cats April 1, 1991 All the pictures I have of my cat Jack. It was harder to take hundreds of cat pics then. November 11, 1996 Betty came to live with me. Let me tell you how I got this cat. April 21, 1999 I sang to a cat named Tamayo. We were housesitting on my first visit to New Orleans. November 15, 1999 Betty got on my shoulder. Date very approximate. July 21, 2006 I visited my mom and took this picture of Betty. She was a great poser. September 18, 2007 Sally came to live with me. I knew she would be mine, there was never any doubt. September 24, 2007 Sally got on my shoulder. I'm liking this young cat. September 24, 2007 Sally got a toy. It was fun to watch her concentrate. November 28, 2007 Sally stretched on our plywood floor. This was in Bushwick on our gray-painted floors. May 7, 2008 Sally got a new collar. Boy did she look sharp. June 10, 2008 Sally was a good cat. Cats are basically temperature regulation devices. May 29, 2009 Sally sat among the roses. Rose poser. May 29, 2009 Sally got her school picture taken. Dignity. May 30, 2009 Sally spent the day with me at the office. She had a really good attitude. June 13, 2009 Sally enjoyed our yard in Bushwick. This is where I first found her and fed her a piece of a hamburger. July 17, 2010 Sally showed off on Orchid Street. She made herself at home, for sure. July 11, 2011 Sally looked sassy on my desk. We had nice light in the Irving Avenue place. July 20, 2011 Sally did a facepalm. 4e loved this elevated front porch. July 28, 2011 Sally on the yard table at 181 Irving Avenue. I've never had such a loyal and companionable cat. August 29, 2011 Sally prepared for a nap on my printer. She was very photogenic that day, and the light was nice. September 16, 2011 Sally stretched in the backyard. Just a little bit before we moved to New Orleans. December 31, 2011 Sally proved to be a hard worker. December 31, 2011 Sally wasn't too jazzed about New Year's Eve. April 19, 2012 Sally played on a boat. She made a good cap'n. July 5, 2012 Sally relaxed. July 12, 2012 Sally on the porch at Orchid Street. This was a fantastic porch for man and cat alike. May 26, 2013 Sally lived with me on Orchid Street. She was happy here, with lots to climb on and catch. July 27, 2013 Sally made friends with a three-legged cat neighbor. He lived downstairs, and his name was Angus. May 21, 2014 Sally sat on a sunny desk in Austin, Texas. I don't know about Sally but I was lonely in Austin. Sometimes we made the best of it, though. February 20, 2015 Sally got in the blankets. This was in Austin where there wasn't enough for her to do. March 27, 2015 Sally slept in a sunbeam. This apartment was comfortable. I hardly left it. June 5, 2015 Sally scowled. October 21, 2015 Sally yawned. Lovely dentition. December 14, 2015 Sally got under the covers. I know this is only cute to me, but it's really cute to me. August 23, 2016 Sally stayed in the air conditioning. Our house really was comfortable, we stayed in it too much. August 31, 2017 Sally got in the weeds. This yard was hard to control. December 14, 2017 Sally kept watch at 321 Clark Street. I liked living here until I got the light bill. May 14, 2018 Sally stretched on the bed. Just looking at this picture reminds me how high my utility bills for this house were. August 20, 2018 Sally investigated zinnias from our garden. Gina asked me to plant these. September 5, 2019 Sally caught up on reading. Those white socks. October 25, 2019 Sally slept on the desk, as usual. We were so happy then. December 18, 2019 Buddy making biscuits. Doing what he does best, or at least does most. January 6, 2020 The last good picture of Sally. I have more recent pictures but this is the one I like. January 28, 2020 Buddy got in the dryer. It was still pretty warm. April 4, 2020 Buddy offered a headbutt. He's quite serious about it. May 26, 2020 Cats on a car on Douglass Street, Lower Ninth Ward. This wouldn't be remarkable except when I see these cats I always look for Sally. May 28, 2020 Hot legs Buddy. He's an enormous cat. June 2, 2020 Buddy getting in a bucket. Ignoring the peligro. June 6, 2020 Buddy interfered with my work. June 17, 2020 Buddy on the backporch. He's a gentle giant, except that he bites. July 14, 2020 Buddy and Otter are frenemies. Buddy is very patient, despite being the most food-motivated cat I've known. October 6, 2020 Buddy on the desk. Just a good looking animal for your enjoyment. October 21, 2020 Otter in the garden. Otter is the most entitled cat I've ever known, and that's saying a lot. November 2, 2020 Buddy and I learned a hard lesson about discipline. In which I teach Buddy a lesson, but you know what? I learned a lesson of my own. November 25, 2020 Buddy on the porch. Documenting the exciting life of an animal who puts up with me. December 5, 2020 Made an exhaust fan for Buddy. I'm sad to say that this was necessary. December 6, 2020 Buddy Long Legs. He's available to model any hosiery you can get him to wear. December 18, 2020 Buddy posed for a picture. February 10, 2021 Otter's been hanging out on the utility shelf. He treats my house like it's his workplace. March 24, 2021 Otter came over for a nap on my work table. This cat lives next door but he doesn't know that. March 26, 2021 Buddy and Otter stopped fighting for a minute. These two generally torment each other all day. April 18, 2021 Buddy found a new place to sleep. May 5, 2021 Otter napped on my keyboard. June 19, 2021 We took the bachelor out, and Gina found a kitten. It would be a great story if they had happened in the same place. June 27, 2021 Some of my art is in North Carolina. Guarded by a cat. August 3, 2021 Buddy and Otter went to the office. I guess they got tired of working remotely and wanted to get back to the office. September 6, 2021 Buddy napped with me. He fell out first. September 10, 2021 Buddy tried to help me with my Unimog painting. September 18, 2021 An average day for Bubba. September 25, 2021 Our trash got picked up and we were excited about it. Gina's trash hadn't been picked up since August 25, before Hurricane Ida. October 15, 2021 I took a picture of Buddy on the bed. October 28, 2021 Buddy turned on the lightbox. December 25, 2021 Gina gave buddy a cardboard scratcher for Christmas. April 20, 2022 I caught Buddy. This big ol' scamp is growing on me. July 22, 2022 Buddy slept in the sunlight. August 1, 2022 Buddy got in the bass drum. August 29, 2022 A cat slept in my bed. It wasn't my cat. March 7, 2024 Shadow was camouflaged on the roof of my car. She lives down the street, but she eats food here. March 9, 2024 Buddy let me see his cloudy eye. Buddy finally let me get a picture of his cloudy eye. March 13, 2024 Got a picture of Buddy and Otter being friends. Gina always said they're more like frenemies, but look at this. March 13, 2024 Buddy and Otter watched out for me. Buddy has already accepted that whatever happens is fate. Otter, on the other hand, never learns anything. May 24, 2024 Buddy has glaucoma and melanoma in his eyes, but he'll be okay. Close to a month after I took this picture, Buddy got a diagnosis. He has glaucoma in his left eye (the one to the viewer's right). June 22, 2024 Last picture of Buddy with his left eye. This was so sad, and a dreadful time for us. June 27, 2024 Buddy had surgery to remove his left eye and to remove melanoma from his right eye. It was a scary and sad time but he'll be all right. June 30, 2024 Buddy rested, three days after his eye surgery. Buddy's acting more like himself, in that he's lying on the bed instead of under it (something he never did before). July 1, 2024 Buddy healed after his eye surgery. He seemed to feel so much better after having his eye removed. July 2, 2024 Buddy continued to heal after his eye surgery. He really refused to wear the cone at this point. July 3, 2024 Buddy's eye looked better. July 9, 2024 Buddy's eye is still healing. July 10, 2024 Buddy's eye sutures still looked good. July 10, 2024 Buddy was ready to go out. He's ready, but I'm not. July 15, 2024 Notes for July 15, 2024. Buddy got his stitches out, The Stacks had a great weekend, and somebody tried to kill the former President. July 18, 2024 Notes for July 18, 2024. Buddy continued getting better, Google Photos vs Apple Photos, and we said goodbye to Bob Newhart. July 20, 2024 Notes for July 20, 2024. Buddy continued getting better and better, I saw a Shakespeare play, and for some reason I painted a stop sign. July 26, 2024 Buddy thought a package of books was food. It sounded like food. ← Timeline index