A Cat called Marcus (2024)

04/09/2023

Quite true. Love, Marcus (occasionally referred to as Thraxamagorickle. And something else…..)

The Naming of Cats, by T.S. Eliot

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn’t just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there’s the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo, or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—
But all of them sensible everyday names,
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that’s particular,
A name that’s peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum—
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there’s still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover—
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular name

28/08/2023

Caption this:
a) I’m so hammered
Or
b) nailed it!
You decide…
Love, Marcus

16/07/2023

Me in the new house. Having a rainy morning nap on the screen porch. Want me to give you a (partial) tour of my new digs? Love, Marcus

25/02/2023

Saturday Sleeps Superstar. Love, Marcus

27/01/2023

To protect and serve? Love, Marcus

Hahaha

Photos from Animal and Nature Lovers's post

18/12/2022

Why so sour, Puss? Love, Marcus

17/08/2022

Well, isn’t this just “super”?! Love, Marcus

11/08/2022

This sunny morning toe bean display is brought to you by the letter “M”. Love, Marcus

08/08/2022

Happy International Cat Day! May the floof be with you! Love, Marcus

06/08/2022

“Lion Kitty”....heh, heh! Love, Marcus

12/07/2022

That bunny has a most magnificent tail!.......never mind. Love, Marcus

27/02/2022

What? I’m waiting for a very important call! Love, Marcus

01/02/2022

It’s my year, baby! (but aren’t they all, really?) Love, Marcus

03/12/2021

If they’re having a good time, I say “gopher” it😂. Love, Marcus

22/11/2021

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting? Love, Marcus

Cat fight in an alley in Japan 🙀

📷 by https://twitter.com/Ryoppi05670209

Indoor city cat survives almost two months in the wilds of Jasper National Park | CBC News

12/10/2021

Don’t worry, everyone, this was not me. Love, Marcus

Indoor city cat survives almost two months in the wilds of Jasper National Park | CBC News Many thought Draco would be coyote food after getting lost in the Canadian Rockies, but his owners knew he was a tough cat.

23/09/2021

“Cat-alpa” plant. Please do not water. Love, Marcus

please remember to re-pot your cats, they need room to grow

Cats refuse to snuggle with objects that smell like their owners

21/09/2021

If you ask me, it’s more that we don’t like it when you leave all your junk lying around our house! (but we still love you, mostly) Love, Marcus

Cats refuse to snuggle with objects that smell like their owners Cats form strong bonds with their owners, but the scent of their human companions doesn’t comfort them when they’re left alone – and it could even make them howl more