the garden

Comfort in Winter

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birdwatching

or it could be
leaves-dancing/flying/tumbling-in-the-wind-watching.
He enjoys both.

Have you ever seen such a cute profile?
i mean...really...have you ever?

by the way,you may be wondering
what is that fine cross hatching on the image?
i had to shoot this through the screen door
so i wouldn't break his concentration
at least not until i captured this moment.

It was tea time

i was walking to the kitchen when
the light in the windows caught my eye.

The kettle could wait a few minutes
while i went outside
stood in the garden
and looked up, and all around
at the feathery sky

Lucy meets Viola

i had plucked the viola that bloomed in the potted plants' indoor winter quarters and brought it to the dining room so i could sit at the table where the soft light would illuminate all her fine features.
As i readied the camera for a second exposure
Lucy suddenly leaped onto the table

intent on checking out the source
of such pleasantly sweet aroma

This is certainly not acceptable behavior in this household!
i shoo her away
get ready, again, to snap
when, without a sound
she reappears
intent on tasting the sweet little thing



i snatch it away
but not before her sharp little teeth
snatch a bite



Obviously
i am a forceful disciplinarian when it comes
to cats on the table
ahem...
and i do admit it
this capture
of Lucy's cross eyed concentration
did make me laugh