Sunday, 16 August 2026

Early Morning Sunday Selfie

This was taken two days ago while it was dawning outside. It was very hot.

Today it seems cooler but we've still not had any rain, which is very unusual for England. Some parts of the UK have had rain but we live in the East of England which is officially experiencing drought.
tabby cat tired of the heat
Out of boredom Mum went to Grok with this older photo of ours from 2015. Her prompt was to create a photo of us both living in a castle surrounded by forest. For some reason Mum is wearing a curtain on her shoulder. Or it looks like she is. Perhaps it's meant to be a robe.

If you also notice, my body fur markings are not mine. My markings are classic tabby but these are mackerel. 
 
Mum then added more details "add lot of cats playing happily outside." I asked her why I wasn't enough and she added "I want to live in a kingdom of just cats and no humans. But of course we shall rule together, sweetie".

So, welcome to our kingdom of cats. 
 
We're joining The Cat On My Head for Sunday Selfies.

11 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful photos, so cute. Perfect for Sunday selfies.
Take care, have a great day and happy week ahead.

Erin the Cat Princess said...

Amazing what AI can do. Maybe they should train it to make rain!
You do look very nice and restful in your original photo, just like us this morning when we just wanted to chill out in the first truly cool morning for ages.
Stay hydrated and cool, and hopefully not too washed away when it comes.
ERin

Eastside Cats said...

Ooh, can I become a subject of your kingdom?
Here's hoping there are cooler temps and rain on the way to you.

The Island Cats said...

We’ve had a shortage of rain lately too, Athena. We love your selfies.

Katie Isabella said...

Athena and Mum...I love the new selfie and seeing the background of cats playing is soooo super nice too.

pilch92 said...

Nice selfie and ussie. XO

Kitties Blue said...

This is a beautiful creation. AI is still leaning how to respond to instruction. We know your mum would never throw you over for some other cat or cats. We had a good rain today. Hope you get some soon. Thanks for hopping with us! XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid & Sawyer, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Kizmet, Audrey, Raleigh, Gibbs & Tali

M Dawson said...

That last photo had me in fits of laughter. Heavenly for you and Mum so many cats LOL!!!!

meowmeowmans said...

That's a lovely selfie, Athena. We are glad to hear it was s bit cooler, bu sorry to hear about the drought there. We love the photo of you and Mum and your kingdom of cats! XO

Nuria de Espinosa said...

Uno despliegue de color interesante. La foto con mamá es genial. Besitos desde España

messymimi said...

Beautiful selfie, and as for the art, AI will always need some kind of human correction, I’m convinced.