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Our old pet cat, Baldrick, was a real character. For most of the thirteen years he spent with us he acted like a kitten. When he passed away in October 2017, we thought we would never have another cat with such a personality. However, one month after we lost Baldrick, a kitten called Edmund arrived. For the next two and a half years, he was a force of nature in our lives until he was taken from us by a hit-and-run driver on the quiet country lane where we live. I took thousands of amazing photos of him during his short life, here or 40 of my favorites.
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#1
The Magic Kitten
All of the other adorable cats we have known have hated soap bubbles even ones with catnip mixed in, but Edmund loved them. He would leap and chase them all around the room but could never understand why he never managed to catch one. This just seemed to make him more determined with each new attack.
Final score:
230points
Jing Yi Xu 5 years ago
Oh, the outstretched paws...the shininess of that bubble, the one cheeky grey eye, the pattern in the background....it's the perfect picture....
Catherine Brady 5 years ago
You are a remarkable photographer, especially with these moving shots. Thank you for sharing.
Evelyn Ashley 5 years ago
You are a wonderful photograph and capture motion like nothing I've seen before. Bravo! You surely also loved your cat.
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#2
The Dancing Kitten
Final score:
191points
Linn Shonta 5 years ago
This is what happens when you let him watch "Michael Jackson" videos. ;-}
Kimberley Thomas 5 years ago
I had one of those. My cat Brownie liked to Ballroom Dance as I called it when she caught a mouse that she let stay alive as she danced and played with it. brownie_ba...6354f5.jpg 
#3
The Tree-Hugging Cat
Final score:
189points
Mary Dellenbusch 5 years ago
I'm so sorry for your loss. Our kids mean so much to us. I hope whoever killed this baby dies a most horrific and painful death. Please keep your kids indoors to avoid them being hurt. Or, on a leash with you when out. These photos are very beautiful. May another fur baby enter your lives to give you peace and love.
#5
The Jumping Kitten
Edmund would bounce all around the bedroom for hours chasing toys, and it soon became apparent that his jumping abilities were beyond those for an ordinary cat. Baldrick had jumped around quite a lot, but he was positively earthbound compared to Edmund. As he grew, Edmund could jump about six feet straight up or eight feet sideways from a standing start and without much apparent effort.
Final score:
184points
Kimberley Thomas 5 years ago
Wow, go kitty. Plus I want that blanket, sheet, whatever that Rainbow is.
Felicia Dale 5 years ago
There is little effort involved in cats jumping because it's not done with muscle power but with the spring effect of the ligaments and tendons. That's why quite old and decrepit cats can often still jump quite well. Edmund is particularly bouncy, though!
#6
The Stretchy Cat
As Edmund grew up, we decided to move somewhere with more open space for him to run around in. He was built like a miniature cheetah and really needed a field to run in. We managed to find a mobile home next to a field and some woodland. It was just outside a village and seemed like the ideal location for Edmund and Melchett.
Final score:
182points
AMYAH MINOTT-STARLING 5 years ago
legs legs whats on the menu legs legs! whats on the menu ´´legs´´
#9
The Karate Kitten
Our other cat Melchett wasn't overly impressed with the new addition to the family. Edmund decided early on that Melchett was entertainment and would jump on him at every opportunity. Melchett is usually fairly peace-loving but his patience was worn very thin.
Final score:
169points
Don Golosso 5 years ago
I wouldn't say karate kitty. Looking at him reminds me of a dancing Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction.
#10
The Bouncing Cat
We had one snowfall during our time in the caravan, and Edmund made the most of it. He ran, jumped and skidded all over the field and seemed even less likely than usual to stay still.
Final score:
168points
#11
The Wind-Blown Cat
Final score:
162points
#12
The Beautiful Kitten
Final score:
154points
Felicia Dale 5 years ago
Oh, look at his eyes... wow. SO gorgeous. And his coloring is exquisite...
Bernadette Robson 5 years ago
He was so beautiful. I’m so sorry he died so young😿.
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The Crazy Kitten
Final score:
154points
Kylie Stovall 5 years ago
my grandma want's to check my sisters phone and who she has been talking to "~BOYS~"
#14
The Zombie Cat
Final score:
151points
Jude 5 years ago
Not me. I don't even feel - or look - that alive when I wake up!
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Martha Higgins 5 years ago
Every one of these photos of Edmund is great, but this is my favorite. Great looking cat with lots opf personality.
#15
The Overdramatic Kitten
Final score:
150points
Lynne Stankard 5 years ago
"And now I die - I die - I die - I die" (from a Midsummer Night's Dream xx
#16
The Famous Kitten
Edmund had a toy Santa with a furry tail which he adored.
Final score:
148points
#17
The Friendly Cat
The field had three sheep living in it and Edmund had great fun chasing them as he thought they were just big woolly mice. He got away with it the first couple of times as the sheep were taken by surprise by this new menace and ran away. However, they soon realised how small he was and started to stand their ground. This led to a series of stand-offs which he mostly lost but he still kept trying. When the sheep had lambs in the spring, he tolerated them approaching him and would happily rub noses with them which was his favourite greeting.
Final score:
148points
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Yes, but....Edmund's ears are pulled back, which means he does not think the lambs are that friendly.
#18
The Party Cat
Final score:
145points
#19
The Thirsty Kitten
Edmund was the only cat we have had that loved running water and loved drinking and playing with it.
Final score:
143points
Felicia Dale 5 years ago
Fantastic photo! I've never had a cat yet who didn't want to drink from a running faucet...
Maggie Lewis 5 years ago
These photos are simply gorgeous and I love that you were there at the perfect moment to get these shots...
#20
The Hyperactive Kitten
The moment we released Edmund from his carrier he was like a tiny Tasmanian devil, twirling and jumping all around the bedroom, and we joked that he would become the most photographed cat in the world which is probably not too far from the truth.
Final score:
141points
#21
The Rave Cat
Final score:
139points
#22
The Kangaroo Cat
Final score:
138points
#24
The Storm Cat
Since we lost Edmund, Melchett has done his best to keep the spirit of Edmund alive. He has been playing with toys that he hasn't looked at for years, running up and down the stairs, and sitting halfway up the stairs at the spot where Edmund used to sit and watch us in the living room. But at heart Melchett realises that he is destined to be the unappreciated sidekick, like Alfred with Batman, Penny with Inspector Gadget, Teller with Penn, Wise with Morecambe or Crosby with Hope. He doesn't really seek to be in the limelight, and in time we will probably be adopted by another cat or two. They won't replace Edmund, just as Edmund didn't replace Baldrick, but hopefully they will get to experience some of the joy that Edmund found in his short life, and maybe set an example for the rest of us.
Final score:
134points
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
To any one who has lost a pet please look up "The Rainbow Bridge". It may not be for every one but it may bring a sense of peace no matter how soon or long ago the separation happened. Stay Strong.
Lynn Peckham 5 years ago
Sorry for the loss of such a cat, but your memories and great photos will have to do. Continue to love each cat you encounter. Peace.
Kylie Stovall 5 years ago
i know how it feels to loose a kitten i was only like 2 but remeber clearly we had just got a kitten and named her sassy butshe ran outside and was hit a few weeks after we got her 😔🐾I am with u
Linda Laurelin 5 years ago
Your photos are beyond excellent in every aspect. I saved most of them to add to my "Cats Being Cats" photo album. Edmund was truly a gift to your family and your photos are a gift to all of us.
Patty Ely 5 years ago
I loved seeing these wonderful photos of your amazing Edmund! What a character he was. I am so sorry for his early departure from your lives! I, too, had a cat much like Edmund, a once in a lifetime cat, who also was killed by a hit and run driver. I only have two treasured photos of him, this was in 1974, and we didn’t take pictures like we do nowadays! He’s still in my mind and heart, after all these years, and oh so many kitties later! All my cats since him, have been indoor only! Thank you for sharing your boy with us!
#25
The Happy Kitten
Final score:
133points
#26
The Kung-Fu Kitten
A neighbouring cat, Bob and Edmund soon became best friends and would chase each other up and down the garden. Parts of the garden were vertical, so they literally chased each other up and down at terrifying speed and apparently little thought for the dangers involved. At the end of each chase there would be a big “fight” that involved lots of rolling around and all sorts of facial expressions but little real violence apart from when Edmund sometimes got a little carried away. Bob would soon let him know that he had overstepped the mark and then normal service would be resumed.
Final score:
133points
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
I like that piece of treat or whatever it is that is floating in the air front of Edmund. It just fits right in with the photo.
#27
The Scheming Kitten
It became quickly apparent that Edmund was smarter than the average cat. Most of our cats were at the back of the queue when brains were being handed out, but Edmund could open cupboards, drawers and treat containers with ease especially if there was catnip inside. We bought him a treat tower which was supposed to provide hours of stimulation for a cat to work out how to get the treats out but Edmund treated it as a vending machine and flicked the treats out without a second thought. We once made the mistake of leaving our rent money in a drawer that had had catnip in it and came home to find Edmund chewing on a bunch of twenty-pound notes that he had removed from the drawer.
Final score:
132points
Elaine Dodge 5 years ago
I have a cunning plan. So cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a fox!
#28
The Serious Cat
Final score:
125points
Tracey Hirt 5 years ago
"Bad boys, bad boys Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do When they come for you?"
#29
The Hover Kitten
Final score:
124points
Kylie Stovall 5 years ago
wtf who he think he is prancing over the rainbow....THE PINK FLUFFY UNICORN
#30
The Juggling Kitten
Final score:
121points
#31
The Free-Running Cat
After moving to a cottage in a quiet rural location, as soon as we let Edmund outside he started climbing onto the outbuildings around the cottage. He realised that they were close enough together to allow him to jump from one to another until he reached the highest. Not for the first time, I had to watch him risk life and limb while he thoroughly enjoyed himself.
Final score:
120points
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
I like how they size up the obstacles, figuring out height and distance then wiggle their butts to get their engines rev'd - then Leap! Did you know the butt wiggle is to line up their spine?
katboxjanitor 5 years ago
Proof that there are extradimensional paths providing felines a special access.
#32
The Focused Cat
Most of our cats have not been keen on wide-open spaces, with Baldrick in particular liking to lurk in the undergrowth, but Edmund took to the field like a cheetah on the savannah. He would “hide” behind small tufts of grass and then set off across the field at speed and a fair speed it was too. We often wondered if Edmund had a bit of Savannah, Bengal or something more exotic (possibly alien) in his DNA, as he was certainly not an average moggy.
Final score:
112points
GFSTaylor 5 years ago
That's exactly what an ordinary cat looks like when it's concentrating on something.
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Thomas pridgen 5 years ago
egyptain mau they have long legs and he has the markings and color at least might have in his bloodline so sorry he got hit a beautiful cat
#33
The Leaping Cat
Final score:
110points
Kylie Stovall 5 years ago
is it just me or does that look like a hunched over easter bunny hopping
#34
The Woodland Cat
Edmund soon discovered the woodland on the far side of the field, and would happily climb large trees as well as vanishing inside a hollowed-out tree trunk that he would emerge from several minutes later after his travels in the underworld. It was scary to watch him in action, but he had such a lust for life and was a real force of nature. He would chase pheasants in the woods, and every now and then came close to catching one. I had visions of one day seeing him flying across the field sat on the back of a pheasant and wouldn't really have been surprised.
Final score:
107points
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
He reminds me of my cat Marmalade who would venture down into the small wooded ravine by my townhouse and spend hours basking in the sun, enjoying nature until I whistled it was time to come home.
#35
The Pretty Cat
Final score:
99points
Joanna Smith 5 years ago
What a beautiful cat. It must have been sad to let him go. I had to put 2 dogs to sleep within months of each other. The female had lymphoma at 12 years old and the male dislocated his back trying to sneak out under the fence at 19. They both had a good innings.
Carol Metzger 5 years ago
Beautiful cat, I can see why you would miss him so much. Have to compliment you and your fantastic camera skills! The photos you took of him jumping, hopping around, you are a great photographer. Have you ever thought of making a childs book out of these photos. Great little stories you have to go with each photo is amazing.
#36
The Floating Cat
Final score:
97points
Kylie Stovall 5 years ago
wtf is that a catfloataloaf u know *~~~THE ONE AND ONLY FLOATING CATALOAF
#37
The Flying Cat
Final score:
97points
Nabeel Onabanjo 5 years ago
I Believe I Can Fly https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=i+believe+i+can+fly&qpvt=i+believe+i+can+fly&FORM=VDRE
#38
The Snow Cat
Final score:
94points
Kylie Stovall 5 years ago
the way his under coat is colored is beautiful the outer layer deffinatley suggest he could be part savanna cat
Turnip Towers (Submission author) 5 years ago
I always suspected he was part savannah
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The Bee-Chasing Cat
Edmund would chase butterflies and bumblebees and catch them under his paw then look totally confused when he lifted his paw and they would fly away. He loved chasing things but never developed a killer instinct.
Final score:
94points
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
My silly cat Diva catches bugs under her paw then is baffled to where they went! Not a kitten either, just not too bright!
Jude 5 years ago
My cat Mozza used to snatch flies out of the air by catching them in an outstretched paw. Then he'd slowly open his paw to get at the fly and burrow his mouth in between his toes to crunch on the fly. If it was a big enough fly, I could hear the crunching as he ate it. Eww!
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Agnes Falconer 5 years ago
Thanks for sharing your story I'm sorry for your loss but at least you have beautiful memories and photos to remind you of your precious boy.
Elke Taivassalo 5 years ago
I love your pictures. Animals is giving us humans so much love , we never ca repay. I had 2 cats and each of them lived 21 years and were happy until their last day. However, both were inside cats. I miss them dearly.
#40
The Hunting Cat
Final score:
87points
Leslie K Von Dell 5 years ago
My condolences on loosing such a loved animal. We always seem to outlive those little guys and each time it's a heartbreak. He was awesome!
Michael Dworkin-Robertson 5 years ago
so sorry you lost this beautiful kitty; hope you give another the same love and life ...
Joyce Woods 5 years ago
Thanks for sharing. One of the most beautiful cats I’ve ever seen. Your pics are extraordinary. You should put them in a book and share them with the world!
Bonni Fields 5 years ago
From one cat lover to another, thank you for sharing these pictures of your handsome and talented boy. I fell in love with him while looking at each one and admiring his prowess. I know you miss him. I can relate.
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Pusfarm 5 years ago
A plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it Edmund.
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leloir 5 years ago
Beautiful photos. So sorry for the cat (I have also several cat and chose to let them free to go outside, whatever can happen).
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
......very bad things can happen, Ieloir; kind of irresponsible and cold.
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Karen Gavaletz 5 years ago
He had a wonderful, loved filled life!!! Thank you for sharing and for loving him so much!
Elisabeth Moriarty 5 years ago
Thank you for the beautiful photos of Edmund and for sharing and loving him as you did x
Weim Central 5 years ago
Gorgeous photography of a larger-than-life cat in the countryside. He seemed to live every moment to the fullest and I hope all those lovely photos help to ease your pain.
Pusfarm 5 years ago
A plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it Edmund.
Load More Replies... leloir 5 years ago
Beautiful photos. So sorry for the cat (I have also several cat and chose to let them free to go outside, whatever can happen).
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
......very bad things can happen, Ieloir; kind of irresponsible and cold.
Load More Replies... Karen Gavaletz 5 years ago
He had a wonderful, loved filled life!!! Thank you for sharing and for loving him so much!
Elisabeth Moriarty 5 years ago
Thank you for the beautiful photos of Edmund and for sharing and loving him as you did x
Weim Central 5 years ago
Gorgeous photography of a larger-than-life cat in the countryside. He seemed to live every moment to the fullest and I hope all those lovely photos help to ease your pain.
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