Daily Photo: The Blue Door

May 15, 2018May 24, 2018 Bernadette

I liked the mix of textures as Hamlet sat at the blue door this morning, looking out at the sunny back yard. I played around with the colors, desaturating all but the blue.

And some of the things we saw out there this morning, old friends who’ve come for their annual visit.

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Mimi and Me, 2017

We had a little walk out in the yard, and I love to photograph her with my feet or my skirt or my shoes, depending on the season, as she rubs on my legs and purrs, so happy.

I don’t get out into the yard much at the moment, or even outside in general. I am glad when Mimi insists we go outdoors. Once we’re out there I’m in the wonderland again and we both enjoy our time. Photographing things out there and sometimes transplanting things or cutting wildflowers for a vase give me a physical and creative break I need.

Below, two of the things we found in the back yard. Tiny chickweed flowers are about 3/16″ wide and look like little stars. As I photographed them I saw the even tinier spotted beetle. This miniscule world, if you weren’t looking you wouldn’t see it, but it is very real for the flowers and insects that inhabit it. And fleabane, for some reason one of my favorite spring flowers, its thread-like petals looking like a brush and that raised central disk that looks like a piece of lemon candy, the whole thing at most 1/2″ wide.

And there were so many fleabane flowers that I decided they’d make a nice bouquet for this week for the vase by the front door.

Later, I was still working on some framing and making more stuff for the weekend pet expo while six black cats got their beauty sleep in the next room.

Hamlet was my supervisor, but I caught him sleeping on the job. Who knows what I’ll get into without adequate feline supurrvision?

Sunshine and Giuseppe decided they could sleep on the job too. Hamlet is always courteous to his elders and concedes his five-day box.

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Daily Photo: The Outside Is Right There! 2015

We’ve had the windows open for the past few weeks, but it was so hot this weekend that the doors had to get their screens a little early and open the basement door, which consists of taking off layers of duct tape. It’s all worth the effort to be able to have all the air flow, and for the fine felines to have closer access to their entertainment. Above it’s Mewsette, Jelly Bean, Mimi and Bella, who was a little scared of the door at first!

It started with the girls, Mewsette and Mimi, who took their accustomed places on the doorstep and just spent some time smelling the morning.

It begins with two, Mewsette and Mimi... — It begins with two, Mewsette and Mimi…

Then Jelly Bean joined them, and of course that space in between them was meant for him.

Then Mr. Sunshine joins them... — Then Mr. Sunshine joins them…

Bella was a little overwhelmed by all the open doors. The windows are above the ground and she’s looked out into the air and the lilac and spruce and maple, but these doors…the outside was RIGHT THERE, and there were even chittering little critters that ran back and forth! It was almost too much, she felt like she was back outside again and she wasn’t sure she liked that! She sat about five feet back from the basment door, but she trusted Mimi and Bean and Mewsette, and eventually came up to join them.

Mimi suggests I open the door. I don’t thing so baby.

You're going to open the door right? Mimi is hard to refuse...but I did. — You’re going to open the door right? Mimi is hard to refuse…but I did.

Later Basil and Bella went to the basement door together. Basil was pretty excited and once he was accustomed to it climbed the door repeatedly. I mean: repeatedly. Bella still hung back but went back and forth to the door. The mess on the floor is from carrying my geraniums out from the corner of the basement. I was too busy to sweep up.

Basil and Bella were a little scared because the outside was RIGHT THERE!

And then there was the front door! Sunshine, Giuseppe, Basil and Mimi line up to watch chipmunk races. Bean isn’t sure he’s got it right…

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Charm’s favorite way to nurse, lying on my feet. Every mom can use a little moral support! Kittens in order are Splash, Higgins, Crayola, Zorro and Blondie.

Mimi is having a nice easy Mother’s Day. Charm is chilling in the sink, where her kittens can’t reach her for a while.

Mimi has a nice easy Mother's Day. — Mimi has a nice easy Mother’s Day.

Charm tries to have a nice easy Mother's Day. — Charm tries to have a nice easy Mother’s Day.

“In my own little corner…” I can barely get a soap dish to balance there but little Zorro fits purr-fectly. And it’s nice and cool!

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Daily Photo: Mewsette’s Secret to the Greenest Eyes, 2014

black cat with green eyes — Mewsette’s secret to the greenest eyes…

Mewsette has green green eyes already, but she is prepared to share one of her deepest secrets for the greenest eyes on any kitty.

“Sit next to the asparagus fern when the sun is shining on it,” she whispurrrs, “no one will be able to believe the color!”

We’ve enjoyed nearly a week of sunny days, and hop you have too!

A reader reminded me after I posted this that Cookie and Kelly had also had secrets to the greenest eyes, and here they are too—just in case you need to have the greenest eyes!

The Secret to Kelly’s Green Eyes, 2011

tortoiseshell cat with green paint water — Here’s the closeup comparison!

“Cookie Has Parsley Eyes” from “Cookie Love, and Making Memories”, 2012

This photo won a Muse Medallion in the 2012 Cat Writers’ Association Contest.

tortie cat with parsley — Cookie has parsley eyes.

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Daily Photo: Small, Medium, Large and XL, 2014

Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large Black Cats

Or maybe it’s Extra Small, Small, Medium, and Large. In any case, it’s Mimi, Bean, Sunshine and Mewsette sprawled on the bed.

Well, they’re really having an easy Saturday, especially once it started raining. Just a little spot of sun shone through after a thunderstorm but nothing got these four moving.

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black cat with colors — Mimi tells us to “Remember to Dream”.

Mimi reminds you that dreams do come true, so it’s advisable to remember to dream every day, no matter the circumstances, so the universe will know what dreams you want, and when they do come true, you’ll know what to do. You can find this photo in my gallery of Feline Photos.

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