Feline Quotable Photo Series – Cat Nap
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I love how the perception of cats remains constant in time as reflected in this quote by Jules Champfleury, a French art critic and novelist who was born in 1820. I for one could watch a napping cat for hours, completely mesmerized by the simple beauty of the act. My cats, of course, are only too happy to indulge me in that capacity as witnessed by my sweet little Mia who models with absolutely perfect beatitude.
Jules François Felix Fleury-Husson (1820 Laon, Aisne – 1889 Sèvres), who wrote under the name Champfleury, was a French art critic, novelist, and a prominent supporter of the Realist movement in painting and fiction. His novels were among the earliest Realist works and in 1870 his book, Les Chats, a series of essays about cats including portrayals of cats by prominent artists of the time, was published by Librarie de la Societe Botanique de France. (Wikipedia)
I am watching a napping cat in purrfect beatitude as I write! 🙂 Mia looks very peaceful x
Carolyn – Mia is the sweetest little thing. She is starting to come out of her shy shell and I love watching her nap!
Yup, it truly is beautitude when the kitties nap. Great quote. Thanks for the history too. Take care.
Glad you enjoyed the history Marg! I like it when I can actually find information on the author of the quote!
How could we be anything but?
Chey… in a word, “no.”
Perfect. I love that quote, and love the picture if your sweet Mia. 🙂
P.S. – did you hear the news? PAWS won the state grant in the Petfinder Shelter Challenge! Thank you for voting, and for sharing it on Facebook. We could not have done it without you. 🙂
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OMC meowmeowmans!!!! I am so excited for you and the PAWS volunteers!! What great news! Congratulations!
There is NOTHING like kitties sleeping, maybe babies but I’ve never had one of those.
I hit enter before I was done! Lovely, lovely photo, the sun, the spots, the stripes, the wood. a perfect kitty spot.
Thank you Bernadette – I love the picture for the compostion of colors, shapes, and lighing as well… a simply stunning backdrop to highlight the already perfect Mia!
Faraday: well…of course…..!
Allie: we love Dan’s photos! We keep telling mother she needs to get a 5D too, but noooooooo…she won’t. Do you think I could submit a case for Mistreatment over that?