Tag Archives: amateur photography

Cats Bask Their Way Through Slow Fall; October Gotcha Month

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Leah

It’s been colder than usual this time of year. This is Franklin’s version of snuggling, his eyes ever-wild. I’m going to declare October Gotcha month for  all our indoor cats. We began bringing the kittens in around Oct. 10th last … Continue reading →

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Spring Fun with Colors, a Creek, and a Cat

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Leah

Heavy rains made the water high and fast. The pictures don’t show how fast it really was. I used a camera setting I’ve never tried before, “parrot”. I’m trying some new stuff. I don’t know much about adjusting camera settings … Continue reading →

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Autumn Seeping

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Leah

September, in a forest of closely packed trees. Still no large swaths of color. Examining the canopy, I found a strange little place where two tree species converge, branches crossing and interweaving. The pine tree is closest to me, the … Continue reading →

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August Photon Pounce

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Leah

August is no slouch when it comes to special effects, you just gotta hunt for them. Bud has stirred and his ears have perked. He says, “Meow! I can help you hunt, just let me out the door. We’ll climb … Continue reading →

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Summer Always Slips Away: Forest Edition

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Leah

I’m lost in hot, green, steamy woods. Messy leaf and pine needle tangles that bounce sun around. I don’t even know how I got here; which gaze pathway got me to which photo. I know I stood at some spot … Continue reading →

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Enough About the Creek, Already!

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Leah

So says my disgruntled Editing Cat, Bud. But Budster, I’ve gone back and worked out a geography of highlights in the 2015 autumn pictures. Phsssst! (That’s what he’s thinking.) Starring details of prior posts are seen within, or close by, … Continue reading →

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Blue Skies in December; Sweetgum, Pine, Cat

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Leah

A few colorful leaves stayed on, and warm days lingered; a long-lasting autumn actually isn’t unusual at our southeastern US latitude. We had all the outdoor decorations we needed. The forest would not let me go, the treetops kept me … Continue reading →

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The Heartbreak Light of Autumn, Part 1; The Creek, with Cat

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Leah

Some of my favorite creek pictures this year were of the snagged leaves above. All creek and forest pics are straight out of the camera, no editing; only the cat picture is doctored, although the cat did help edit the … Continue reading →

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Enhancing the Giant Egotistical Cat

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Leah

Starring, Mighty Bud, my purrtector during these difficult times. He’s a large, deep sable brown and white tuxie. His great arcing whiskers and grass green eyes came from his mother Anna, now passed on. She’s pictured in the website banner, … Continue reading →

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Cat Keeps Cool; Plants Ready to Party

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Leah

Cool cat Bud tucks himself into the quiet and chill of late February, a few weeks back. I grab an odd patch of clear hours in an otherwise jammed up schedule, to post his ‘last of winter’ pictures. This is the brightest photo; … Continue reading →

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