Screw you, Internet.

Because of your foul indoctrination, you base internet, you, I can only think of Wilford Brimley memes when I see this beautiful, dignified Cat of Parkdale.  For shame.

"ask me about my diabeetus"

"leave me be to eat my damn oatmeal"

I bet Brimley doesn't have a lustrous tri-coloured pelt like this so infinitely more beautiful creature... I hope not!

calico cat-let cowering

Don't be scared, little loafy!

I ain't scared, I'm sassy!

Canada's Next Top Kitty.  Did Mr Jay teach you that pose bb?

Oooh, double pawing it since 2008.

BARN CATZZZ

The next few entries on Cats of Parkdale will be devoted to these barn cats who were lovingly encapsulated in film by one of my best friends, Caroline Wesley. I will divide these shots by cat so we can focus on the particular beauty of each rural beebee. I can't thank Caro enough for these award-winning shots and the following beautiful words:  

Hey Cat Lover, Here is the first of two batches of barn cat shots. Use them if you like- they were taken behind a barn in Merlin, Ontario while I waited for Kathleen to pack up her shit. The little black and white one had almost been killed a few days earlier, as he was snuggled up on a combine's motor and didn't wake up too fast when Shock started it up. So he was a bit skittish...

More to come... use them if you like, but don't feel obligated... I know there are a lot of pretty kitties out there, and these ones aren't exactly urban. If we could read their thoughts, though, I bet they would be urbane. Meow, C

 

love how the sunshine illuminates this calico kitten's eyes

it's no wonder this cat lives in a town called "Merlin", because only wizardry could make this kit so cute.

 

Don't you just hate Mondays?

unlike the fluff-cleavaged orange smiler below, this calico cutie was a little wary of strangers coming on her porch.  Imagine waking up from a slumber in your secret little spot to see Steph towering over you in her Swedish Hasbeens trying to snap a pic of your sweetness on her iPhone?  You might be a little scared too.

Don't worry little one!  We'd never hurt you!

On the wildnesses of cats

Steph captured this wild beauty in her neighbourhood of Brockton, digging in a garden. She approached her, and the kitty was like : "I'm so wild right now."

I'm so wild right now.

I wonder if this bb is polydactylic.  It's pretty common for kitz to have extra toes, and this stray sweetie looks like she's wearing mittens.

Only one out of every thousand calico (pink, grey and white) cats is a male.  For a male to be calico, it needs to have an extra X chromosone (xxy).  Gender warz!!!!!