Catroulette plus bonus

You ever chatroulette?  These pics are from my one-time experiment going online into the abyss of chatroulette to shine the light of my cats unto the world.  They were well-received by at least one person.  Witness her joy below.  Bonus from another time:  pics of the cats in little hat costumes. 

[On a less sketchy site, you can also catroulette and browse international kittens to adopt.] 

you know this guy was looking for titties not kitties

Freya was pleased to be one less inappropriate screenshot for this child

not interested

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This was the first time I had seen...

my cats' "Get this thing the hell off me" eyes.

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I've also entered the world of Instagram.  See more of my cats @ instagram.com/oabaeo

like this: 

Animals in Our Lives

gross vulture in da hood

what he was eating

spying on me

heron in bmore, near Harbor East/Inner Harbor

jerkos in my neighborhood

I think this one has a massive tumor/bump on its foreehead

Get out of here!

Lil' Mama:  our chief work cat

Plywood

sack o'potatoes cat

hrmph

easy escape

this looks like a good cave...

goodbye!

Here are some animal shots from my recent goings-on.  A gross vulture in my neighborhood, eating leftover garbage; jerk rabbits in my neighborhood eating my plants; a big heron waiting for food at the Inner Harbor (did not seem to mind the people walking nearby); and a couple of kitties at work who enjoy our company and vice versa (although some more than others).  

I'm not sure why our work cats are so fat; (except for Lil' Mama) one not shown here is pretty big.  We only feed them once a day.  I supposed they hunt prey in the woods, but you'd think they'd be getting decent exercise with all that running around.  Huh.

First Glance: Hunting Ground in Hampden Bmore

Falls Road, Hampden Baltimore

local library branch

librarian in the setting sun

Enter the Hunting Ground

I said this shirt was awesome, to which Josh corrected: [it was] "More Than Awesome"

no question:  also More Than Awesome

choice pin

amongst a plate of cuties

proud owner of a new kitty pin

Nice. Display. Well. Done. Totally Jealous.

Friday night: an evening trip to Baltimore had us hopping around Hampden.  We visited our faves Atomic Books and Celebrated Summer Records, and were about to split when I remembered a new shop I spied the other week.  We jostled across Falls Road to check it out.

A new sign on an old church read "Hunting Ground".  No other advertisement or flashy eye-catching pictures, fliers, or decoration adorned the front.  The same trimmed hedges that cozily delineated the old church yard now welcome you to this space.  But what is it?

Alright, it's a store; I get that.  Two bodyforms in the entry show a simple sampling of wares: one for men and one for women.  Ok, a unisex clothing store.  I flipped the tag of the short-sleeved men's shirt: a rather plain button down spring/summer shirt; white with tasteful orange plaid lines.  It must have been new b/cs it was $50.  

Fifty dollars!  I've never paid $50 for a single shirt, so I thought, "Not my kind of place."  But we had meandered this far and Josh said, "Let's just check it out."  So I'll look with my eyes, I told myself.

Enter the Hunting Ground.  Menswear to the left, women's on the right, musical instruments and accessories in the back.  Huh.  Shoes and boots for the stylish.  Neat, retro signs and art in small doses.  A killer floor by the dressing room.  

Then on to looking with my hands.  And feet.  Their footwear selection was awesome, and by now I had noticed they carry new and used vintage wares (my faves!).  This wasn't a thrift store, so their curated vintage selection was priced as retail, of course.  I was tempted by an oversized black silk shirt with white birds, but I resisted.  Still, prices were reasonable.

While I was poking around I noticed a variety of cat-related items.  They were in different spots of the shop, so it didn't seem like a theme (there was a vest/shawl thing in the sweater section that appeared to be made from a throw -- like the kind you'd throw over your couch.  It was all-over cat print dedication.  Meow.), but after noticing a couple cat things, Josh located a plate of cat pins on the counter.  They were only a quarter a piece!  Good deal!  He now proudly wears our new friend on his chest.

To sum:  I'm glad we stopped in.  While I didn't get anything, I may have found another new fave in Hampden, a Baltimore hot spot that gets better with each new find (large multi-floor antique shop w/vintage clothing basement: check [Avenue Antiques], small quirky antique shop: check [Sturgis Antiques, for one], alternative bookstore and comic shop: check [Atomic], record store: check [CSR], sweet-ass brunch [french toast to die for!]: check [Golden West], and now the Hunting Ground.  Check, baby.  Hampden may be a growing den for hipsters, and old school local hons and local toughs, but I'd rather be hitting it up there than say, at da Towson Mall, any day. 

Kitty Pins Forever!!

More travel pics found! Talloires, France day one redux

@the Philly airport:  Liberty Bell o' Legos

so this was for sale also @the airport.  a couple grand for a solid silver feline, anyone?

ah, in Talloires

on the way to the cascades

the frozen cascades

in Annecy

cooting around

Hey, so look what I found!  Not sure why I forgot we had more pics from our little point and shoot.  Most of these pics are by Josh.  I will update with more posts from this camera and give you a taste of what was seen when I wasn't lugging around the bigger cam.  Enjoy!