I actually enjoy dressing up and posing for photos. This is one of my best outfits, because it is shiny and it is covered in fruits! I think shiny things are extra-fancy. When I see the camera, I get excited because I know I am sure to get treats. Today I will reveal some of my modeling secrets.
This is my modeling stand, so I am at eye level. I also have a blue background, and on the floor you can see the most important thing: my treats! I am very, very treat-motivated. Today I have freeze-dried chicken liver treats. I already ate some right off the paper towel.
My photographer holds the treat up so I look into the camera. If you look closely at my chin, you can see that I have already started drooling in anticipation. But I am still looking directly at the camera!
Here is the final picture from this modeling session. My Mommeh did a little editing to make the background less shiny.
Do you have any tricks you use to take pet photographs?
OHAI! In case you do not know me, I am Harley. I live with Daisy the Curly Cat. I am a very, very happy cat! Today I want to tell you a story all about me, and how I came to be. Not many cats know how they were born!
My momcat was a black cat, and she was feral. This means she did not know how to live in a house. But some nice people trapped her and brought her to the shelter to be spayed. My momcat had a little secret on the inside, and that secret was… ME! I was already inside her just waiting to be born! This is probably what I looked like then.
The vet was ready to spay my momcat, and she saw that me and my brothers and sister were already there and ready to be born that very day. So we were born!!!
After she recovered from being spayed, my momcat was released back to the wild. I was far too tiny to live in the shelter or in the wild, so we went straight into foster care, and I got the name “Neptune.” This is a picture of me on the day I was born! Can you see me? I was a cute little kitten!
When I grew up to be a big, strong kitten, I came to live at the shelter. I lived there for 6 months and for a while, I thought no one would ever want me. This is a picture of me lounging around at the shelter.
Now I am the Harley Quinn! I have lots of love and toys and food and beds and everything a Harley-cat might want. Thank you for reading the story of me!
I am a cat of many emotions, and I show them all on my face. Would you like to see some of my funny faces? Okay, I will show you! First up, this is my Wacky Face. I make this face a lot.
Next, I will demonstrate my Crabby face! This is how I might look on Monday mornings, only I am just acting here.
This is my Shocked and Surprised expression. I look like this when Harley acts like a maniac, on account of he does unbelievable things. I am not pretending when I say that!
Next up, my face of Disgust. If I could, I would go “Pffffftttt” when I make this face.
Are you ready for more? This is my sour face. I am pretending I bit into a sour lemon. Acting is hard!
I would like to say that this is my extra-scary face, but I am really just yawning real big here.
Finally, this is my nom, nom, nom face. It is best to use this face after getting some delicious treats to show appreciation. You could also do this to cover your nostrils if you smell something bad!
Do you like to make funny faces?
Ohai! Come closer… do you like to play guessing games and riddles? I hope so, because today we are going to play a very fun game!
I am going to tell you a riddle, and you get to figure out the answer! Are you ready? Here is the riddle:
Only one color,
but can change size some
Sticks to my feet
but is not gum!
Loves the sunshine,
and hides at night
Follows me everywhere,
but sometimes leaves my sight
What am I?
You might have to think very extra-hard to figure this one out. When you think you have the correct answer you can press the Answer Button at the bottom to see if you are correct. You would not press the Answer Button before you have thought real hard, would you? I didn’t think so.
When you are ready, here is the answer button! Press it to see if your answer is correct. Good luck!
Did you guess the correct answer?
Happy New Year, everybuddy! Since yesterday was a special holiday, I got to have an extra-delicious treat… whipped cream! I even get to eat it off a glass TABLE so you can see my undercarriage.
This is delicious! And I also get to watch my Mommeh lying on her back under the table trying to take my picture.
Do you want to see a close-up of my TONGUE?
My tongue is also good for keeping my curly furs clean.
And now, I will demonstrate my crabby face, on account of there is no more whipped cream.
Do not worry, the Harley Quinn got to have some, too. And the table got all cleaned up, in case you are the sort to worry about germs.
Do you ever get whipped cream as a special treat?!
Ohai! Today is one of the best holidays of the year for cats… it’s Boxing Day! Boxing Day is a special day for all cats to play with boxes all day long.
This Christmas I was a very lucky cat, because I got many, many, many boxes. There are lots of fun things you can do with boxes. If you have a big enough box, it makes a great fort. Be sure you have a window to peer out of! This one might need some pretty gingham curtains.
I have so many boxes, I almost do not know where to start with all the fun and games.
Of course, Harley came along and ruined my Good Times. See? He tracked dirty wet footprints into my very best box!
Did you get any good boxes for Boxing Day this year?
I am very, very excited and happy because there is less than one week until Santa Claws will be here! Even though I am not married, I am wearing a Mrs. Claws suit today. Can you see the diamonds on my belt buckle? I think my fur-trimmed dress almost matches my real furs!
Luckily, I have been a very, very good kitty so I am almost certain that Santa Claws will not bring me any coal.
I do have this special bag for coal though, just in case. Somebody with a name that rhymes with “Barley” might be getting some coal… on account of he is a maniac.
Santa, you can land your sleigh full of toys and treats right here, okay? I am waiting!
Oh and Barley… I mean HARLEY, I will put in a good word to Santa Claws for you… just to be safe. And I promise not to tell anybuddy that your beard is fake.
Is everybuddy ready for Santa Claws to arrive?!
