Anipal Photo Hunt #12: All Souls' Day

In many traditions, November 1st is considered All Saints' Day, which is followed by All Souls' Day on November 2nd. Latin America celebrates All Souls' Day as Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. Wikipedia has a great page about it here. 

This is not a morbid affair, not sad, not scary. It is a celebration of those who have gone on ahead. Join us this week in celebrating our loved ones who've gone over the Rainbow Bridge.

Some of you knew my wonderful girl cat, Wynnie Princess Kitten Girl. She went to the Rainbow Bridge very unexpectedly on June 10, 2010. She was a beautiful, funny, skitter lynx point Siamese with deep blue eyes.

She always slept with Mom, who often woke up in the morning with Wynnie's butt pressed against her head, and she sat on Dad's piano keys and watched Mom blog and Tweet late every night.

She loved caramels, and would eat through the plastic wrappers on bread, leaving it to dry out, and she made the most beautiful little kitty chirpy trill noise when she was happy - especially when she was being fed.

This was how we celebrated her 40th day.

Some Buddhists believe that is when the soul reincarnates.

It was very healing for us. 

Tomorrow we're lighting a candle for Wynnie, setting out some milk, caramel, and a bit of steak, and remembering all the fun we had with her and what a good, loving kitty she was.

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Anipal Photo Hunt #11: Trick or Treat!

UPDATE Nov. 1, 2010: This week's random winner is Yoda at Barking Out Loud! Yoda will receive a prize from Big Paw Designs. Congratulations Yoda!

This is our first Anipal Photo Hunt with our new sponsor, Big Paw Designs!

Read the New Rules: Weekly Prizes tab at the top of this blog for the latest info, but basically, anyone who follows the instructions can win - do read the new Instructions Page - and you can now win more than once! We will choose each week's winner using a random number generator. You just have to post a pic(s) related to the week's theme, follow the Twitter& Facebook accounts in the Instructions, and join the Blog Hop!

This week's theme is.... TRICK OR TREAT! How hard can this one be?? I want to see ALL of your Halloween pics, anipals!! Let's go! Come on Moms. Drag out those photos!

Mom's BohoPets.com Halloween Postcards of ME. 

Mom's BohoPets.com Halloween Magnets of ME.

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Anipal Photo Hunt #10: How Annoying!

You read it right. Annoying. You know what that means. They're late with dinner. They won't let you outside. They won't let you inside. They make you dress up or won't let you get on the table. HOW ANNOYING!

Let's see how you look when you're annoyed.  ; )

Here's a video of Cokie the Cat being annoyed by too much lovin'. Yep, there is such a thing as too much attention! LOL.

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Have fun!



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Anipal Photo Hunt #9: Compromising Positions

This weeks's Anipal Photo Hunt theme is "Compromising Positions."

Use your imaginations. ; )

Post your own compromised position pic on your blog, then come back here to link to the Blog Hop, below.

Cokie the Cat and Dad.
I know you love me. Now let me down. 

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Don't be embarrassed! Let your mom pull out those pics!  ; )

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Anipal Photo Hunt #8: I'm With the Band!

This weeks's Anipal Photo Hunt blog-hop theme is "I'm With The Band." 

Let's see what kind of pics we can come up with!

Anipal Photo Hunt #7: Hey! That's Not Me!

I hope some of our Less Adoptable Pets have been adopted, or have good prospects! I'm still looking for a home for Boomer the Cheshire Cat.

This week's Anipal Photo Hunt Theme is "Hey! That's Not Me!" The idea is to post pics, drawings, cartoons, videos - that look like you, but aren't you.




To join the Photo Hunt, write your own "Hey! That's Not Me!" post on your blog, then come back here to link to the Blog Hop, below.
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Let's see your secret twins!

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Anipal Photo Hunt #6: Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week Challenge

BlogPaws' Be The Change For Pets is asking everyone to post a 'less-adoptable' pet on their blog during the week of Sept 19-25, so that's what we're doing!

• Please post a photo and adoption information for a senior, special needs, or otherwise hard to place pet, and link back to the Anipal Photo Hunt here. 
• Then go to the BlogPaws website and add your blog to their "Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week Challenge" link list.
• You can also link your post to their Facebook page to get even more exposure, and hopefully a home, for your 'less adoptable' pet.

My 'less adoptable' pet is Boomer, a five year old, 11 pound, neutered male black tabby domestic longhair cat who looks like Alice in Wonderland's Cheshire Cat.  : )

BOOMER the Cheshire Cat: Your new best friend!

Boomer has been in a Los Angeles City Animal Shelter since July 27, 2010. Please help me find him a forever home before it's too late!I'll even pay the adoption fee if someone can guarantee him a good home and lots of love, but can't afford the fee - references required. (Email CokietheCat at gmail.com.)Please forward a link to this post to all of your social networks and pet people. If you or someone you know adopts Boomer, please let me know!

Adoption info: BOOMER - ID#A1136222 

East Valley Animal Shelter

14409 Vanowen St., Van Nuys, CA 91405

(888) 452-7381

Click here for L.A. City Animal Services Adoption Information website.

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