

In honor of she, who is the Heart of Darkness! I have even included her formerly blond, now goth, girl.

What better way to celebrate a Grr's Day?

Blue Wednesday

True Blue House Panthers!

On The Island With Ernie

Hey, mom, don't waste your green papers on toys!

What the....??? There's nothing in these boxes!!

Spooky Do looking Spoooky!

MIDNIGHT MONDAY AT HOUSE PANTHERS

SPOOKY DO ~ ONE PAW FORWARD!

Down Under Sunday

Hi house panthers!  It's time for another Down Under Sunday with Huffle Mawson!  Today I'm going to talk about things to do in Melbourne when it's really cold.  Although we're now in Spring and the weather is getting better, you still have to think of things to do for those cold days.
You probably didn't know that Victoria has plenty of ski resorts.  Well, not plenty, but a few!  My mum used to be a tour guide for a ski company and she used to go skiing every weekend each winter.  She doesn't do that now - she says she's too old (I think 269 is very old anyway) and her knee can't take the skiing any more.  Whatever.
But anyway, here is a picture of Mt Hotham, which is one of the best ski places in Victoria.

On the way to Mt Hotham, there is a very nice town called Bright which has lots of pretty trees that change colour in the Autumn (Fall).  It's also a nice place to visit in Summer when it gets too hot in the city.
Anyway that's the Down Under Sunday report for this week, let me know if there's something particular about Melbourne you are interested in!