After triangulating the backyard cicada locations and then taking the morning dirtbath ablutions, it’s time for the first afternoon nap under the living room AC vent.
A progression:
Oh wait, sneeze coming...
And then, when it gets too chilly for the under-the-AC-vent-nap, it's time to move to the microfiber-blanket-on-top-of-a-pillow-next-to-the-windowsill-nap in case a bird comes to rest in the dwarf yaupon just outside the window. In which case, I'll open one eye to keep track of yet another bird that belongs to me.
As any good supermodel knows, it's best to completely ignore the photographer.
Have a lovely Sunday friends, from the two of us.
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trilogy, she is indeed, as are you.
Jerry, I know exactly what you mean--the desire to imitate and the inability to get there. Thanks for stopping by. And, btw, hallelujah on you not showing up in my Spam folder anymore. I hope it sticks.
bluefeather, nice to meet you and thanks for stopping by.
Ah Candace, she does have it figured out, and it seems you and Mot do as well. xo I need to call and give you an update on some stuff.
Joanie, she is indeed, thanks so much--a pleasure to have you stop by.
Jeanette, always a delight, I think we can learn from unusual sources if we allow it. Thanks. xo
Susanne, your two must be inured or very confident. Popper is still quite timid and startled from the slightest noise. She lives to go out to the back yard, but spends the first moments scanning the roof for roof monsters and the big live oak for tree squirrel monsters just in case. Thanks for stopping by.
Popper, being short of a kitty buddy must rely on you for muscle.
...oh, wait...
It must not get much better than only needing one eye to survey one's queendom.
Susanne, indeed, I often see little evidences that she relies on me as a protector. Except when thunder rolls, which has been a long time ago now, I cannot protect her, she needs the cover of our bed and mattresses to hide beneath.
Diana, I think you've sussed the way to my heart, as brief as this one is, compared to the previous post, you only have to praise the words and I am happy.
Ardee, I think it must be partly why they are in our lives, we are such poor students, that they must repeat the lesson over and over. Thanks for coming by here, always a pleasure.
Myriad, yes, they continue to instruct us in small and inscrutable ways.
moopie, she is indeed, thanks so much.
catch22, ha! she must be intuitive as I'm approaching the one eyed world myself, and it's her kitty way of transubstantiation. And you are a lovely attentive reader.
She does love me Cathy, it's a nice feeling for me. When she first wants to go outside in the morning, she's still timid and scared of what might be lurking, though she does indeed own it. I will hold her over my shoulder next to the French doors and show her it is safe and secure once again. All the time whispering to her, she likes to be whispered to, that it's still ok for her to go out if she wants. She rewards me with a soft kneading of my shoulder and will lean her head in to rub herself on my beard. I refuse to think it's mere utility. Thank you Cathy, for your always encouraging words.
L, tell Jacob that once Popper is happy with a stranger's presence, she loves some little scratchings between the easr, which she repays with a look of kitty love. And yes! You did do well. Although I have a personal preference on bokeh, much like a haiku ought to be concerned with some element of nature (otherwise, if not, it's a senryu) that good bokeh should have some element of nature that is blurred in the background. I admit that it doesn't really have a consensus that I've heard from anyone else, it's just my preference. So, though the backgrounds are creamy enough and pleasant to rate high, they wouldn't get my highest rating. But then, I love looking at photos of Popper as well.
Rei, I'm glad you have some of that cat love in your life. Thanks for your kind words, and yes, Popper is a beauty.
what an odd feline that would turn out to be...
loved it. however, thought you were talking about karl popper,
whooops.
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Torman, you are always so generous and gracious with your comments, thanks so much. To start out with some bokeh shots, begin by moving around so that there is some color behind the subject you want to photograph, it's best if there is a little distance beyond the subject, then use a large aperture opening, f/1.4 to f/2.8. You may have to set your camera to Aperture Priority first. Let me know what you come up with. I bet you could get some beautiful portraits of the horses. Remember, you don't need to get the entire horse in a shot for it to be good.
Alysa, ha! I was watching some YouTube on my TV the other evening of another favorite cat of mine. His name is Maru and hails from Japan. His servant is a young Japanese woman who takes pretty good minimal video and he is just an amazing part Scottish Fold cat. You can find him here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbiedguhyvM&feature=channel_video_title
So I was watching the latest antics of Maru, and Popper came by to watch as well. She was confused when Maru walked off the side of the video so she had to run around to the back of the TV to see where he went. I think though that she has enough room for Ali to be a boyfriend too so that might mitigate his jealousy.
James, in fact, my son named Popper after Sir Karl Raimund Popper, without regard to gender or species for some inexplicable reason...but Popper she remains as non-eponymic as it seems. I think if supermodels have cats odds are they are underfed Siamese or Abyssinians--tiny heads, big ears, long sinuous bodies and overlong legs.
Shiral, thanks so much for the cat empathy. You know indeed how it is.
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Congratulations on the EP! Great photographs!
Rated for not only living in the minute but squeezing every sensually delicious nanosecond out of that minute :D.
amy, we're both lucky...all creatures great and small.
Seer, I think you'll like this: http://www.catswhothrowupgrass.com/kill.php
re the alien comment, sort of a different take on it. And yes, living in the moment is what they're teaching us. Thanks for stopping by.
Great photos!
Mary, cats are unintentional and effortless yoga masters, thanks so much for the kind words.
Algis, a pleasure to have you here. Loved your pad thai documentary. I think Popper is indeed happy, but as a rescue cat she still has some insecurities, but knows she's loved.
Harry, it is so.
Sarah, I'm so sorry about Jinx, I know my heart would break as well.
Amy, I read once that people who didn't like cats either were dictatorial or had a short man complex, which may amount to the same thing, because it was beyond their ability to control a cat. Popper is a beauty, and very loving when it suits her, which is enough for me. Thanks!
Your cat is a cutie.
Julie, yes, she is. xo
Laura, it is a problem. Our Popper was a rescue from a Craigslist ad from someone who was going to drop her off at a shelter. For any that want pets, a shelter should be the first stop. I hope the black and white finds a loving home.
Thanks MH! My best to you always.
Miguela, thanks!
Alysa, I'm so glad you love Maru too. Up to the time I put Maru on the big TV screen, Popper has ignored both television and computer videos, though she does have a couple of kitty games on the iPad--a simulated laser game and she loves being able to touch the fish in a the koi pond--so it was a surprise to me that she was able to identify Maru as some sort of creature. She didn't react to him though the way she does to a real life cat passing by the front door.
Vivian, thanks so much for coming by. I think you're referring to the last photo of Popper, but it's not really a PS filter, which come preloaded as part of PS, but rather a PS action that is a recording of about 15 steps in order to reproduce the look that one might see in the genre of graphic novels--which I guess is the name of a sort of a fancier and more expensive comic book. They're similar, but filters are more limited, though adjustable. With an action, you control each step of the process, and if you record the progressive steps you can save it as an action, then when you want to repeat the process in another image you just have to hit the play button. There are also plug-ins commercially available that would mimic the process and many more so you don't have to do all the painstaking work yourself for the first run.