R's rue

The scene before him an unwavering focus Sees more than human eyes can Sometimes I get freaked out especially when my cat is on my bed and she is looking at the ceiling as if there is a spider in a web waiting to drop down on me. Although they have low light vision it is their whiskers that also sense what is around.  Besides whiskers on on their face they also have them on their ankles - that was news to me when I was researching their nature and ...the width of their facial whiskers are the same width as their body so they can carefully fit through tight spaces as they stalk their prey.  Amazing animals even though they can be really annoying when they want to sit on a laptop. To me most of all, my cat is a heat seeking missile - even in summer they want to be cozy and warm.

This is the only black cat out of a litter of six that the feral mama had three months ago.  She only brings them around when she wants to wean them and on our deck they can get some help until they learn to hunt which they have been doing lately....they get some dry cat food, shelter and plenty of water outside.   Probably in another week or so she will take them around and let them choose what territory they want.  This is just my opinion on what happens to them and where they go when they leave here. This happens often in the mountains and our neighbors around us also put out food.  They keep our areas free or rodents and we all like that. There is a stool outside the window and we watch them climb around on it  They have lots of boxes and things to play with on the deck - they are so fun to watch.

That's about it for the day. 

Got it done finally - wasn't sure I would finish it up. It's a messy sketch partly done in pencil, pen, and digital paint.  Not happy with the face as he looks kind of mean, probably because he is protecting his pillow.

There are times of the year when the outside cats jump on the glass table I have outside by the window.  I feed them up on the table so I can enjoy watching them as I sit in my kitchen area. I'm always amazed at how they can stare at something that seems to capture their attention but is unseen to my senses. I have read before that cats can see/sense 4th dimensionally so I am prepared in the future to learn how to be a Cat Whisperer.  I'm hoping whatever they tell me, will be good ideas for sketches.  Who knows what I will find out about their lives in the unseen world when they appear to be frozen in a big long stare down with something.  I made my deadline for the day.  I like to have my sketching done before noon so I have the rest of the day for other things.  We made a trip to Big Bear yesterday after I did my bird sketch and it was the perfect time to go.  All tourists have left the area except for a few here and there playing in the snow and the traffic basically flowed ...