Minerva McTabby ([info]mctabby) wrote,
@ 2009-06-18 04:54:00
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cats, pics of
small Imperio pic

That's Imperio - the grown-up version of the kitten in my icon - now five years old, not five weeks. There's also a big black Bestia, ten years old, known to fandom as the Sorting Cat.

So I'm using a borrowed notebook. Thought I'd try out its webcam on the cats. Picture quality: rather webcammish.

Imperio poised
Little Imperio - all 3 kilos (7 pounds) of her - poised for action.

two cats
See big cat having a quiet wash. Must investigate.

Imperio washed
Bestia pauses in her grooming to lick the little cat.

Bestia poised
Bestia. The boss cat around here.

Bestia resting
Huge black lap-cat, yay!

Imperio on lap
Little tabby lap-cat, yay!

Imperio on lap again
And more of Imperio doing what she does best. Born to be an indoor lap-cat, this one.



free bonus cat vid: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4zj6cb
if you want 1 minute 13 seconds of Imperio sitting on a lap, getting petted (.wmv 6.8MB)

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[info]tartanshell
2009-06-18 04:02 am UTC (link)
Aww! *sends catnip* Imperio's all grown up! Such pretty girls.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 04:21 am UTC (link)
*catches catnip* Thanks! Imperio adores the soft drugs. :)

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[info]moreteadk
2009-06-18 04:09 am UTC (link)
Awwww... *sigh* I miss having a cat...

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 04:39 am UTC (link)
*offers tea and biscuits* Some day, the right cat will find you.

...Thinking about it: in the past 19 years, I've been catless for only five months - in 1999. It was indeed odd and wrong to be without incessant meowing and fur-on-clothes.

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[info]st_aurafina
2009-06-18 04:20 am UTC (link)
Oh, darlings. Imperio grew up so nice, and Bestia is still as gorgeous as ever.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 04:43 am UTC (link)
Your comments make cats preen! :D

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[info]azurelunatic
2009-06-18 04:37 am UTC (link)
Imperio is very pretty.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 04:44 am UTC (link)
Thank you, on behalf of a sleeping tabby. :)

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[info]vulgarweed
2009-06-18 04:48 am UTC (link)
Oooo, ickle Imperio isn't so ickle anymore! What a beauty. She seems very demanding, as fits her name.

Bestia is still the grand dame, though. She's so regal.

<3

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 04:57 am UTC (link)
Imperio gets her own way through irresistible sweetness. She's the gentlest little cat, all soft fur and soprano meow.

*nods* Regal Bestia, with heaps of cat!dignity. Acts like she's the queen of a large pride of lions - though her only follower is a small fangirly tabby.

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[info]mayhap
2009-06-18 05:18 am UTC (link)
Oh, the kitties are as lovely as ever, and Imperio photographs especially well! I'm afraid that she may be a budding camera h0r.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 05:32 am UTC (link)
Hee! Budding? Imperio was only 5 weeks old when she turned up on my doorstep - and the first photos hit this journal within an hour. :D

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(no subject) - [info]mayhap, 2009-06-18 05:49 am UTC

[info]featherxquill
2009-06-18 05:21 am UTC (link)
They're both gorgeous. I'm surprised my two boy cats aren't in here shoving me out of the way to see the screen *g*.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 05:36 am UTC (link)
Kitty pr0n? *waves to the boy cats* Relax, guys. They're spayed!

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[info]tiferet
2009-06-18 05:25 am UTC (link)
Such beautiful cats. Hi there!

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 05:37 am UTC (link)
Hi! Thanks for checking out today's catpics! :)

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[info]teedee_lala
2009-06-18 05:56 am UTC (link)
gorgeous, i'll have to post some picks of my lot :)

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 06:04 am UTC (link)
Of course you will. What's a journal for, if not to post catpics on? :)

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[info]aegflota
2009-06-18 06:12 am UTC (link)
SO CUTE. And they look considerably more well-behaved than my own little hellbeasts.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 06:27 am UTC (link)
*waves* Oh, they're evil enough, off-camera.

Bestia bites without warning. With malice aforethought. She'll sneak up behind my chair when I'm at the computer... silently, as cats do... then leap up suddenly to sink teeth and claws into my arm, elbow, whatever she can reach. Then she runs off while I'm still cursing. I think she just likes hearing me shriek. Evil cat.

And she's my familiar, and I love her dearly. *cuddles the big black evil cat*

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[info]tekalynn
2009-06-18 06:40 am UTC (link)
Oh they are ADORABLE!

♥

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 10:49 am UTC (link)
Thank you! I'll pass on the compliment when they wake up. :)

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[info]ap_aelfwine
2009-06-18 07:17 am UTC (link)
Cute!
I'll have to show my little dog. Sometimes I think she's pretending to be a cat, or was one in a past life, or something like that.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 10:51 am UTC (link)
*waves to the dog* Come on, little canine - do the purr, climb a tree - you know you wanna cross over to the Dark Side...

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(no subject) - [info]ap_aelfwine, 2009-06-19 04:30 pm UTC

[info]nicocoer
2009-06-18 08:45 am UTC (link)
AWWWWWW!!!!!!!

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 10:53 am UTC (link)
Purrrrr! :)

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[info]souliesoul
2009-06-18 10:24 am UTC (link)
They're lovely kitties! :D

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 10:54 am UTC (link)
Lovely icon! :)

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[info]shezan
2009-06-18 10:58 am UTC (link)
Bestia is a black beauty! My Fausta says Hi!

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 11:08 am UTC (link)
Awww! Fausta is stunning! Looks like Bestia in her younger-and-slimmer days.
*pets the beautiful black cat*

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[info]ellid
2009-06-18 10:59 am UTC (link)
Imperio has grown up so beautifully - she's the size of my little Diamond. And Bestia is as gorgeous as ever.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 11:15 am UTC (link)
You're making the cats blush and giggle. Thanks for cat-watching! :)

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[info]_hannelore
2009-06-18 11:10 am UTC (link)
What a sweetie! I remember when she was tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 12:23 pm UTC (link)
Yes, she was so small when she turned up!



Still a slim, compact little creature - more fur than cat. :)

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[info]wishwords
2009-06-18 11:24 am UTC (link)
Aww. I remember when you named her and thinking that it's such a perfect cat name. She's grown up lovely. And Bestia looks like she rules her subjects fairly. *snicker*

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 12:27 pm UTC (link)
She's my little Unforgivable. *cuddles* Grown up on laps, mostly. Still totally fangirly about the big cat - who accepts the worship and never tires of grooming Imperio. They run around chasing each other, wrestling, then settle down and fall asleep together.

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[info]kribu
2009-06-18 11:59 am UTC (link)
Ohh, they're both gorgeous!

My two are saying hello. :-D

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 12:29 pm UTC (link)
*waves to the cats of Tallinn* :D

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[info]strangefrontier
2009-06-18 12:55 pm UTC (link)
Awwww, Imperio's all grown up! And Bestia's looking as lovely as ever. Adorable kitties!

Stomper says hello!

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 01:15 pm UTC (link)
OMG, sooo much fur! *waves to Stomper*

Thank you for cat-watching in this journal. :D

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[info]wren_chan
2009-06-18 02:54 pm UTC (link)
Kitties yay! ♥

Just the thing for a morning pick-me-up-and-sit-down-and-pet-me.

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 10:38 pm UTC (link)
So glad you like these cat-pics! :)

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[info]mcamy
2009-06-18 07:17 pm UTC (link)
Imperio is so gorgeous! I like the one you put before the cut the best. And Bestia is such a pretty girl. Yay, cats pics!

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-18 10:40 pm UTC (link)
The cats appreciate your kind compliments and send many purrs in return! :)

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[info]annabtg
2009-06-19 02:23 am UTC (link)
Imperio is the most beautiful cat ever! ^^

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-19 05:35 am UTC (link)
Aww, thanks! I'll go tell her that, with an extra pat on the head. :)

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[info]millefiori
2009-06-19 09:42 pm UTC (link)
Wow, I can't believe how time flies! It seems like such a short time ago that little Imperio appeared on your doorstep and in your LJ. Has it really been *five* years??? She's grown into a lovely girl (and Bestia is as gorgeous as ever--there's just something about a solid black cat).

And it's nice to 'see' you, as well!

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[info]mctabby
2009-06-20 05:03 am UTC (link)
Great to see you too! And yes, the kitten-pic spam in this journal started in May 2004 - five years! I can't believe it either.

The sweet tabby and the big bad black cat send their regards and thanks for your kitty-appreciation. :)

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