I've posted a few pictures of our youngest cat, Bella. I thought it was high time her older brother, Tigger, got a posting of his own. He usually doesn't relax for pictures, and hates flashes. Fortunately I was able to shoot this with available light, and got him to relax enough to make a good shot.
My sweet little Princess, Bella...taking an afternoon nap on her mommy's lap.
I took this in Brussels in 1999. Near the center of town there's a street called Rue De Boucher (Butcher Street) that is now chock full of outdoor restaurants. Street animals--dogs and cats--stroll around the tables and are usually very tame. I was really taken with this cat, as she looked so prissy and refined. She sat while I snapped a couple shots and then wandered off.
This is my new kitty Bella...usually known affectionately as "Bella Boo" but at times like this is known by names like "Butt-head", "goofball," etc. We put up the tree last week--just the tree, no lights or ornaments--and she decided today to climb up the inside of it and use the top branches as a perch. You can't really tell from this shot, but she's within about 18" or less of the top of an almost 8 ft. tree.
This is almost more of a "snapshot" than a real photo (although the difference, if there is any, is pretty thin) of the newest member of our family--a 4-month old black and grey tabby named "Bella" (or, as we like to call her, Bella Boo). We got her from the Naperville (Illinois) Humane Society when she was 2 months old. She's an absolute spaz, but she's also completely stolen my heart. She loves to play until she's ready to fall over from exhaustion, and then cuddle up on me or on my wife and go to sleep.
Cats can sleep anywhere, in practically any position. I took this shot of a sleeping cat under a statue of Buddha in Kyoto, Japan in the fall of 1996. The cat made me believe that, somehow, it had found its own small Nirvana--at least until it awoke from its nap and went off in search of food or companionship.
