Monday, August 7, 2023
The Brave Little Sister
Monday, June 19, 2023
Kitten's Night Thoughts
Kitten's Night Thoughts
Oliver Hereford
When Human Folk put out the light
And think they've made it dark as night,
A Pussy Cat sees every bit
As well as when the lights are lit.
When Human Folk have gone upstairs
And shed their skins and said their prayers,
And there is no one to annoy,
Then Pussy may her life enjoy.
No human hands to pinch or slap,
Or rub her fur against the nap,
Or throw cold water from a pail,
Or make a handle of her tail.
And so you will not think it wrong,
When she can play the whole night long,
With no one to disturb her play,
That Pussy goes to bed by day.
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Little Tiger Cat
Little Tiger Cat
Annette Wynne
Little Tiger Cat with the spotted face,
Do you think you've found a baby-jungle-
place?
Going through the grass, stealthily and slow,
Are you waiting to jump out and scare the
folks you know?
And send them running to the house as fast
as they can go?
Little Tiger Cat, it's no use at all,
No matter what you think yourself, you're
rather tame and small,
And with all your hiding and your stern con-
templation,
You cannot scare a single one of high or
lowly station,
And so, there's no use trying to be like your
wild relation.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Odd Fraternity
Eating soup together. |
A gentleman traveling through Mecklenburg was witness to the following curious circumstance in an inn at which he was staying. After dinner, the landlord placed on the floor a large dish of soup, and gave a loud whistle. Immediately there came into the room a mastiff, a fine Angora cat, an old raven, and a remarkably large rat with a bell about its neck. These four animals went to the dish, and without disturbing each other, fed together; after which the dog, cat, and rat lay before the fire, while the raven hopped about the room.
A Singular Interposition
Cat to the rescue! |
A lady had a tame bird which she was in the habit of letting out of its cage every day. One morning as it was picking crumbs of bread off the carpet, her cat, who always before showed great kindness for the bird, seized it on a sudden, and jumped with it in her mouth upon a table. The lady was much alarmed for the fate of her favorite, but on turning about instantly discerned the cause. The door had been left open, and a strange cat had just come into the room! After turning it out, her own cat came down from her place of safety, and dropped the bird without having done it the smallest injury.
The Dinner Bell
It is customary in large boarding-houses to announce the dinner hour by the sound of a bell. A cat belonging to one of these houses always hastened to the hall on hearing the bell, to get its accustomed meal; but it happened one day that she was shut up in a chamber, and it was in vain for her that the bell had sounded. Some hours after, having been released from her confinement, she hastened to the hall, but found nothing left for her. The cat thus disappointed got the the bell, and sounded it, endeavored to summon the family to a second dinner, in which she doubted not to participate.
A cat in need of her dinner! |
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
The Cat and Crows
The crow defends her young. |
A pair of crows once made their nest in a tree, of which there were several planted round the garden of a gentleman, who, in his morning walks, was often amused by witnessing furious combats between the crows and a cat. One morning the battle raged more fiercely than usual, till at last the cat gave way, and took shelter under a hedge, as if to wait a more favorable opportunity of retreating into the house. The crows continued for a short time to make a threatening noise; but perceiving that on the ground they could do nothing more than threaten, one of them lifted a stone from the middle of the garden, and perched with it on a tree planted in the hedge, where she sat, watching the motions of the enemy of her young. As the cat crept along under the hedge, the crow accompanied her, flying from branch to branch, and from tree to tree; and when at last the cat ventured to quit her hiding-place, the crow, leaving the trees and hovering over her in the air, let the stone drop from on high on her back.
Sunday, July 3, 2022
Paper Cuts of Farm Animals
Below, I have restored a few paper farm animals: horse, cow, goat, duck, rooster, sheep, dog, bunny, pig and cat. These may be freely used by students and teachers for the classroom. Silhouettes on my blog are not to be redistributed by alternative websites and are not meant to be sold or purchased.
These paper cuts of animals found on the farm would make great design elements in a classroom or any other art project a young student might need them for. |
Friday, May 7, 2021
Domestic Cats
- It is believed that tho cat was originally domesticated in Egypt, where it was loved and venerated. The domestic cat belongs to a genus better armed for destruction of animal life.
- Among the various breeds or races of cats, the tailless cat of the Isle of Man, and the Persian cat, with its long, silky fur, are among the most curious.
- The tortoise shell, with its color a mixture of black, white and brownish or fawn color, the large Angora and the blue, or Carthusian, and Maltese cats, with long, soft, grayish-blue fur, are other well-known species.
- The short and powerful jaw, sharp, pointed teeth, sharp claws and strong muscles make it a fierce enemy of birds and other small animals.
- Birds have no greater enemy, and one cat often drives the beautiful, friendly singing birds from a whole neighborhood.
- The cat is usually regarded as less intelligent than the dog, but possibly it has equal intelligence of another kind.
- It seems to have little real affection for mankind, though it enjoys being petted and shows signs of jealousy if neglected.
- It does become strongly attached to places, and it often will desert its friends who have removed, and return to the strangers who occupy its old home.
- Domestic cat information from big cat rescue
- Where do domestic cats come from?
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Saturday, September 29, 2018
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Story of A Mouse
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Friday, November 1, 2013
Just Admiring the Giant, Halloween, Yard Art on A Lovely Fall Day . . .
Sunday, October 20, 2013
How To Draw a Halloween Cat
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Restored Antique Alphabet Prints
The above image for pinning please. |
A was and Apple, an Archer, an Arrow. B was a Bird, Bear and a Barrow. |
C for Cat and D for Dish, E for an Elephant, F for a Fish. |
G for Goose and Ha for Ham, I for an Inn and J for Jam. |
K for Kite and L for Light. M for the Moon and N for Night. O for Owl and P for Prattle, Q for the Queen and R for Rattle. |
S for Ship and T for Tap, U for an Urn and V for Vat. W for Windmill, for Watch & Wren, X stands in English for no word but ten. |
Y is for Yew, for Youth and for Yeast, Z is for Zebra a beautiful beast. |
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Old-Fashioned Halloween Silhouettes
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Saturday, April 20, 2013
"Hey Diddle Diddle" by Goodridge
One of the most commonly used modern versions of the rhyme is:
Hey diddle diddle,
The Cat and the fiddle,
The Cow jumped over the moon,
The little Dog laughed to see such sport,
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon.
Hey diddle diddle,
The Cat and the fiddle,
The Cow jumped over the moon,
The little Dog laughed
To see such craft,
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon.
They be at hand Sir with stick and fidle;
They can play a new dance called hey-didle-didle.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Paper Patterns by Paul Konewka
A self portrait of Paul Konewka. |
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