More cute feline pictures today. Jackie was quite aptly named after Jackie Chan. He is the ultimate stunt cat, and when he was a kitten, he'd do flips in the backyard catching snowballs that we'd throw for him. Sometimes he got about 5 feet off the ground!

The weather has been a bit nicer lately, and Jackie has felt up to coming outside and catching a few snowballs. These maybe aren't the most technically brilliant photos, but I was experimenting with a new technique: Throwing a snowball with my left hand and holding/operating the camera with my right. Exposing a dark grey cat against white snow is also difficult. I'll have to practice more.

I took some snowy tree and landscape shots today as well... I'll post them in the coming days.

Here is Jackie, cute as ever and doing much better. We're giving him subcutaneous fluids every day and he is on antibiotics for a kidney infection. He has been put on a low-protein renal diet with a potassium supplement as well as an appetite stimulant (though I can't blame him for not wanting to eat that foul-smelling goop).

Despite all of that, he's slowly getting his energy and personality back and gaining a bit of weight. We've had a few warm days, and Jackie has remembered how much he likes to pose for the camera! To honour the special occasion, I'm mass-posting the latest cute Jackie photo to this blog, Red Bubble and my Facbook profile. I'm hoping for many more cute Jackie photos to come.

Since it wasn't a good day for flower photos, I decided to practice my cat portraits. This is Jackie (aptly named after Jackie Chan). I have three cats, but Jackie is the only one who actually likes having his picture taken. Whenever Jackie sees the camera, he rushes to put his face in front of the lens. When he sees me trying to take a picture of one of the other cats (or anything else), he rushes to get between the subject and the lens. Jackie has a real knack being cute.