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Daily Photo: Three Minutes of Sun

December 29, 2020 Bernadette 2 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats on leashes, cats outdoors, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

We had about three minutes of sunshine yesterday, and we were lucky enough to be outside to experience it. The

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Daily Photo: The Door Into Summer

December 18, 2020 Bernadette 2 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats on leashes, cats outdoors, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

So we had a really big snow! And this only days after I was outdoors, barefoot, with Mimi and Mewsette.

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Daily Photo: Mimi’s Cat Tree

December 11, 2020 Bernadette 4 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats on leashes, cats outdoors, feline photographs, pet photography, pets

(On Thursday this week I attempted to catch up with posts, but either my connection or the the internet was

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Mimi on my lap.
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Daily Photo: Enjoying the Outdoors

June 29, 2017June 30, 2017 Bernadette 0 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats on leashes, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography

I think it’s too hot for snuggling, but then I’m not a cat. Mimi tried to decide if it was

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Green Eyed Camouflage
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Wordless Wednesday: Green Eyed Camouflage

June 28, 2017 Bernadette 4 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats in the garden, cats on leashes, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, photography

Art and Gifts featuring cats you know! Visit Portraits of Animals ~~~ Feline Photos from Portraits of Animals! On a

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Mimi and Me
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Daily Photo: Mimi and Me

May 17, 2017July 16, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments backyard, backyard cats, black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats on leashes, feline photographs, mimi, pet photography, pets, photography

We had a little walk out in the yard, and I love to photograph her with my feet or my

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Mimi's dream vacation.
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Daily Photo: Mimi’s Dream Vacation

May 17, 2017July 16, 2018 Bernadette 2 Comments backyard cat, black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats in the yard, cats on leashes, little mimi cat

I caught a nice photo of Mimi enjoying our old picnic table as I wandered the yard photographing whatever. I

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Beautiful Mewsette.
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Daily Photo: Out in the Yard With Mom

April 30, 2017April 30, 2017 Bernadette 0 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats on leashes, cats outside, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography

Mewsette carefully watches Mimi choose and eat a blade of grass. I guess you’re never too old to learn from

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We are not amused.
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Daily Photo: We Are Not Amused

April 13, 2017April 14, 2017 Bernadette 0 Comments backyard cats, black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats on leashes, cats outdoors, feline photographs

Mimi has found the old park bench to be an appropriate place from which to view her domain. I think

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What mysteries like hidden between this tree's big roots?
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Daily Photo: Checking Her Territory

March 29, 2017July 16, 2018 Bernadette 2 Comments backyard cats, black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats in the yard, cats on leashes, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography

Mimi may only be outdoors for a few minutes, and not even every day, but she has an important task

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Monday:
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Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
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Thursday:
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Friday:
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Saturday:
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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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