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THE ART OF STILLNESS

14/1/2018

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Us cats have 517 muscles, enabling us to move the front and rear halves of our bodies in opposite directions, 32 of those are in our ears.  We also have 26 facial expressions, including sticking our tongue out at the poor photographer that is trying to take a photograph of us.

Photographs are boring, but the stage that Momma sets up is lots of fun.  Last week, the Minicats had a stool to play on. Cover that with a waffle throw we are allowed nowhere near and bingo, a really exciting playground for swinging on and hiding under.  They only have to be good for 15 minutes and in those 15 minutes they cause more havoc than an entire day.  For some reason they  just come alive, even though they have just been plucked from deep slumber and on occasion,  eyes are not even fully open, filled with sleep and dreaming.  Then, in a flash on an eye the Minicats are fully awake and attacking everything, each other and not sitting very still at all.  It takes more muscles to sit still you see, so that is much harder work.  And when they do sit still, they are generally facing away from the camera. No amount of clicking of hooman fingers or waggling of toys gets their attention.
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There is nothing much anyone can do when felines are in one of these moods.  They just have to wait it out, either that or resort to the dreaded super glue, sticky tape, bluetac or string.  Oooh, string... that might work.  Kittens love string don't they?  That has to be better than sticking them down to the stool and waffle blankie, which by now is looking in tatters, with pulls and bobbles from sharp claws and little one kilo bodies hanging upside down like limpets.  Flaire tries to calm things down by sitting very still and entices her children to follow suit.  She is trying to help get a nice photo so they can all go back to the kitten room and thunder around there, she knows they are safe in there and doesn't have to keep rounding them up. In the makeshift studio there are many adventures to be had, much to see and do. She berates them and makes them behave.  They try their best. Some are better than others and there is always one which just won't submit.  That Minicat gets a sever washing.  With feint smiles on their faces, they face forward for that one second window and click - the image is captured amd right after that click, they are off again. 
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Flaire is used to having her photograph taken, she had 14 weeks of it as a kitten and the whole time she spent looking away from the camera or simply closing her eyes.  Then her first litter of kittens, she wasn't particularly well and looked very thin and not very photogenic at all.  Now, she seems to be a real role model parent, knowing that their families are waiting every weekend for sweet demure images of their bundles of joy.  Even Flaire is posing and making it look very easy.  Without her, the photoshoot would be a disaster.  Her chirrups and calling from the side lines makes a real difference to their behaviour and finally Momma can get the shots she is after.  She has always been a calm cat and some of that rubs off at times like this. Although, on this occasion she didn't fancy moving much from her photographic perch, taking her role a tad too far.
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I am very photogenic too.  It must come from our Mother, Gracie.  She could really schmooze the camera and look quite beautiful with her silken lilac fur set off with pure white face and bright green eyes.  Not like me right now with my coat leaving a lot to be desired at the moment. Body shots are not really where it is at right now, partly damaged from being chewed as a baby by Mum and partly hormones and the stress of being very poorly and then going away for a week.  I don't know, I so want a beautiful cloak of deep ripples like my Dad and have it silken like my Mum, I do wonder if it will ever repair?  You will all have to do with head shots I guess until then.

Signing off this week with a further pending photo shoot of kittens at 9 weeks old.  This should be fun. Watch this space.  With doting royal love from your majestic and loyal Queen Vee =^..^=
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