Wordless Wednesday – Those Eyes

Tsunami - Those Eyes

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Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!
Theophile Gautier

Fun Facts About Maine Coons

Previously I shared about how these cats got the “Maine” in their name.
This week I want to start sharing how they the “Coon” came about!

According to one tale, an English seafarer named Captain Charles Coon
Kept long-haired cats aboard his ship.
Whenever Coon’s ship would anchor in New England ports,
The cats would leave the ship and mate with the local feral cat population.

In time, long-haired kittens began appearing in the local litters.
These kittens were referred to as “Coon’s cats”!

Sound plausible?
For more stories, tune in to next week’s Wordless Wednesday!

Today’s photo features Tsunami of Create With Joy!

Wordless Wednesday – Week of July 9, 2013

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66 Responses to “Wordless Wednesday – Those Eyes”

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  1. Mystery Case
    Twitter: msmysterycase
    says:

    Arriving early for the WW party. Only 10pm Tuesday here in Perth, Australia but needing to be back to the hospital tomorrow so have published early.

    Have a great week. I will try and link up again with you on Friday.

    • Create With Joy
      Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
      says:

      Sorry to hear that you have a hospital appt – hope all goes well!
      Was a nice surprise to see your early visit!
      Look forward to seeing you for Friendship Friday! 🙂

  2. stevebethere
    Twitter: bethere2day
    says:

    Tsunami is definitely a star heheheh!

    Have a posetastic week 😉

  3. Looks like a cat I had as a kid, miss that little friend!

    Tammi
    http://www.myorganizedchaos.net

  4. Diana
    Twitter: teac
    says:

    Wow, are those eyes ever bright yellow!

  5. Glenda Cates
    Twitter: MomsReviews
    says:

    Hello, How are your week? How was your masters week? Mine was OK but could have been a little bit better. Have a wonderful day and stop by and visit me at

  6. Angel
    Twitter: Sewcraftyangel
    says:

    Hello
    Thanks for the party.
    Angel

  7. Stacey says:

    Beautiful cat! Looks very much like my mother’s cat 🙂

  8. Carma Poodale
    Twitter: carmapoodale
    says:

    Beautiful!

  9. We have a Maine Coon mix and just adore her. She is the friendliest of all our cats — loves everyone! And soft!! She even looks a little like the kitty in your picture.

  10. Sara
    Twitter: myruralmommy
    says:

    Such pretty eyes! Thanks, as always, for hosting! =)

  11. veronica lee says:

    Such compelling eyes!

    Happy WW!

  12. Great story & photo! Thanks for hosting & God bless!

  13. Jay @craftyspices
    Twitter: CraftySpices
    says:

    Love to stop by and catch up, lovely eyes.. As always thanks for hosting.

    Hope to see you at our party!!!
    Happy WW.

  14. Alissa Apel
    Twitter: AlissaApel
    says:

    They are in a gaze.

  15. Sarah Halstead (@InTheMomentWith)
    Twitter: inthemomentwith
    says:

    So beautiful.

  16. Penni says:

    I love this photo. Tsunami looks very thoughtful, I wonder what he is planning?
    Hugs
    Penni
    X

  17. Renae of Simple Sequins
    Twitter: simplesequins
    says:

    Kitties are so expressive. Thanks for linking up today.

  18. Judy Haughton-James
    Twitter: james_judy
    says:

    Interesting! Bold eyes! Lovely cats! Thanks for hosting.

  19. Kris @ Beyond the Whiskers
    Twitter: beyondwhiskers
    says:

    Makes me wonder about the history of cats at sea. Were they often kept as pets on ships…or almost never? Does this mean there might be entire lines of kitty immigrants out there? And if so…would they most likely be mixed from many different backgrounds or stay with kitties from the same old country? (I may be a little punchy from lack of sleep – but I’m suddenly picturing little Italy of cats) 😉

    • Create With Joy
      Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
      says:

      Actually, you are getting a little ahead of the story – there are more “interesting” tidbits to come!

      Happy WW to you, my curious friend! 🙂

  20. Karly says:

    What a cool legend!

  21. Christina Morley
    Twitter: tinarobmorley
    says:

    Such a beautiful cat! And those eyes!

  22. Ai Sakura
    Twitter: Aisakuraharuka
    says:

    absolutely stunning!

    Ai @ Sakura Haruka

  23. Tiffany
    Twitter: momtosprouts
    says:

    <3 him!! And I like the "coon" tale. 🙂

  24. I love the expression of cats eyes, they seem so wise. I am enjoying your history of Maine Coon cats, I have always wondered.
    My linky is up & running!

  25. Yvonne says:

    Main Coone’s are beautiful!

  26. Donna says:

    Gorgeous eyes! Love that cat.

  27. Steph says:

    Oh so gorgeous!

  28. Heather L says:

    What pretty eyes!

  29. Star Traci
    Twitter: TracisStar
    says:

    Sounds plausible to me! Happy WW and thanks for hosting!

    🙂
    Traci

  30. Sofia
    Twitter: frompdxwithlove
    says:

    I finally get to indulge in the amazingness it is to have a cat!! Woo hoo 🙂

  31. LuAnn Braley
    Twitter: KentuckyGal
    says:

    Ramona, come see our new house! :O)

    I’m almost as excited to have our internet connection back! *LOL* Last Saturday, lightning hit some kind of tower about a mile away and knocked out our power for most of the day, but our internet didn’t come back until yesterday…maybe the day before.

    • Create With Joy
      Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
      says:

      Hi LuAnn, I love your new home – I hope you have many happy years full of many loving memories in it!
      Tried to leave you a comment on your blog but couldn’t get it to go through.

  32. Sparkle
    Twitter: sparklecat
    says:

    What a sweet photo of you today, Tsunami!

  33. hutchagoodlife
    Twitter: HutchAGoodLife
    says:

    Ooooo what PURRty eyes! Happy Wordless Wednesday. Have a great one!

    Nutty, Buddy & Basil
    xxxx

  34. Beth F
    Twitter: BethFishReads
    says:

    We have friends who have two Maine coon cats. They’re very sweet cats.

  35. Heather McD
    Twitter: heathermcdougle
    says:

    Beautiful eyes and beautiful cat!

  36. Rosey says:

    Beautiful kitty. 🙂

  37. Athena
    Twitter: athenacatgoddes
    says:

    Lovely 🙂

  38. Colonialist says:

    I hope mine will be considered truly uplifting! 🙂

  39. Cat’s eyes are amazing, aren’t they? They seem to reflect the soul of the animal. Thanks for hosting!

  40. Lisa Isabella Russo
    Twitter: artbylr
    says:

    What gorgeous and luminous eyes indeed! I enjoyed reading the tale of Coon’s cats…

  41. Coralee and Finn
    Twitter: barkandchatter
    says:

    Those eyes are luminous – and beautiful!! – for sure!

  42. Dash Kitten
    Twitter: DashKitten
    says:

    Wow aMAZEing picture. I admire Maines and their Maine-ificence!!

    Dash!!

  43. Holly @ Woman Tribune
    Twitter: WomanTribune
    says:

    What an absolutely gorgeous feline! I didn’t know a lot about Maine Coons before, so thanks so much for sharing some insight into them.

    • Create With Joy
      Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
      says:

      Thanks Holly – I’ll be sharing tidbits about Maine Coons on upcoming Wordless Wednesday posts as well, so stay tuned for more fun facts! 🙂

  44. Judith C Evans
    Twitter: judycevans
    says:

    I’m a little late to the party, but didn’t want to miss this week. Beautiful cat!

  45. Michelle @ The True Book Addict
    Twitter: truebookaddict
    says:

    I’m loving the history you’re sharing. And this is my absolute favorite pic of Tsunami. 🙂

    • Create With Joy
      Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
      says:

      Thanks Michelle – I”m so glad you love the history AND the photo!
      I rushed upstairs and then back down to get the camera to take this one –
      and then contorted myself into all sorts of strange positions to get the trees in the backdrop! 🙂

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