Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Daily Photo: Mariposa Has Ninjas!

Mariposa Has Ninjas!
Mariposa Has Ninjas!

Mariposa has ninjas! She is backed by The Four Housecats of the Apocalypse! Look out world!

This photo was really popular on Facebook, naturally because of Mariposa’s cuteness and the presence of The Four Housecats of the Apocalypse. I was on the other side of the kitchen but I saw the array of black cats on the cabinet, then Mariposa hopped up there and I knew immediately I needed to take the photo and what I’d call it, I just needed the right angle. I sauntered over to the other side of the room so that none would jump down and follow me, got my phone set up (wish I’d had the good camera!), and turned to get their attention so they’d all look at me at once. After a few tries, well, I Photoshopped a face in from one of the photos I didn’t use.

One friend commented that they always seem to be ready with a pose. I commented that I just carry a camera around and wait for the pose to happen. And I really do wonder if I’ve kind of encouraged that behavior by taking so many photos and giving them a lot of attention and praise when they get into a pose I’d like to photograph and then when they actually hold it long enough for me to get a good photo. I guess only they know!

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From Facebook

Sienna has my lap all to herself and is making the most of it.

Sienna on my lap.
Sienna on my lap.

Mariposa and her mousie

I met with friend and customer Carolyn from My Three Cats & Co. who gave me a gift of little mousies in Christmas designs for the kids. Mariposa was soooo cute I decided I had to thank her with a photo shared on Facebook.

Even though I vowed to save the tiny Christmas mousies for next Christmas and they already have enough toys all over the floor, Mariposa said she really really needed one and so I gave in. She has already chased it around and around and around the kitchen and killed it many times. She has endorsed the Imperial Cat Cat ‘n Around mousie from My Three Cats – cat supplies and accessories! Thank you!

Does she know how to model, or what? She held that pose long enough for me to get three photos! She’s a natural.

Mariposa with her mousie.
Mariposa with her mousie.

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Photos from years past.

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Window Hunting for Long-haired Housepanthers, 2018
Basil and Hamlet are stalking the squirrels.
Basil and Hamlet are stalking the squirrels.

Window hunting among the long-haired housepanthers. The lamp provides clever camouflage. CatTV has been great lately!

The two longhairs have joined forces.
The two longhairs have joined forces.

Mimi and me. The temp rose to 24 degrees and it felt like spring. Snow doesn’t bother either of us, especially when Mimi can stand on my shoes. In response to yesterday’s photo, Mimi and I took a chance on the sunny day today.

Standing on my shoes.
Standing on my shoes.

Mimi is so aware of composition. What a purrfect feline model.

Mimi has such awareness.
Mimi has such awareness.

All the above photos were taken with my phone and shared on Facebook today. Not that I have any shortage of better quality photos, but I was in a frenzy of photography for some reason today. Probably because it was sunny, and because on Christmas day when I’d visited the trail I decided I’d come back for a photo of a little waterfall from a different angle, preferably when it was sunny, I decided to do that this afternoon. I got a lot of cool photos, but not the one that I wanted. I realized I’d have to stand in the water to get that photo, and that wasn’t a good idea in the current weather situation. Among others, I also got a photo of this incredible Ice Angel:

Dripping water falls and freezes to form a ghostly gothic statue, hands spread, three figures above its head. You never know what you’ll find in the woods in the winter.

Ice Angel
Ice Angel

Then I came back to head for the studio with Mimi.

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What other photos have I shared on or around this date?

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Even More Photos of Jack and Diane, 2017

Where is Diane?
Where is Diane?

Now that Jack and Diane are very friendly and very active, they are also VERY fun to photograph! I actually ask them not to be so cute so that I can get something else done. On Saturday, on two sessions, I got some incredibly sweet photos just standing there and clicking my shutter as they did their kitten thing on the windowsill. I still haven’t processed most of them. But every time I go in the bathroom now, they are being photogenic and I’m done for.

Just before the boop. Get used to it Jack, you're going to be walking around with that irresistible DOT on your nose all your life.
Just before the boop. Get used to it Jack, you’re going to be walking around with that irresistible DOT on your nose all your life.

These four are singles that I took the week after Christmas, and each is sweet. Tomorrow I’ll post the ones I described above, and until I run out I’ll post a special post of kitten photos that are kind of grouped together.

A kitten stretch.
A kitten stretch.

One thing to keep in mind with all my photos: with the new year I’m looking for new greeting card, photo print and gift item ideas. I just keep producing images, and it’s difficult for me to stop and look them over and decide what they work well for. Any ideas you have are very welcome!

Fits purrr-fectly! Apparently, the sink really was made for Diane. She nestled herself right into that little soap dish.
Fits purrr-fectly! Apparently, the sink really was made for Diane. She nestled herself right into that little soap dish.

The photo above shows how neatly she settled herself into that little divot on the sink, but I also like her expression on the one below.

Yes, the sink does belong to me!
Yes, the sink does belong to me!

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Mimi Has a Word With the Front Porch Guard Cat, 2017

Mimi has a word with the front porch guard cat.
Mimi has a word with the front porch guard cat.

Mimi has a word with the front porch guard cat. I’m not certain of the nature of this conversation.

That day was fairly warm. In following days she cuddled next to the Front Porch Guard Cat for warmth and let me know she was not happy with the cold. Or the leash.

The whole collage.
The whole collage.

And each of the photos.

Cuddling with the front porch guard cat for warmth.
Cuddling with the front porch guard cat for warmth.
To me: "It's cold. This is no fun. Fix it."
To me: “It’s cold. This is no fun. Fix it.”
To the squirrel: "If I get off this leash, you'll be cat food!"
To the squirrel: “If I get off this leash, you’ll be cat food!”
To me: "I'm going to trade you in."
To me: “I’m going to trade you in.”

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What other photos did I post on or about this date?

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So Long 2015, Welcome 2016

So long 2015. The journey continues.
So long 2015. The journey continues.

Mimi and I took a little time outside later this afternoon when a pretty gray day lightened just a tiny bit. The temperatures are closer to normal and Mimi tried to enjoy being outdoors since she’d been bugging me all day, but gave up before I was done filling the feeders. I welcome the cold weather as I’ve been somewhat disoriented with the flying time and unseasonable temperatures, but Mimi doesn’t care for cold wet paws.

I need some snow though, to make my Mimi Adventuring through the trees series complete.

Here’s something else we saw in the yard today.

A bright way to end the year, sprouting from the stone path in my back yard. Bye bye buttercup. #flowersofinstagram #newyearseve

A photo posted by Bernadette E. Kazmarski (@bernadettee.kazmarski) on

 

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Shared on Facebook

And then this happened!

Wait a minute! How many fluffy black cats and fluffy gray cats are supposed to be in here? I think I’ve got some extras! Simon and Teddy decided a few days ago to introduce themselves to Hamlet and Ophelia. Really they just want Hamlet and Ophelia’s food. And they make the point that this WAS their room until these two moved in. What they don’t realize is at one time and another this room belonged to each of the cats who live here right now. But each joined the household in much the same way. So far so good. I’ll give you one guess whose wise idea this was.

 

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What other photos have I shared on or around this date?

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Wordless Wednesday: Perspectives, 2014
black cat lookign out window reflected in mirror
Perspectives

 

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All Decorated, 2014
black cat with decorations.
Maybe if I ignore it…

Mr. Sunshine models the day’s decorative style—the waxed paper strips from double-sided tape. I couldn’t pass it up, those twirls of waxed paper are just too fun—for me. As I’m framing along I generate quite a pile of them, and most of the cats no longer find them fun because they see them all the time. So I tried something new—cat decorating! I’ve actually done it before with Bean, but he’s learned to ignore me. “This is what we get for our very important supervisory role in our human’s studio,” he says.

black cat with decorations.
This is what I have to live with.

He considers if he should take some action.

black cat with decorations.
I’ll remember this.

He decides to continue his nap.

black cat with decorations.
Nap time.

Hope your new year is just as exciting!


Other daily photos shared on this date

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Mewsette’s Resolution, 2012
black cat on table
I just want to touch them.

I will not touch the two little screws Mama Bernadette placed in the middle of the frame.

black cat on table
Those two little screws are really tempting.

I will not touch the two little screws Mama Bernadette placed in the middle of the frame.

black cat on table
Do you think she’s really looking at me?

I will not touch the two little screws Mama Bernadette placed in the middle of the frame.

black cat on table
They’re right there…

I will not touch the two little screws Mama Bernadette placed in the middle of the frame. But the wire is mine!

black cat on table
Mewsette gets her reward.

My erstwhile framing assistant, Mewsette, is nothing if not enthusiastic about helping me on my table. But she’s not always, well, helpful. I just have to let her have her way for a while, then she has to let me have mine. It’s hard for a kitty to learn that everything really is not a toy, especially those to cute little screws in the middle of the paper backing on that big picture. One swat and they’d be on the moon! But Mewsette has learned that if she does that, Mama Bernadette will pick her up and put her on the floor, and not let her back up on the table, and that just won’t do. Happy Mew Year, everyone!

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Happy New Year with Sparklies, 2010
black cat with fuzzy crocheted collar
A sparkly new year’s wish for everyone!

Because we’ve been preoccupied with Cookie, we couldn’t create a new year wish for you, but Mewsette was so beautiful in her photo shoot last year she deserves another year of greeting our readers! On behalf of my household of kitties, Mewsette wishes you and yours a happy new year!

black cat with crocheted collar
Faraway Expression (I’d rather be birdwatching than wearing this thing around my neck).

She’s modeling my latest crochet scarf with vintage pin, and the little sparks of color and the shape of the pin brought to mind fireworks. She has the greenest eyes of the group, too, and I wanted to highlight that with the background.

black cat with crocheted collar and vintage pin
Mewsette Coquette (are you actually going to give me that treat or just wave it so I’ll look at it?)

I’ve never been one to dress up my cats, but I’ve been handling Mewsette and her brothers since they were three days old and somehow decorating this family of nearly solid black cats seems like the natural thing to do. This extemporaneous photo shoot developed after I tried to photograph the scarf but certain kitties decided it was meant to be a toy—I have to admit they have a few toys that resemble this—and in the ensuing activity someone ended up wearing it. And they tolerate it, in part because they inherited their mom’s sweet personality and are the nicest family of kitties I’ve ever known (in a lifetime of kitties), and perhaps also because I’ve been handling them all their lives. They put up with a lot of stuff from me, but of course, the benefits are many.

black cat with crocheted collar and vintage pin
Dignified (I’m just letting you know that I’d done with this thing around my neck now).

They are now three years old, so it’s time to put them to work! I think Mewsette has a true career as a model—I’ve included a few more shots from this session along with Mewsette’s comments. Her brothers were spared the indignity of having to wear this thing, but their day will come. It’s a little difficult to tell, but I’ve included the extra space on the right of this last photo so you might see how l-o-o-n-n-g Mewsette’s whiskers are. I hope your 2011 begins on a bright note with colors, smiles, purrs and happiness, and continues to become more beautiful every day!


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