Pawsing for a nap...

Every now and then you run into a living work of art imitating a long-lived work of art.
In this case, the feline artwork Wesley is a feline version of the out-of-the-ordinary underground comic artist R. Crumb’s Keep On Truckin’ guy with the giant shoes and long legs.
We got these photos of Wesley from his human, Carolyn Perkins, whose nomination secured the “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap” spotlight for her big-pawed pal.
She refers to him as “my little rescue kitten Wesley” and says that “like most orange tabbies” young Wesley “is ridiculously cute, full of energy and spends most of the day attacking (he would call it ‘playing with’) his adopted sisters Jasmine and Fiona who shoot him a ‘Really?’ – like when Wesley pounces on one or both of them at the same time.
”And like most kittens little Wesley sleeps as hard as he plays. He has adopted a pillow which allows him to stretch at full capacity while simultaneously maintaining his adorableness.
”Needless to say he has adapted quite well from living on the streets to living the good life.”
She adds, “He does have huge feet and in a close-up photo it makes him look like Gigantor!” [Aside from Larry: For those of you who enjoy time-traveling, we provide a link to Gigantor HERE and to an R. Crumb site with a famed bit of art that looks curiously Wesleyan HERE.]
How did Wesley wind up in the Perkins home in Dallas? “I've been TNRing [trap-neuter-releasing] some semi-feral (semi because after I feed them they seem to have adopted me) kits who live in and around my backyard.
”Little Wes was a very sick little guy whom I scooped up to get well and adopt out like his brothers and sisters.
”As is typical, by the time he was well he had purred his way into my heart (he adorably leaps onto my shoulder and curls up to sleep). So, much to the chagrin of my other cats (who have somehow forgotten they were also rescued) he is now a permanent resident.  He got his little snip-snip a couple of weeks ago so my girls are hopeful it will curb his hormonal love of them. I don't know what it is about orange cats but they are particularly irresistible.”
[No matter how big the paws or feet or claws of your animal pals (or sleeping relatives, to mention cloven hooves) please feel free to nominate your snoozer for the spotlight of our internationally read weekend feature Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap. Send photo and info to [email protected]. Remember, at Readlarrypowll.com, we believe insomnia can be defeated regardless of shoe size.]
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