Sunday, February 15, 2009

valentines cats

Yeah, so this is a day late, but oh well. I'm still in the Valentine spirit. MEOW!






Wednesday, January 14, 2009

ruff ruff ruff

"Two Dogs Have I"
by Ogden Nash

For years we've had a little dog,
Last year we acquired a big dog;
He wasn't big when we got him,
He was littler than the dog we had.
We thought our little dog would love him,
Would help him to become a trig dog,
But the new little dog got bigger,
And the old little dog got mad.

Now the big dog loves the little dog,
But the little dog hates the big dog,
The little dog is eleven years old,
And the big dog only one;
The little dog calls him Schweinhund,
The little dog calls him Pig-dog,
She grumbles broken curses
As she dreams in the August sun.

The big dog's teeth are terrible,
But he wouldn't bite the little dog;
The little dog wants to grind his bones,
But the little dog has no teeth;
The big dog is acrobatic,
The little dog is a brittle dog;
She leaps to grip his jugular,
And passes underneath.

The big dog clings to the little dog
Like glue and cement and mortar;
The little dog is his own true love;
But the big dog is to her
Like a scarlet rag to a Longhorn,
Or a suitcase to a porter;
The day he sat on the hornet
I distinctly heard her purr.

Well, how can you blame the little dog,
Who was once the household darling?
He romps like a young Adonis,
She droops like an old mustache;
No wonder she steals his corner,
No wonder she comes out snarling,
No wonder she calls him Cochon
And even Espèce de vache.

Yet once I wanted a sandwich,
Either caviar or cucumber,
When the sun had not yet risen
And the moon had not yet sank;
As I tiptoed through the hallway
The big dog lay in slumber,
And the little dog slept by the big dog,
And her head was on his flank.






Monday, January 12, 2009

i'm BACK!

sorry for the long hiatus! my computer was stolen over christmas break, so i have been unable to blog. but now i have a super snazzy new laptop and i am back full force! woot! so in celebration, i am posting images of my favorite fuzzy friend - the feline!







*all images are from flickr.com

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

splish splash!

"To the River Otter"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Dear native brook! wild streamlet of the West!
How many various-fated years have passed,
What happy and what mournful hours, since last
I skimmed the smooth thin stone along thy breast,
Numbering its light leaps! Yet so deep impressed
Sink the sweet scenes of childhood, that mine eyes
I never shut amid the sunny ray,
But straight with all their tints thy waters rise,
Thy crossing plank, thy marge with willows grey,
And bedded sand that, veined with various dyes,
Gleamed through thy bright transparence! On my way,
Visions of childhood! oft have ye beguiled
Lone manhood's cares, yet waking fondest sighs:
Ah! that once more I were a careless child!





Thursday, December 11, 2008

a plethora of chipmunks

Chipmunks are squirrels' cuter cousins. Don't get me wrong - I love squirrels, probably more than is healthy. But just LOOK at these little guys!








Wednesday, December 10, 2008

baby brothersaurus

I am dedicating my second post (yay second post!) to my friend Katie's absolutely ADORABLE baby brother David. Isn't he the cutest baby you've ever seen? All together now - aww!





Tuesday, December 9, 2008

precious puppies, cuddly kittens, and beautiful bunnies

I love anything that is remotely adorable. Therefore, I am creating this blog in order to share all of the cute things that I come across - whether they be pictures, videos, songs, poems, etc. The subject matter will mostly consist of but is not limited to adorable animals. To kick-start this blog in the spirit of Christmas, I give you a series of Santa cats!