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Bonzai
Bonzai
pmichaud


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Collection: Slice of Life Challenge
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Home
Date: Nov 5, 2008
Aperture: f4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 5, 2008

Viewed: 490
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

 Meet Bonzai. He's quite a ham. He's a tiny cat - only weighs about 8 or 9 lbs. We adopted him from our local shelter when he was only about 8 weeks old. (He was a Christmas present from my son.) He absolutely, without question, rules the house (and the dogs). His favorite activities are hiding behind a corner, or door and leaping out at any unsuspecting creature passing by (human or canine). He thinks he is a tiger or a lion. He will launch himself at the dogs, and they will obligingly roll over and let him pretend to try to dispatch his "prey". When he gets too rough, they just swipe him off with one of their very large paws. In this picture, he is trying to figure out why the camera flash is strobing. This was just seconds before he launched himself at the lens. Thank goodness for uv filters. I wasn't quick enough to get that action.

Of course, it is 3 a.m.

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 11/17/2008 12:58:24 PM
Wow, I thought my eyes were green! Cats always seem to have the most intense expressions on their faces!
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 11/13/2008 11:32:33 PM
Cats sure are characters, aren't they? I like that eye color - they seem to just glow.
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 11/06/2008 07:39:41 PM
LOL! He's a real cutie pie!
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 11/06/2008 05:50:41 AM
Hmmm!! 3am - I think if Bonzai was in our house we'd have to rename him kamakaze...lol
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 11/05/2008 08:34:24 PM
Something about this photo made me laugh! Great eyes.
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 11/05/2008 06:07:19 PM
what a lovely cat and so well captured! beautiful image; those eyes are fabulous!
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 11/05/2008 03:25:18 PM
great eyes
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 11/05/2008 01:44:46 PM
fantastic shot of a brilliant looking cat and i just love his name .. i think you've managed to show that very cheeky nature in your photograph ... your story was great to read .. at 5.43am !!! ... :)
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 11/05/2008 01:21:05 PM
lol, his name TOTALLY goes with this photo.
 11/05/2008 09:10:24 AM
He is sooo handsome- the green eyes are amazing ! I know exactly what U mean- he sounds just like our 8 mo. old kitty Abby-so much fun to watch & such characters- we also have 2 dogs which she uses like trampolines !
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 11/05/2008 07:05:22 AM
Wow, that is close, and I love those green eyes.....
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