Mack now...
This week's Happy Caturday them is "now and then". I took this photo of Mack this week with an actual camera. He is now over 17 years old and that shows mainly in the "lacey" look of his irises and the dark freckles on his nose and on the rims of his eyes. His face has become more angular as he loses fat and he stands with his elbows bent out because of osteoarthritis. He has lost his two cohorts, Jimmy and Ella.
Mack has strong opinions and a very loud voice. For so much of his life he has seemed dissatisfied - he wants to be out when he's in, he wants it to be warmer outside when he sniffs the cold air in the winter, he wants more food when he was on a diet... So when he sleeps in the sun - inside or out - or when he grooms in an open window on his perch, I'm filled with a peaceful feeling because at least for a moment, all is right in Mack's little world. This morning when I woke up it was still dark out and the first thing I saw as I stood up was Mack playing with his catnip fish toy. A happy, playful, content Mack was the perfect way to start the day.
Happy Caturday: Now and Then
Mack now...
This week's Happy Caturday them is "now and then". I took this photo of Mack this week with an actual camera. He is now over 17 years old and that shows mainly in the "lacey" look of his irises and the dark freckles on his nose and on the rims of his eyes. His face has become more angular as he loses fat and he stands with his elbows bent out because of osteoarthritis. He has lost his two cohorts, Jimmy and Ella.
Mack has strong opinions and a very loud voice. For so much of his life he has seemed dissatisfied - he wants to be out when he's in, he wants it to be warmer outside when he sniffs the cold air in the winter, he wants more food when he was on a diet... So when he sleeps in the sun - inside or out - or when he grooms in an open window on his perch, I'm filled with a peaceful feeling because at least for a moment, all is right in Mack's little world. This morning when I woke up it was still dark out and the first thing I saw as I stood up was Mack playing with his catnip fish toy. A happy, playful, content Mack was the perfect way to start the day.
Happy Caturday: Now and Then