This has been the heading for this blog for years now. It is a screen print from a video of Andy and Dougy as kittens wrestling on a settee that Dougy eventually destroyed. I like it because it shows both kitty boys when they were innocent kittens.
I’ve been thinking about changing to this photo for the heading of this blog though it shows only one kitty boy – Andy. I like it because it suggests the tension between cat and human, part of the surviving retirement with two cats.
What do you think? Leave good enough alone or use the new photo?
I vote for the new photo. Kittens are cute, but cats have more personality.
Eventually it may go up, but the consensus now seems to be for the kittens…! Thanks for your comment, though. I like the new one except for the fact there’s only one of the two featured cats, Andy.
How about one with the three of you?
That’s problematic, but I can think of some possible scenarios where I might be able to get such a photo. That would, of course, best show the “surviving retirement with two cats” theme.
Leave it with both kitties. I like seeing both kitties.
I’m convinced the two have to be in the header, too!
Don’t want one cat to have all the glory. I really like the header as is.
I agree, Crystal! Before I made this current header from a screen print from a video of the kitty boys playing on the settee when they were kittens, I had one that was just Dougy and me in closeup. I forgot about that one until after I posted this, and that reminded me why I changed to the current one. It’s about two kitty boy brothers, so it should feature both on the header!
It’s your choice. I really like your header now though.
I am convinced it sets the right tone for the blog and will leave it for now. Thanks for your comment!
You’re Welcome. I hope you leave it unless you find a cuter picture of both cats and possibly you.
It may not happen since the kitty boys as kittens are, well, too cute!
They are cute.
“Pretty is as pretty does,” I tell them. “But we are just little kitties…!” they tell me, and continue to be naughty! LOL!
Surely they’re not naughty? Cats do what they want to. MOL
Naughty by my standards, but just being kitty boys by theirs!
Don’t all cats think that way.
I fear so, Crystal~!
I thought so
I am always agreeable to change but in the end it is up to you.👍👍
Yep! I’m sitting it aside for the moment because I have to look through a snot load of digital photos to =find any that feature all three of us or , at least, the two kitty boys.
I really like both photos but I think both boys should be in the header photo.
I tried that and felt it took up too much space. (I liked how it looked, though…!)
I like the old one best because those freakin’ kittens are so damn cute — they suck me in and make me look at your blog. I love those little tufts of innocent fur. I can’t lie. Plus no way can you leave out one kitty boy!
Aww! I confess, I love that photo, too, for the same reasons! They were such cute kittens and I love remembering how they were then. Some of the same behaviors (good and bad) carry over into adulthood, and those are how I can identify them without seeing their eyes, the easiest way for you to tell them apart.
Oops, didn’t read very. Guess we already know who the furry one is
LOL!
Like the new photo, and your idea behind it is interesting. I’m sure one furry person may be disappointed. We, the readers, might find it interesting to try and guess which kitty boy is pictured.
I’m inclined to spoil the game and just say, as I did!
I do like the new photo – just wish it had both the boys in it ! A work in progress.
Me, too.
Doug, I tend to go with “if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.” Most certainly, you need to have a fair representation of both kitty boys.
As much as I like the idea of the new one, I am inclined to think both kitty boys need to be in the photo.
It’s your blog and your decision, but since you opened it for opinions, I agree with yours – it’s only fair.
” surviving retirement with two cats” you say ,Doug. The answer is there . The header has two show three characters ! ( it’s my humble advice )
In friendship
Michel.
I’ve come to think that way, to, Michel. As much as I like the new one, the old one shows both stars of this show.
I re-read my answer above and find a typing mistake, one more ! Please read : The answer is there . The header has to show three characters ! ( it’s my humble advice)…..
Yes, that would be ideal since there are three characters involved in this process!
use the new one, but be open to more changes…
I’ve decided to leave it as is since Dougy is no less a part of the story than his kitty brother Andy. I really like the new photo, though! Rats!
I did as well – you are just going to have to get another one as good of them together…
I think I may have some old photos I can reedit to work. I’m looking at any rate, and think rotating three or four might work if I can do this.
I like the new one but agree with 15 and Meowing. You can’t leave one of the boys out of the photo. I have used headers of just Shoko but don’t have them up too long. Do more headers so you can change them. One of both the boys and you would be ideal. I like the idea of showing the friction between kitties and human and the love.
Jean
The multiple headers idea could work… I hate to leave Dougy out of the picture, literally, since he is no less important than Andy.
Exactly! Play around with some pictures in your header area and see if one tickles your fancy or better yet ask peeps which they perfer….get peeps talking and thinking. The boys are handsome as heck so most pictures will be winners except those with closed eyes. Shoko has taken to closing her eyes when I come near. I don’t have a flash, she’s just being obnoxious.
Shoko is like the kitty boys in that respect. They are more comfortable with my smart phone (as camera) since it is able to take photos at a low enough light level that flash can be left off. I plahyed around with collages, but didn’t like the effect or how much room it took at the top of the blog. There probably is a way to reduce the size that I need to explore, but i don’t recall seeing it. Anyway, the old photo will continue to soldier on till I see what else I have in the photo file that might work along with the two shown. Of course, Dougy needs to get some coverage here since he has fans, too!
Use new photo
It’s looking like the old one or alternating photos featuring one or the other kitty boy may be the way I go. I personally like the tension in the new one, but Dougy is a equal kitty boy in this household.
I like the new one. You can put a few photos on random header so they change.
That idea has merit. I’m probably sticking with the old header for the time being, though, till I can round up some other strong photos that fit. Come to think of it, I remember another header I used a long time ago that featured a Dougy as kitten by himself.
My thought – change the theme, leave the original header as is. But those little horns and stare! You may be in danger. 🤔😳
It is tempting…LOL… to go with the new one as much for the horns and mischievous look on Andy’s face as for how it suggests cats rule the roost here.
You are a lucky man to live among them. Considering setting my apartment up in many ways before bringing a rescue kitty home. A big commitment for me. Not to be taken on lightly.
It definitely is a big commitment, and many landlords (reasonably) charge a nonrefundable pet surcharge to let you have one. My landlord also limits how many pets you can have and how big they can be. After that obstacle is dealt with, all of the expenses of having a pet would astound people who’ve never had one. At one point, I was spending 10 times as much for the kitty boys’ haircuts each year as I spent for mine! (Of course, they got a bath and a fluff under the drier with theirs, and I just got a simple haircut.) Andy has a food allergy, so i have to spend a premium for specific food fort him. Dougy has none, but when you have two, you either feed them both the same food or have to feed them in separate places with a closed door between them. Oh well! Dougy’s worth it and Andy is, too! Then you have the issue of kitty entertainment, veterinarian costs…! Whew!
coming from blogger I’m not really sure how wordpress headers work; can you have a photo on the left and one on the right? I ask because maybe you could use the above with you and andy at the header right, and have one with dougy looking as fierce and add it to the left ? 🙂 ♥
It is possible to create a collage in the body, but I haven’t tried to do it as a header. It seems like it would be possible.
I like either one and I think you should be in the header too, but you can’t leave one of the boys out 🙂
I remember now an earlier header with just Dougy as a kitten in it and how the one I use now came into being because I felt both kitty boys should be featured.
I think I would try to recreate that with both cats in the background.
That might happen in the future. The photo was pure accident as it was. Andy and Dougy don’t share that particular spot well, so the emphasis would end up being them less than them lurking behind me. Hmm. I like the idea of the two being in the photo with me, though….!
I like the new one, partly because it’s funny (Andy’s disapproving face!) but also because you’re a major player in the blog. We wouldn’t know the Kitty Boys without you!
Thanks! I appreciate the input!
maybe you can make a kind of a collage with using this two photos and one of dougy?
That’s a thought, too… Hmmm.
I also think you should use both photos — perhaps side-by-side, split-screen style. But that’s enough human opinions — I’d like to hear from some cats, including yours!
I still have a problem leaving an adult Dougy out of the presentation. This new one may end up in some sort of collage if I can make it look uncluttered.