We tried but the cats wouldn’t have anything to do with Halloween Costumes again this year. So it’s back to a virtual Halloween costume for them. We though a return to the old style Victorian masquerade for this Halloween would be nice. See if you can tell who is who.

Who is that behind the Mask?

Who is that Cat masquerading as a Cat?

It’s Bat Cat or is that Cat bat?

A masked Cat in a Cat mask… oooh, spooky.

See our Cat Halloween Costumes from last year.

The Band of Cats would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween!

Strange things are happening around here again with the cats. It’s most peculiar but all in good Halloween fun. I wonder if it has anything to do with the Halloween season. Hmmm… It all seems too coincidental to me. Oh, and the same oddities happened last year at this time as well.

Maybe the cats are used as a portal by some kind of a paranormal energy. They may be a channel by which the ghastly, unknown spirits of ghouls and goblins are able to enter through into our world.

Who knows? It’s scary stuff anyway and just in time for Halloween. These freaky occurrences happened during the last few days leading up to Halloween. Take a look…if you dare. Ooooooh.

Caught in a time distortion
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We’ve recently been having the good fortune of running into some friendly neighborhood cats while out enjoying the amazing autumn weather. The other weekend I was out for a walk around the neighborhood and this sociable little cat appeared out of nowhere. We made instant friends.

She also had lots to say and was a glutton for attention. She didn’t sit still the entire time she was around us. I was with my son and he was thrilled to see the cat. Our little friend rolled in the dirt, then on the street by the curb, then back on the dirt and grass and finally she was off. She meowed to us first as if to say ‘see ya later’ and dashed into a backyard on the other side of the street.

Fortunately I got some fun pictures to share with our readers. I’m sure we’ll be seeing this fun, little cat again sometime.

Hey, where did you come from?
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Are you planning to dress up your cat for Halloween? Most cats are not interested in a Halloween costume. Personally I think cats look good enough without the need for a costume. We don’t put our cats in costumes for Halloween. Mainly because I don’t think they’re really interested, plus they wouldn’t enjoy it very much.

Some cats are mellow enough to let you dress them up anyway you like. Cats like this are few and far between and I’ve yet to meet a cat that will put up with wearing a costume.

One type of cat with the perfect Halloween costume is the ubiquitous Black Cat. Black Cats have the quintessential Halloween costume without the need for additional accoutrement. If you have a black cat your only problem is to find a costume for yourself that makes you look as good as your cat does.

We’ve put created a fabulous Black Cat Gallery in homage to our favorite Halloween icon; the Black Cat. Enjoy!
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Lilly on the stove.

My cat Lilly was born on March 4, 2008. She lives in the Southern Maine part of the United States. She’s a lean, spunky cat who like to play GOTCHA! You never know when she’ll be hiding around a corner ready to attack you!

Although feisty, Lilly is extremely gentile. She’s pretty sure of herself most of the time. She can be very mellow too and she can be moved into almost any position. She hates being home alone and will gladly go along for a ride with me in the car to do errands.

She likes it when I park in the “dumpster section” of the parking lots where there are lots of seagulls to watch and chatter at. Her favorite place to perch is on my shoulder, and she will stay there for just about as long as I let her. I have often made my breakfast, brushed my teeth and/or put on my makeup with her perched there.

Lilly also loves to sleep on top of the stove while it is still warm. She’s a very demanding (pick-me-up) kind of kitty. She sleeps on my neck. She’s a wonderful, spoiled rotten cat! Lilly also has about 35 photos on catbook and can be viewed on catbook profile view (5206068).

Find out how you can see your Cat on the Band of Cats.

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A portrait of Marie’s Cat, Van Gogh

Marie has sent in another wonderful piece of artwork for everyone to see. This is a portrait of her cat VanGogh which was done a while back. It looks great! Thanks Marie.

Princess lives in the steel city of Hamilton, Ontario. She has the run of the house and loves to lounge around in the basement on her favorite chair. Her chair sits in an out of the way spot but gives her a great view of all the comings and goings downstairs.

Princess on her favorite chair

Lounging in the basement

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Here is Jasmine on a roll again. When she’s feeling playful she drops and rolls. She especially likes it when there is someone to play with when she’s rolling. Enjoy the pictures. You can see Jasmine’s other rolling escapes here. Stay tuned for Jasmine’s next roll…

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We were out for a cool, relaxing walk down by the lake this weekend when we had a nice surprise. A friendly cat came walking toward us. She was going in and out of the long grass beside the path and seemed to be in search of something as most cats are.

She was very friendly and seemed to be in no hurry what so ever; just out for a little afternoon adventure. She spent a few minutes with us to say hello and was off again on her trek. Whatever she was doing she was definitely having fun at it and definitely knew where she was going.

Searching
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Enjoy today’s pictures of cats for the Pictures of Cats 2008 Project.

Party in the kitchen