I am so excited to be guest posting on Mason Canyon’s Book Review Site, “Thoughts in Progress” today, but I have to admit it was a bit overwhelming at first. When I asked her what the topic should be about and what the word length should be, she said, “Whatever you want and as long as you want.”  Oh boy… she did realize she was talking to a perennially wordy author, right?

Once I got over the concern of a lack of guidelines, I really began to enjoy the process of writing for a new audience and I decided the best topic for me to introduce myself to new readers, was “How Does One Become an Author?” I hope you will all take the time to drop by Mason’s site to read the post. I promise you, even though it is something a little different for me, I still mention my beloved kitties!  Please click here to be directed to the post. 

We like Wordless Wednesday as well as Whiskers Wednesday… we thought we would combine both with these beautiful retro looking pictures.

Mia and her lovely whiskers...

Handsome Rolz pondering the world with his beautiful whiskers...

Mia is grooming her sister, Peanut. The lighting and black & white effect really makes the whiskers stand out.

It’s in the air… something’s happening…

Because we have such nice weather all year round, we never have a shortage of guests dropping by the house to visit the Zee and Zoey gang. Here is just a typical day in paradise…

Yeah, I'm looking at you.... can Zee come out and play? Oh, and bring some peanuts too, and by that, I don't mean your cat, Peanut...

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Over the years, Dan has taken literally hundreds of stunning pictures of the cats – all of them so beautiful that it would be impossible to pick a favorite. Each time that I think he can’t possibly outdo himself, he proves me wrong with something so amazing that it takes my breath away.

In a moment captured in time, Dan photographed the cats from our backyard, as they were inside looking out the window. Because they were looking at some sort of wildlife, they were perfectly still and completely transfixed on the scene before them, absolutely oblivious to Dan and the camera. This allowed all of them to have their eyes completely open in full, wide-eyed fascination. But what really made the photo, was the effect that occurred because of the screen in the window. The photo literally looks like some days gone by oil painting that the artist Rembrandt would have created. I can just picture driving through the mountains in some small town in the New England area and stopping the car to poke around at one of those charming antique stores that are over-stuffed with treasures of some past life. I picture a painting like this to be in a shop like that. I know I can’t pick a favorite, but this sure would be at the top of my list…