Notes from a parish cat and his author Julie Mackenzie

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I am Father Tom Fish, esteemed member of the religious team at Temptation of Christ Parish in the novels by author Julie Mackenzie. As to my background, I was invited into the rectory as a stray, laid on the charm, and was invited to stay, even honorarily ordained and no less spiritual than my sidekick Father Will. He dotes on me to high heaven and forgives all of my street cat proclivities, whatever the hell that means.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Shadow Giant

We're baaaaack!

We took a week off 'cause Mom Julie was out of town and now, with camera ever-handy, she's taking pictures of us without missing a beat.


Here is an interesting shot that makes Tinker look like a giant..his ears come up to her waist..!




Isn't it cool when the sun makes us look larger than life?

I still couldn't understand how it was happening, so I gave it the old sniff test.




Didn't learn a darn thing, really.

Tinker snickered and said it was magic, or something about sunspots and gravity.

That scientific nincompoop. (I like saying that word, esp. since the word poop is in it)

It's the angle of the sun is my conclusion, but I go along.

Out loud, I say, "Whatever floats your boat, bro."


Julie here~

You guys make a terrific shot, both of you. And, Tom, don't look so pitiful. You'd be just as tall if you were in Tinker's place, I guarantee it!


Have a great weekend everybody.

Enjoy your own time in the sun if you can!



30 comments:

Tamago said...

Oh I love these sun/shadow shots! Tinker is a giant! Haha...that look on Tom is priceless :-) Yes you can be giant, too when you are in right place :-) Have a happy weekend!

The Florida Furkids said...

Wow Tinker, you're amazingly tall!!

We like the word nincompoop too!!!

The Florida Furkids

Hannah and Lucy said...

Please may we come a share a sun beam with you please - we'd like to see how big we can look too. Of course an added bonus would be the sun as it is thick fog here!!
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

Katie Isabella said...

TINKER! You could be a bouncer in a Kitty Cafe!!! xxxoo

The Island Cats said...

We see Mr. Shadow is visiting you today. He is visiting us too!

Ivan from WMD said...

We like making shadows too! Yours are very impressive.

GLOGIRLY said...

Welcome back!
The sun feels SO good this time of year. I just wish that silly Waffles Too kitten would realize my shadow is something to be reckoned with.
; ) Katie

The Furries of Whisppy said...

That's such a cool photo of Tinker and his shadow.

Random Felines said...

we don't know much about shadows, but we do know one thing the sunspots do - they make Mo 10x warmer :)

Jans Funny Farm said...

Glad Julie is safely back home with you and taking shadow shots. :)

Cathy Keisha said...

TW loves shadow pictures as if you didn't know from my blog. She likes the mysterious ones with a flashlight in the middle of the night cos we don't have cool sunpuddles like Tinker has. xoxox to you all.

Sparkle said...

I'm glad you kitties are back! I love shadows because it means there are sun puddles!

Old Kitty said...

Gorgeous Tinker! The more of you the better! Yay! Awww lovely Tom - who needs science when you can enjoy your sunpuddle! LOL! Take care
x

Mr Puddy said...

Welcome Back !
Tinker, you have to make some move !
Stay still...you head looks small, and your body goes big ! And you may have to be on diet like me !

Brian's Home Blog said...

All of you are looking terrific! Have a happy weekend!!!

CATachresis said...

We had The Shadowcat visit us this week too :)

Andrea and the Celestial Kitties said...

Cool shadow work guys!

Mariodacat said...

Awww those pictures are great.

Mary said...

You are enormous Tom! A real stand-up guy! :D Sorry, i couldn't resist. You and Mom and your siblings have a lovely weekend!

Unknown said...

Tom, are yous Cat Man?
Kisses
Nellie

Unknown said...

I was very happy to see some sun spots after looking at the snowy cold shots on your site! Be warm, dear friends.

Cat and DOG Chat With Caren said...

It's "BAT CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Sage said...

Sunspots are the best! And I'm glad you got to ponder the whys and wherefores of them, Tom.

meowmeowmans said...

We're glad Mom Julie is back with you kitties! What a happy thing for everybody! :)

Great trick, Tinker. And Tom ... Mom is right. If you and Tinker switch places, YOU'LL be the one with the giant shadow. :)

HUGS to you all!

Marilia said...

Shadow like Batman!

Luna and mom Leia said...

These are beautiful pictures, I'm so envious about the sunlight!Enjoy it dear friends, sunbaths are great!
purrs and love to you all
Luna - WE LOVE LUNA

Avalon's Garden and Mewsings of Garden Cottage Cats said...

Yea Tinker!!! You predicting dat Spring iz on da way!! ^.,^ Long Shadowz in Summer/ Short Shadowz in da Winter! Yes, it iz Magick! ^.,^ ♥♥♥♥xoxoxox

pee ess... we likez dat wurd nincompoop too! ^.,^ jus sumthin about poop..........

Avalon's Garden and Mewsings of Garden Cottage Cats said...

Yea Tinker!!! You predicting Spring!!!
Long Shadowz in Summer / Short Shadowz in da Winter.....
Yep! dat sure iz Magickal! ^.,^

♥♥♥xoxoxo♥♥♥

pee ess we likez dat wurd nincompoop too! ^.,^...... mus be sumthin about poop.......

The Cat Guy said...

sun?? That seems novel, would be nice to have some of that for a change. Enjoy the sun for me.

Anonymous said...

We chase shadows