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Daily Photo: Cat Silhouettes

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Bernadette 4 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats at windows, cats in the sun, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

Bella enjoying the morning sun at the back door, and Mewsette waiting to get out the door with Mimi and

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Daily Photo: Someone Here is Innocent

March 8, 2023 Bernadette 0 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats at windows, cats in the sun, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, spring

Someone in this photo is innocent and the other one is a likely perpetrator. Can you guess which one is

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Daily Photo: This is the Life

November 23, 2022 Bernadette 0 Comments black cats, cat at window, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats in the sun, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, tortoiseshell cat

Two former feral girls who were not happy with their life conditions certainly now are. A nice quiet room with

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Happy #Caturday

August 6, 2022 Bernadette 2 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, catnaps, cats, cats in the sun, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, spring

Well, despite the best of planned blog posts and photos, it’s another week that’s gotten away from me. I didn’t

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Daily Photo: A Sense of Composition

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Bernadette 0 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats at windows, cats in the sun, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, spring

Her profile and the way she nestles into the medallion and chain and purrfectly balancing the composition, how can I

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Daily Photo: Large and In Charge

May 26, 2022October 4, 2022 Bernadette 0 Comments black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats at windows, cats in the sun, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, spring

“I have you so wrapped around my tail.” Indeed he does. When I walk into the studio and now the

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Daily Photo: Sharing the Sun

April 16, 2022 Bernadette 2 Comments black cat, cats in the sun, rescued cats, tortoiseshell cat

Sienna and Basil share the sun in the sunniest spot in the house. We had some fun in the sun

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Mariposa in Profile
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Daily Photo: Mariposa in Profile

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Bernadette 2 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats in the sun, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

Mariposa was truly a star and posed for this sensitive three-quarter profile from the back against the contrasting dark background.

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Daily Photo: Cat’s Eyes

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Bernadette 2 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cat's eye marbles, cats, cats in the sun, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, two black cats

The sun shone into my cup of marbles on the deck, and I picked out three cat’s eye marbles in

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Daily Photo: A Very Supurrvised Day

March 11, 2022October 4, 2022 Bernadette 1 Comment black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats at windows, cats in the sun, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, spring

Believe me, this illustration is going to be purrfect or I won’t be able to leave the room! I was

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Daily Schedule of Articles

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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

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

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    Featured Artwork and March Desktop Calendar: Nikka’s Jupiter Ball

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    Book Reviews

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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

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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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