For Maggie

It just never seems to be fair when a younger animal comes into the home and takes over it's owner's blog, not to mention everyone's attention, the toys, the food dishes, water bowl, and all the best places in which to have a nice snooze. So when Mr. Smudge appeared Chez Grey, I wasn't a bit surprised when poor old Cat Stevens went into a decline and was feeling poorly for quite a while. Maggie wondered what Smudge would look like in my crazy colors and here he is. But I had to be fair to Stevens and do her portrait too. So Stevens is above with the blue background and here's that naughty, indefatigable Mr. Smudge below. You'll notice he has a purple aura and it's complement sort of shimmers around him as he eats some flowers. He's always into something. Maggie is good about keeping us up to date with his latest exploits here. Oops. Typos are hell, especially when you don't notice them at first. I must have had the cursor over this one when I was saving everything. I think I'll blame it on the lateness/earliness of the hour! I hope Maggie enjoys these portraits of her cats.