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"My old man", Stanley, dozing in my garden while I work.
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From the Archives: The Old Man in the Garden, April 30, 2006

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Bernadette 0 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, senior cats, tabby cat

My “old man”, Stanley, at the age of about 24, enjoying the warm bricks and sun in the garden on

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The side by side comparison.
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Vintage Photo and Today: Must Be a Tabby and White Thing, 1994 and Last Week

July 7, 2019 Bernadette 2 Comments cats, cats looking out windows, cats on desks, formerly feral, office cats, pictures of cats, tabby and white, tabby cat

Sophie had a lot of totally endearing habits, and combined with her totally unselfconscious nature you knew she had no

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Vintage Photo: Kublai and Moses, Home Office, June, 1993

June 10, 2019 Bernadette 1 Comment black cat, cats, formerly feral, gray cat, pictures of cats, tabby cat

Just three years after I moved in here, and two precious kitties, a real time capsule. Kublai and Moses loved

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My four torties, 1998.
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Vintage Photo: When I Was Owned By Four Torties, June, 1998

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 Bernadette 6 Comments cats, dilute tortie, dilute tortoiseshell cat, formerly feral, pictures of cats, tabby cat, torbie cat, tortie, tortoiseshell cat

I am known for housepanthers now, but there was a time when I had not one housepanther, but was owned

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Oh, yeah?
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Daily Photo: A Few Ferals Waiting for Food

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 Bernadette 3 Comments cats, feral cat, feral cats, feral colony, gray cat, pictures of cats, tabby cat, tuxedo cat

I’m helping feed a friend’s feral colony while she’s on vacation, and I get the evening shift. And, of course,

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Moses looks at me.
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Vintage Photo: Moses A Little Wild, 2002

May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 Bernadette 2 Comments cats, formerly feral, garden cat, gray tabby, pictures of cats, silver tabby, tabby cat

Moses takes a little tour of the woodland garden, having a little bit of a wild time…for Moses. I’ve often

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"My old man", Stanley, dozing in my garden while I work.
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From the Archives: The Old Man in the Garden, 2006

May 4, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, senior cats, tabby cat

My “old man”, Stanley, at the age of about 24, enjoying the warm bricks and sun in the garden on

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Sophie supervising from atop the computer monitor.
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Vintage Photo: Those Were the Days, 1998

April 7, 2019 Bernadette 4 Comments cat on computer, cats, pictures of cats, tabby and white cat, tabby cat

Sophie is comfortably perched on the computer monitor watching me work from a convenient vantage point. Loafing with her paws

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My household of nine cats enjoying dinner.
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Vintage Photo: Dinnertime for Nine, 1994

March 3, 2019 Bernadette 1 Comment black cat, cats, cats eating, nine cats, pictures of cats, tabby cat, tortoiseshell cat, white cat

My entire household of nine resident cats—and one is just out of range of this photo but you’ll see her

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Mariposa with apples.
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Daily Photo: Just a Cute Kitty and Some Apples

January 19, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, formerly feral, fosters, kitchen cat, pet photography, pets, photography, tabby cat

Mariposa is all kinds of cute, especially when she finds a spot that’s a near-perfect pose. She’s been making her

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Spring is on its way, the sun has emerged and the crocuses are blooming. If you feel as cheerful as

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Marketplace: Purr!

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Book Reviews

How to Photograph Your Cat by Walter Chandoha
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How to Photograph Your Cat, from 1955

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I found this little gem of a booklet I knew I had somewhere in this house. A friend gave it

photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
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Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

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photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
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A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

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Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
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Cat Confessions, a Book Review by Mewsette and Me

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Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
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Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

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One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

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Voluntary Recall of Muse Wet Cat Food Natural Chicken Recipe
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