Daily Photo: Spring Sun and Whiskers
Ahhhh, the sun on his back makes his whiskers go crazy. Jelly Bean has whiskers that just go everywhere and I never noticed until he went “gray.” They match his totally cute purrsonality, I mean he is just fully made of cute. He’s petite, he bats his eyelashes at you and leans in, and then his eyes twinkle. He looks for all the world as if he’s smiling.
The whole family all had black whiskers for their first few years, then beginning with Giuseppe a white whisker and then another showed up on all but Mr. Sunshine. Finally Sunshine has a white one now and then.
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From Instagram
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From the Back Yard and Beyond
I tried to get Mimi and Mewsette into this photo but they were tired of me and my camera.
“My hopeful spinach garden with my small greenhouse for plants made from my old shower doors down at the end covering my geraniums, overwintered in the basement, a small patch of order in the chaos of my garden.”
Please do click over to Today to read the rest of the post. It’s not long, just something I’ve spent time on for my own physical and emotional health for the past few days, and the girls have enjoyed it too. It’s a celebration of joy for spring and my garden.
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From Portraits of Animals
Custom Commissioned Painting, “Winter Sunset Abstract”
From around this date in past years
Hamlet in the Cat Books, 2022
Hamlet gracefully poses in front of the cat books, suggesting that there is always more to learn about the cats we live with. He moved a bit and caused my camera to focus on the books instead of him. But he still looks very handsome and fluffy.
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From Instagram
Just the little video below.
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From the garden and beyond
Garden in the Snow
Happy snowy Monday morning! This little plastic pinwheel sticking out of about 6″ of snow looked cute before it started spinning, and put on a colorful show when it did.
Scenes often look like a 50’s horror flick when captured on black and white film. In January 2020 I photographed my way with black and white film to the grocery store and back. I was just in the mood for it today. Read and see more.
From around this date in past years
Supurrvisor, 2020
I don’t get away with anything around here. Sienna makes a wonderful studio supurrvisor.
From Instagram
A good day for rescued girls to snuggle. Apparently the girls think one of the hats I made is a better cat bed for them.
No, guys, don’t do it, don’t be fooled! All their leaves and mulch blew away, I’ll have to tuck them in again. I saw this when we were all birdwatching this morning.
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Photos from around this date in previous years
Mariposa Has Ninjas!, 2019
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.
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.
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Photos from years past.
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Window Hunting for Long-haired Housepanthers, 2018
Window hunting among the long-haired housepanthers. The lamp provides clever camouflage. CatTV has been great lately!
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.
Mimi is so aware of composition. What a purrfect feline model.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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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. 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.
And each of the photos.
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What other photos did I post on or about this date?
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Wordless Wednesday: Perspectives, 2014
Gifts featuring cats you know! Visit Portraits of Animals
Fine Art • Photography • Gifts • Greeting Cards • Books • Commissioned Portraits & Artwork
Jelly Bean got the whole set going. Read more and purchase.
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Thoe are some pretty glowing whiskers!
Such a great collection of pictures!
I would also love a chance of chasing those squirrels.
Purrs, Julie