21-JUN-2014
Swiffer in Selective Light
I like taking pictures of cats in part because they pose so many ways spontaneously. This is a good example of what I call the curve pose. Swiff's body and tail are forming a complex curvy pose. The light accents it.
21-JUN-2014
Swiffer Along The Trail
We have resumed our ritual of hiking out back most days. We nearly lost Swiffer a few weeks back to an animal bite and infection. This 14 year old made a come back and now is walking me most days. Our little 1/4th mile hike allows him to roam without worry of a coyote attack. Many of the pictures here are from those hikes.
14-JUN-2014
Swiffer on the Mend
The story continues. Swiffer was bit by a snake, he bucked it for 2 weeks, and now has found new life. I took this of him today drinking out of one of of our springs out back.
03-MAY-2014
The Final Path
I have 2 cats who are constant companions when I shoot photos out back behind our home. We have the good fortune to have 800 feet adjacent to the 3,300 acre Ponca Wilderness of the Buffalo National River.
Our oldest cat, Swiffer, showed up a couple of years back and adopted us. He is well over 10 and only recently has begun to falter after mixing it up with a raccoon. Today he seems to be dying, but only he knows. He is less responsive, has little interest in food, and barely lifts his head to acknowledge my presence.
So this is a tribute photo to an old friend who is slipping away, showing him in black and white looking up one of our favorite trails symbolizing his final path.
21-SEP-2013
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Balzac is our latest adopted cat. He showed up out of nowhere, and just took over. He is small, but fierce. This picture is when he is "in state", meaning mightily ready to fight. He is at most half tame, enough for my taste.
25-DEC-2013
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10-JUN-2009
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23-MAY-2009
The Divine Ms. Boardwalk
#71,882 "Ms. B" is one of the cats at the Arkansas House in Jasper, Arkansas.
27-OCT-2007
Loving Him With Her Eyes
Our cat Boat is stalking our chipmunk. This is a long running game. He knows she is there and she imagines she will catch him when he is not looking. #31,171
10-MAR-2007
Fence Line Cat
Farm cat along fence line. #6881
04-AUG-2007
Boat's Judgement -- You Bore Me
Boat appearing bored and judgemental in the grass. #15,149
29-JUL-2007
Boat the Cat Sitting Around
Boat sitting in classic pose. #13,979
26-JUL-2007
Boat Carrying Mouse
Boat doing her job as protector of the chicken feed. #13,341
26-JUL-2007
Boat Catching Mouse
Boat the cat chasing a mouse around the chicken yard. #13,345
05-DEC-2006
Boat at Sunrise
Our cat Boat at sunrise along the trail on one of our hikes. #1647
23-JUL-2007
Gray Tomcat at Sunset
Farm cat along fence row at sunset. #13149
05-DEC-2006
Boat Drinking from Pond
Boat drinking from our pond out back on a still day with a clear blue sky. #7023
08-DEC-2006
Boat by the Gas Fireplace
Taken with existing light, her customary lassitude permitted a long exposure .5 second exposure at ISO 1600. Color temp adjusted in RAW. The mixed light was from the fireplace flame, and two different colors of flourescent light. Had to coax her to open her eyes. #1942
01-NOV-2006
Boat's Classic Pose
Boat's glamour picture. She is never this poised, this was a moment of confusion when she appeared sane. #0376
19-NOV-2006
Boat at Our Pond
Boat walking by our back pond in mid-November on our way to a hike out back. #1173
19-NOV-2006
Boat on the Bluff Face
Boat on the bluff face looking at me in bored contempt as I take macro shots of dead ferns. This was two miles into one of our hikes. #1303
