Get Your Cat Pictures Ready: It’s Philly Window Cat Day

Queen Village Window Cat. Photo by Jackie Palmer, hellowindowcat.tumblr.com

You might not have noticed, but they’ve been keeping a close watch over our neighborhoods. Sure, they act like they’re not interested, but they notice everything that happens on your block. I’m talking about window cats.

To celebrate these sentinels of our city — and the streets and neighborhoods that they guard — we’re featuring your photos of Philly’s window cats (or dogs, if that’s more your speed). We’ve enlisted the help of local photographers, Jackie Palmer, of Oh, Hello Window Cat, and MacKenzie McAlpin, of Window Kitty to get us started.

You can post photos on any of your social networks, just be sure to include the hashtag #PhillyWindowCat or #PhillyWindowDog so that you’ll be included in our gallery. We’ve written before about the connection between our pets and our neighborhoods, so let’s make sure they’re all well represented.

Because #PhillyWindowCat day is a thing and it’s today, we give you this perfect little creature to start your Friday morning 😻

A photo posted by bewellphilly (@bewellphilly) on Aug 14, 2015 at 5:27am PDT

Hey you guys!! Over @phillymag they are making today #PhillyWindowCat Day! So post them if ya got them. :) @windowkitty #windowkitty

A photo posted by Mackenzie (@kenzaloolee) on Aug 14, 2015 at 4:12am PDT

It’s #PhillyWindowCat Day! http://t.co/Z1IuU54RVg pic.twitter.com/83MWYpRQ3b

— Lauren Rinaldi (@LRinaldiArt) August 14, 2015

Morris Street #popeadelphia #popeinphilly #phillywindowcat #pennsport

A photo posted by Pennsporter (@pennsporter) on Sep 23, 2015 at 4:13pm PDT

More from #PhillyWindowCat day: This @Phillies fan in South Philly (Photo by Jackie Palmer) http://t.co/BUvVBevvKh pic.twitter.com/ULGNymorSp

— Philly Mag (@phillymag) August 14, 2015

Reposting for #PhillyWindowCat day! Phoebe overseeing Center City. Check out @phillymag for more cute kitties from around the city.

A photo posted by Beatriz Alemar (@balemar) on Aug 14, 2015 at 8:06pm PDT

Apparently it’s #PhillyWindowCat Day…we got this! #FireKitten pic.twitter.com/xT5Ivq26kX

— Red Paw Relief Team (@RedPawRelief) August 14, 2015

it’s #phillywindowcat day so it’s only appropriate to post this little guy from Elfreth’s Alley. after work, I might have to go exploring for more window cats to capture to celebrate! // #igers_philly #philadelphia #vscocam #elfrethsalley #oldcity #215WindowCat

A photo posted by Catherine (@cathalyse) on Aug 14, 2015 at 7:31am PDT

Goodnight Window Cat. Great #PhillyWindowCat Day everybody! (Photo by @jackie_palmer, hellowindowcat.tumblr.com). #ohhellowwindowcat #WindowKitty #215WindowCat

A photo posted by Philadelphia Magazine (@phillymag) on Aug 14, 2015 at 6:07pm PDT