Où sont mes chats?

Capucine et Albator

1 is a yellow-eyed white tabby with her trademark chest patch.

The other is a cool black (also yellow-eyed) with his signature scar on his right fore leg.

I miss them... perhaps afraid to admit that they may be having a better time out free than me wallowing in my loss. I saw 4 black cats today - what are the odds? I consider myself lucky even if the majority think that black cats are omens of bad luck. "Never let a black cat cross your path"... so they say. I'd give anything to have Albator cross my path again. He was the most special (& almost unwilling) pet I've ever had. Of course, my 8-yr poodle Jojo was very much a part of my childhood too. But these 2 kitties shared a part of my destiny.

14 March 2007 was the last time I saw Capucine & 15 March 2007, Albator. Letting them go was the hardest thing to do.

Capucine is the "blonde" female with more grey patterns on her left (extending to half her left fore leg) than her right.

She's extremely good at looking up at me with typical curiousity.

"Watzup, human?"

Oh, this is then her doing the "DUH.." Not the most flattering shot, huh?

But she knows when the camera near & posing is one of her many adorable traits...

My favourite shot of Capucine - could you resist that soft white belly she's showing off?

Even Albator couldn't ignore her seductive belly move... maybe he's just wondering how she does it.

He can be a poser too.

Mr. Cool Cat truly knows how to get a TV-addicted-human's attention.

A rare & favourite moment. That's me, enjoying my Cat Therapy. Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... Bliss.

He's not to be ruffled with, though. Or he'll show you his fangs & hissing Attitude.

Anyway, that's just a yawn. Albator stopped hissing at me a long time ago.

He watches every move - very alert & fully aware. When his eyes are not focused, he still sees & knows.

Albator's version of the "DUH.." look, quite the same expression as Capucine's.

Cooperation - it's not just a scratching post - 1 holds the post still, the other practises to be "Muhammad Al"(bator).

Capucine's quite the prankster, she looks like she's patiently waiting to use the loo...

But wait till Albator's done with his business... ... ... GOTCHA!!!

Round 1 - DING DING DING! FIGHT! Tails erect! He fights back & clobbers her, pinned down. Payback time. Ha!

When she can't win, she tries hynotism.

"Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, 123, 321"

But they love each other. He adores her & she loves the attention. I'd love to see them like this again... someday.