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Gratuitous cat photos of the day: All things new edition

Gratuitous cat photos of the day: All things new edition

2154250211_63231992c4Welcome to a new year.

We did it. We survived goodbyes, “good” and otherwise. We survived the election and the superstorm. We survived Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s breakup. We survived the Mayan apocalypse. We survived the demise of Twinkies.

2012 was a year of strength and survival. Now that the millennium is a teenager, it’s time for us – human and feline – to thrive. Elegantly. In the spirit of this bonne annee, I present you a few images that speak of making all things new.

Gigi has a new name. Having come to Tabby's Place as "Miss Benji," all she wanted for Christmas was a title that wouldn't make her cringe. Fairy tales do come true.
Gigi has a new name. Having come to Tabby's Place as "Miss Benji," all she wanted for Christmas was a title that wouldn't make her cringe. Fairy tales do come true.

Natalie, she of the long Tabby's Place tenure and Prozac-heavy history, has a new attitude. (All apologies to Patti LaBelle.) At least, she might if we follow through on the possibility of weaning our wildwoman off her behavior meds. Don't say we didn't warn ya, Suite B.
Natalie, she of the long Tabby's Place tenure and Prozac-heavy history, has a new attitude. (All apologies to Patti LaBelle.) At least, she might if we follow through on the possibility of weaning our wildwoman off her behavior meds. Don't say we didn't warn ya, Suite B.
Bashful middle-aged Bolaris - consider him the Kevin James of Suite B - has a new home. More on that soon.
Bashful middle-aged Bolaris - consider him the Kevin James of Suite B - has a new home. More on that soon.
So does Yuzu. Her adoption gives us hope for every shy, squiggly kitten ever to flirt with being feral.
So does Yuzu. Her adoption gives us hope for every shy, squiggly kitten ever to flirt with being feral.
Elsewhere in calico country, Melanie has a new opportunity to find her forever home. Her first go-'round didn't pan out, so our gentle girl is back at Tabby's Place and ready for the real thing. (All apologies to Coca-Cola.)
Elsewhere in calico country, Melanie has a new opportunity to find her forever home. Her first go-'round didn't pan out, so our gentle girl is back at Tabby's Place and ready for the real thing. (All apologies to Coca-Cola.)
Smidgen-sized Drita - precious high priestess of the whack pack, <2 pounds of glory despite being >4 months of age - has a new shot to learn how to eat nicely like a big girl.
Smidgen-sized Drita - precious high priestess of the whack pack, <2 pounds of glory despite being >4 months of age - has a new shot to learn how to eat nicely like a big girl.
And Florence...well, Flo has a fresh chance to mend both her heart and her ways. When our sometimes-savage sweetheart hits age 6 months, she'll get the official reevaluation of her holey heart...and a chance to be declared healthy and cleared for a normal adulthood. Well...as a manner of speaking. Mending her heart, maybe; mending her ways...never.
And Florence...well, Flo has a fresh chance to mend both her heart and her ways. When our sometimes-savage sweetheart hits age 6 months, she'll get the official reevaluation of her holey heart...and a chance to be declared healthy and cleared for a normal adulthood. Well...as a manner of speaking. Mending her heart, maybe; mending her ways...never.

Even if you don’t know what the heck Auld Lang Syne means (and, like me, you’re relieved when Times Square plays 4 seconds of it at midnight on January 1st, then unceremoniously transitions to Frank Sinatra for no apparent reason, every single year), you have every opening for a new beginning today. Feast on hope. Be made new. Welcome the miracles. The cats do – oh, they do.

Oh, and if you’re reading this on January 2nd or 16th or any old time: there’s no expiration date on making a new beginning. The cats are fully convinced that you can find a new and improved world any hour of any day. Knock and the door will be opened, seek and you shall find, ask and you shall receive. You and the cats and I were made for more than mere survival.

So my heart whispers to each of yours (and this includes you, Florence): this could be your year. This will be our year. Let yourself be loved. Receive the hope. Give it all the gloriousness you’ve got.

Buon anno, favored folks and felines.

Housekeeping notes: Look for an extra-ultra-cosmic-special guest post later this week. Regular programming returns to Felis Catus in the very near future.

Photo credits: all taken by mighty volunteer Mark except the thumbnail, taken by Mystery Internet Person, and Natalie, taken by Flangela.

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