Momma shoots the cats? Part 1

As the Boy will tell you, I take a ridiculous number of pictures. I've learned that the best way to get good shots is to keep snapping. Just one second can affect whether a picture is usable or not - and there's no real way to know until you view the pictures on a display larger than the camera screen. Cats aren't easy to photograph - and sharing one's life with two is infinitely more complicated than one. So many of the pictures I take are dictated by specific posts - but I've been working on candid, day-to-day shots that have no obvious purpose. This post - and the next one posted Tuesday - share many of these pictures with you. We hope they bring you as much joy to view as they did Momma to photograph. That's why I take so many pictures - photographing the cats makes me happy.

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  1. Mom knows all about this. She has literally thousands of pictures of us in her phone.

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  2. Those were so much fun and we love seeing the two of you together, by accident of course!

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  3. These were all so much fun to read. Love the gotta pay the toll to get by or those little paws will go after your feet. Now it's time for you to get caught up with your naps, before you are woken up for more pictures to be taken. Thanks for the share. have a wonderful weekend.
    World of Animals

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    1. Thank you! I wasn't so sure about this post ... but I mean, it's Bear and Ellie so what's not to love?

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  4. Lovely photos and great captions to go with them.

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    1. Thank you! I wasn't so sure about this post ... but I mean, it's Bear and Ellie so what's not to love?

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  5. Once again, you have lifted mom's and my spirits up! XXX

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  6. These are fantastic! The sparkle ball next to the dinner bowl (and the caption) cracks me up :)

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    1. Thank you! I wasn't so sure about this post ... but I mean, it's Bear and Ellie so what's not to love?

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  7. Hee! Hee! You guys rock! Ninja and I have taken notes for what e are going to o next week!
    Purrs
    Marv

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    1. Uh oh! You two kits could do so much more damage than 7 yr old Ellie and 12 year old Bear!

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  8. Yikes, you have SMALL humans at your palace, or had the boy shrunk? You can never have too much of a good thing, including pictures. However my consultant say that doesn't apply to cream, cheese, doughnuts, chocolate and sundry other comestibles of the fast carb variety. I'm sure that doesn't apply to me, though, and the cream was purely medicinal, like the nice and nip! MOL
    Anyways, we love Bear's last and sylphlike photo this week....
    Toodlepips
    ERin

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  9. Oh my gosh! I'm so envious of all these fun pictures you have of them! The captions are so funny. I really enjoyed this. I especially like the one of Ellie, looking obviously displeased, on the pizza box. I honestly don't have a favorite because I enjoyed each one.

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    1. Thank you! I've been working more on candid shots - and let me tell you - things NEVER go as planned!

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  10. Your dialog accompany the photos is always as adorable at the photos themselves. We say, snap away! 😍

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  11. Thank you for sharingall your pictures with us, MommaKat! Thank goodness for digital cameras -- can you imagine how much money we would all spend if we were using film cameras? :D

    I love the photo of Bear and Ellie walking side-by side, too. It's like they are on a mission!

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    1. I hadn't even thought of that! And I take so many last minute pictures for posts!

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  12. Hmmm...you two look like you'se are in cahoots with each other. Shoko hisses at me so hard me's furs stand on end. You'se two don't do that. You are cohorts even if you'se don't know it yet.

    Tyebe

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    1. You'd be surprised. It took us over a year - and while we might mostly be over the hissies, it's not always smooth sailing.

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  13. I LOVE the photo of Bear catching the toy. You captured a great expression on his face! And his stance is great, too. But the best caption...leaving the food service girl a tip. MOL!

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    1. Occasionally, I get one of those one in a million shots - but as I've learned, if you don't try, you won't get anything. That was my former stance because I just couldn't get a good shot!

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  14. These are all great photos. I know you two love each other very much :)

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  15. Great pics guys! The Tribe of Five loves them all but I think the ultimate favorite was the one of the two of you walking down the hall.
    Purrs & Head Bonks,
    Alberto *& The Tribe of Five

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    1. I KNOW! It cracks me up every time! It was a crappy picture - but I had to share it!

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  16. AMARULA: The human is finally home from her trip but leaves again tomorrow for another week!! So thought I would take this chance to check in and say hi Bear!!! You look great in photos no matter what angle!

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    1. Thank you! What is it with our Momma's traveling without us? ~Bear Cat

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  17. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw Lots of really cute fotos. And some great poses too. Mommy takes a hunnerd bazillion fotos of the same thing, cuz she says our eyes move or our whiskers move and each one says somethin' different. Big hugs

    Luv ya'

    Dezi and Raena

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  18. The photo of Bear and Ellie walking beside each other down the hall is priceless! They look like they're about ready to unleash some whoop$*%! on some birdies. Tee hee hee. Winky winks.

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    1. I KNOW! The quality is really poor - but they crack me up every time they do it!

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