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New Kitten of the Month

Sorry I am late with this, but we have a new Kitten of the Month. She's a cute and shy little one named Tara.

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Sethra, who owns Talpianna, is the June Kitten of the Month. Sethra comes with a darling exchange with her housemate, Aliera.

The Kitten of the Month Archive has been updated, too.
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What Do You Think of These Ideas

A couple of new ideas for Cat in the Buff.

First, we've got a Kitten of the Month Archive site. This is a place to view all Kittens of the Month.

Second, and this is the really cool site, we've created Firestar's Virtual Image Zoo. This is a place where we can share photographs of wild (and domestic) animals.

The rules are simple:
1. You must have taken the photograph and not just downloaded it from the internet.
2. Try to keep human elements (and humans in particular) out of the photographs.
3. You must email the photograph to: firestarthecat@gmail.com
4. You must include a caption describing where and how the picture was taken

If anything, maybe it will encourage us to all get out and enjoy nature a bit more.

Hint on pictures: Use a zoom and try to fill the frame with whichever animal you are photographing. Don't be concerned about background and such. We just want the animals.
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The Month Has Changed - So Has Kitten of the Month

Please congratulate, Caitlin, who lives with BuffySquirrel. Caitlin is our new Kitten of the Month.

Buffy also posts other pictures of Caitlin on her blog, if you're interested.

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Passing of the Crown

We have a new Kitten of the Month. Please weigh in and congratulate Mikey, who lives with Writtenwyrdd.
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Five New Additions

Let us all welcome the following cats to Alley Cat Walk:

Announcing, Amelia! . . . . . . . Huzzah!

Announcing, Tara! . . . . . . . Huzzah!

Announcing, Scarlett! . . . . . . . Huzzah!

Announcing, Bruiser! . . . . . . . Huzzah!

Announcing, Bessie! . . . . . . . Huzzah!

All five of our new feline friends arrive with the same slave/peon/property, one Lisa, who happens to be another Snowshoe wannabe.

Also, take note that it is now February, and Rufus has taken over Kitten of the Month. My darling photo can still be seen at the bottom of the blog.
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Kitten of the Month - Part II

After thinking things over I decided having the cats compete might not be such a good idea. We would need some kind of judge, or referee. Since Firestar is a contestant he cannot also be a judge. And since I am the only other administrator on this blog that means I would have to fill that role.

I don't want to choose between cats. All cats are cool! How does one choose?

So, in keeping with the human "scardey cat" image, I'm thinking we do this the absolute easy (and gutless) way: We pick in the order the cats arrive in the alley.

This means winning cats (and their property) will know ahead of time which month is their month. What will be needed is a picture and a short caption of 50-words or less. Those can be submitted as a post to this blog, a link back to your blog, and/or an Email to Firestar: (firestarthecat@gmail.com).

If this is what we choose to do (I will need imput from the rest of you by the end of the week), then this will be the order. Submissions would need to be ready by the 10th of the month.

Rufus, Geoff, Mikey, Aliera, Sethra, (and the associated slaves/peons): What do you think?

OR, We could let the current five cats in the Alley pick their month. (Submit three choices, ties will be determined by a random number generated by MS-Excel.)

NOTE: Rufus, you need to get Bonnie (?) to officially become a member.

January:...Firestar
February:..Rufus
March:.....Geoff
April:.....Mikey
May:.......Aliera
June:......Sethra
July:......to be determined
August:....to be determined
September:.to be determined
October:...to be determined
November:..to be determined
December:..to be determined

A Proposal to the Feline Masters of the Internet

Okay, you cats. Here's the deal.

Rufus told me about Geoff, and how hot she is. His slave (peon is my name for 'em) provided contact information and Bevie set out to find her. Well, she posted back yesterday (way to go, Bevie, you did something right for a change - now pick me some catnip and rub my feet) and confirmed her hot status. I suggested she might submit herself to be Kitten of the Month.

The more I think of it, the more I like the idea. So how's about we do that? Here are the options I've come up with. Tell me what you think.

Kitten of the Month:
1) Female cats only (kind of sexist, don't you think)
2) Female or Male cats (I lean toward this one because I'm a sexy, rough and tough cat)
3) Female and Male cats (one for each - would this diminish the crown?)

Submissions could be made either by emailing them to me (firestarthecat@gmail.com), or by posting a picture on your blog and submitting the LINK. Some sort of bio should accompany the picture. What would make a good maximum words: 100-, 200-, 300-?

Currently, only three ( 3 ) cats have walked this alley: Myself, Rufus and Geoff. That means we should all have a vote for the January winner (assuming you cats want to do this).

You cats have any thoughts?