Izumi Tanaka

When my cats are together sleeping like this, there’s nothing more I can ask for.  It’s an ultimate joy….  how simple is that?!

My kitties, Nicola (the black), and Riley (the stripes) are litter mates, which means they have been together since conception.  It always, always, makes me smile to find them together like this.

The summer is here.  My cats are busy doing precisely what they’re supposed to do:  being catatonic…..

The summer is finally here – it’s a late arrival.  If the sun is out in the morning, it comes through our dining window giving my kitties a short while of sunbathing opportunity.  

When I’m stuck in the house and don’t have a chance to go shoot something interesting, my default is obviously the cats.  In fact, Riley hasn’t made his appearance for a while.  I’m sure he’s happy to see you.

It looks like the jacarandas are at their peak right now.  We have a view of one fully-blossoming tree from our living room window accompanied with the Lilies of the Niles in the exact same hue.  My kitties enjoy the view as well.

Here’s a room with some signs of kitty presence, which is a comfort to a cat lover.

Beauty is an old lady kitty, and she was hugging a heater today.  It’s still unseasonably cold around here in Southern Cal…  even though it’s already late May.  It’s not just the kitty hugging the heater, but us, too!

Riley likes upside down.  I think it’s almost his Pavlovian response when he sees me as I would invariably rub his tummy.  When I pick him up (which incidentally I’m the only one with such privilege to do), he always flips over.  (Incidentally, when I don’t find any other subject to shoot for the day, there he is — he’s always ready for my camera and never lets me down. )

The cats always know the warmest spot in the house.  This time of the year we have some nice morning sun coming into our bedroom and dining room.  Because it’s finally warming up, the window was open a little and there she was!