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From The Archives: Stanley Has it All Wrapped Up, 2005

January 2, 2021 Bernadette 0 Comments black tabby, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography

Don’t know if Stanley was trying to tell me it was cold in here, but he curled up on my

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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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From the Archives: A Meeting in the Bedroom, 2003

April 5, 2020 Bernadette 1 Comment cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, feral cats, gray cats, pet photography, pets, photography, tortoiseshell cats

It looks like Sophie and Namir and Stanley were having a conversation in my bedroom and Kelly came in but

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Vintage Photo: Allegro and Stanley, 1989

February 16, 2020February 17, 2020 Bernadette 4 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, tabby cats

Sometimes the fun of taking photos with film was getting them back and finding a really interesting shot, one that

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Vintage Photo: What? 1994

February 9, 2020 Bernadette 0 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, tabby cats

Some kitties haven’t been as welcoming of my photography attention as others. Actually, Fawn loved to have her photo taken,

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Vintage Photo: Walking in the Sun, 1989

February 3, 2020 Bernadette 3 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, tabby cats

From the same roll as last week’s photo of Stanley and Moses on the bed, here is Stanley with another

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Vintage Photo: Nap on the Bed, 1989

January 27, 2020 Bernadette 4 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats on bed, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, tabby cats

After last weekend’s photo of Moses and Stanley from the archives I remembered this photo from 16 years prior and

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From The Archives: Grown So Much Alike, 2004

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 Bernadette 4 Comments black tabby, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, gray tabby, pet photography, pets, photography

Having grown old together, Moses and Stanley even began sleeping like each other, paws over noses, curled like commas. Here

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Moses enjoys her autumn nap on the bricks.
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Vintage Photos: Autumn Explorations in Black and White

October 20, 2019 Bernadette 3 Comments autumn, black and white photos, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, pet photography, pets, photography, senior cats

Why photograph the most colorful season in black and white? To challenge what I see and what I think I

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Tortie Girls reporting for work.
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From the Archives: Ready for Work? 2011, and A Day in the Lives, 2005

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments cat photographs, feline photographs, pet photography, photography, tabby cats, tortie cats, tortoiseshell cats

Yes, before my studio was filled with housepanthers, it was managed by two tortie girls. I “reclaimed” it in 2011

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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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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

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Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

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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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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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