The photo below may look slightly familiar to you:
Yes, it is an outtake from the cover shoot for my first book:
The whole idea was that since this was a book of cat-to-cat advice, Dear Abby style, I should pose with handwritten letters. But it was so obviously fake — everyone knows that cats don’t handwrite letters! They don’t even paw-write them. They use email. As you can tell, I was pretty annoyed by having to be part of this sham. My human thought I was being an uncooperative model. I am not ashamed to admit she was right.
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We love your book picture Sparkle – we can see you enjoy writing and use a very pretty pencil. We also love your last picture where you were obviously doing a very difficult yoga position.
I’m glad you recognized that I was doing yoga and did not mistake it for something less decorous.
Now that was one funny written entry …I adore cats and this just made me smile
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cute.
Congrats on your book , what a great book cover and take on the theme!!
written
I think you were perfectly within your rights NOT to co-operate!
Ah, Sparkle, cool and disdainful as always. That’s why we love you! Happy writing…or emailing!
It’s good you explained that to the beans, Sparkle. Sometimes they think we do everything in the same manner that they do… Not so… Have a great day. …Max
Sparkle, we love your photos! You do look convincing on the first photo, never mind the sulking look ^-^
Congratulations on the book, by the way!! We’d like an autograph next time ^-^
I’m proud of you Sparkle for sticking to your principles; although the photos are totally cute 🙂
Very cute pics, and the cover looks great! Happy photo hunting 🙂
Happy Caturday, cutie pie!!!!!!!!!!!
Perfect Photo Hunt theme for YOu Sparkle! Good for you for being stubborn about pretending to paw pen words. Of COURSE you type them! Great photos – especially the out-takes!
Oh so cool hehhhe. Good choice.
This is really cute love it!
Written
If it’s written best it is written by Sparkle!
The only time I cooperate with “staged” photos is if cheese is involved.
MOL!…We love the “sham” photo=you are such a photogenic beauty, Sparkle and you did a great job with the pen/paper shot…We hope you and your lovely siblings enjoy a happy weekend with your sweet Mommy…kisses x3…Calle, Halle, Sukki
That is an excellent outtake and shows her exactly how you feel about such a posed photo!
Heh. At least she got the picture…mine never could get one like that…
Crumbs. We DID think you were doing something less decorous in the last picture. An invitation of sorts; involving osculation of your entrail’s endpipe.
I thought it looked familiar.
Sometimes we just have to humor the humans and do what they want. It’s good you were able to take a break and do some yoga during your photo shoot!
Oh dear, that last photo is a hoot!
Sparkle, may I have your pawtograph?
what a purrfect post for “written.” I don’t think I ever realized that picture when I looked at your book. Love it.
I love your take on this theme Sparkle…you really know how to pose in front of the camera.
You are such a great photo model Sparkle. I started practicing trying to hold onto a pen myself, after seeing your convincing cover shot. What a relief that it was faked and I can now return to using the keyboard! I ‘paw’ my posts out like any good cat-blogger.
Purrs,
Sara Cat
(Too bad i did not do something for PH this time. ‘written’ is such a good word!)