Friday Cat Blogging – 5 August 2011

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Well, this has been kind of a dismal week. So would you like some cats to cheer you up? Of course you would! On the left, Domino suddenly perks up and gives me a good stare. On the right, a few minutes later, it’s Inkblot’s turn. Can you guess why they’re staring at me? Huh? Can you? I’ll give you a hint: These pictures were taken at about 4:55 pm a few days ago.