Cat Tales Decoration

Cat Tales

all images by lorac

This computer art pays homage to kitties that are near and dear to me. Although my sweet Tamino has passed on, he will always remain in my heart. He was truly a Jekyl and Hyde personality. Sweet but demanding, self-assured and arrogant, loving and comical, he was the epitome of all that is good and bad in a Siamese cat, but that just made him more interesting to live with.

Dashiell, the black, golden-eyed kitty, grew up with Tamino. Tamino was like a big brother to him, alternately playing and putting him in his place. Although they lived in different homes, they shared many visits over the years. Each time they greeted each other like long-lost friends, as if time and distance had no effect their friendship.

Then one day a hungry, scrawny and unkempt gray-orange tortie kitty appeared on my doorstep. I didn't want another cat because Tamino was so demanding, but I procrastinated in finding her a home and she ended up staying. I named her Sophia, the name I had first given Tamino when sold to me as a female. All my vet could say was, "Breeders, they should know!"

Even though Tamino never accepted Sophia, she managed to find a way to coexist. She kept to the high ground and was ever vigilant. Now that Tamino is gone, Sophia is more relaxed and has assumed the duties of master cat.

The original watercolor drawings of my first Siamese cat, Alexander, adapted to computer art and used on this page, are by Johnny Apodaca. The "word cloud" in "Tamino and Dashiell napping" was generated at the Wordle Beautiful Word Clouds website.

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Alexander bathing