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Daily Photo: What’s the Deal About the Spinach?

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Bernadette 0 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

Mimi can’t figure out why I’m so obsessed about the spinach. I do check it each time we go outside,

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Daily Photo: The Purrfect Garden Nap Spot

March 24, 2023 Bernadette 0 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats at windows, feline photographs, garden cats, pet photography, pets

Mornings have actually been pretty nice, and it’s hard to stay inside. This particular morning was t-shirt warm and Mimi

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Daily Photo: Mother-Daughter Conversation

March 8, 2023 Bernadette 2 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats and gardens, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

Mimi and Mewsette make some plans in this morning’s mother-daughter conversation. Got to keep an eye on these two. I

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Daily Photo: A Conversation Without Words

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Bernadette 7 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats and gardens, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

Mewsette and Bella nose to nose on the self-warming mat. I didn’t hear a sound, but I know that communication

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Daily Photo: A Rectangle of Sun

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Bernadette 4 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats and gardens, cats and snow, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

Mimi and Mewsette and I all do our best to share a rectangle of sun on the deck. They mill

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Daily Photo: On the Catwalk

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Bernadette 5 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats and gardens, cats and snow, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

The back yard is icky so Mimi surveys her domain from the deck rail. Of course, she can look down

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Daily Photo: Mimi is NOT Sharing Her Wicker

January 9, 2023 Bernadette 2 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats and gardens, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

When your mom shoves you off her wicker chair. It’s another episode of Mimi and Mewsette enjoying a sunny winter

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Daily Photo: Mimi and Mewsette From Ground Level

December 5, 2022 Bernadette 0 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats and gardens, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

Just before the last time I cut the grass I wanted to catch a few photos of leaves in the

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Daily Photo: Sweet Autumn Days

October 26, 2022 Bernadette 2 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats and gardens, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

Such purrfect meowdels! Mimi and Mewsette put on a little show when I introduce them to my newest trash night

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Daily Photo: October Watch and Welcome Kitties

October 20, 2022 Bernadette 0 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats and gardens, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

Look at that expression! Look at the curl in that tail! You know she’s watching something she’s not terribly pleased

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Daily Schedule of Articles

Click any link to find an archive of articles on that topic.

Sunday:
Essays, Pet Loss, Poetry, The Artist’s Life

Monday:
Adoptable Cats, TNR & Rescue

Tuesday:
Rescue Stories

Wednesday:
Commissioned Portrait or Featured Artwork

Thursday:
Marketplace

Friday:
Book Review, Health and Welfare, Advocacy

Saturday:
Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat, Living Green With Pets, Creating With Cats

And sometimes, I just throw my hands in the air and have fun! —

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    L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall

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    Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula for Possible Salmonella Contamination Company

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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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    Featured Artwork and May Desktop Calendar: Peach Begonias

    May 4, 2023 Bernadette 1

    Peach begonias? But they look pink…but the kitty’s name was Mr. Peach and he’s surrounded by my overwintering begonias one

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    Featured Artwork and April Desktop Calendar: Three Black and White Cats

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    Marketplace: Color Creative Cats in My Coloring Book

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    Book Reviews

    Heavenly Headbutts by Allia Zobel Nolan
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    Book Review: Heavenly Headbutts by Allia Zobel Nolan

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    Allia gives us many reasons to believe we may just be able to spend eternity with our feline companions. Allia

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

    November 10, 2019 Bernadette 0
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    Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

    January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Bernadette 5
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    A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

    April 21, 2018January 20, 2019 Bernadette 0

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    Alley Cat Rescue’s 2023 National Community Cat Survey Will Advance the Case for TNR

    April 12, 2023April 11, 2023 Bernadette 0

    The National Community Cat Survey is part of ACR’s efforts to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the current state

    Press Release: PetSmart Charities® Renews $3 Million Grant to Meals on Wheels
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    Press Release: PetSmart Charities® Renews $3 Million Grant to Meals on Wheels

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    TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, Coming Right Up
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    TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, Coming Right Up

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