Calendar Cats, II

I’m on a roll this weekend. Cachagua Cats 2018 calendar is in the bag.  I struggle to photograph these cats because they are indoors most of the time.  Quite frankly, I am terrible at indoor shots.  Animals are even worse, their pupils are huge and the flash creates demon-kitties.  These are my favorite shots. Bee…

I Love My Calendar …Cats

I Love My Calendar …Cats I finally finished the annual Park Street Cat Calendar. If you follow my blogs, you know that I have a tendency for odd rituals.  The ritual for the calendars it to listen to Neil Sedaka’s Calendar Girl.  This year it was difficult making the calendar.  I had spent much of the…

As God as My Witness …

As God as My Witness … #thanksgiving #wildturkeys Every year, I rewatch the famous “Turkey’s Away” episode of WKRP in Cincinnati. I know that I am one of many who has joined the cult following, and I am thrilled that social media has brought us together. In fact, it is an unspoken competition to see whether…

It’s Not Easy Being Green

It’s Not Easy Being Green #birding #toledobotanicalgarden A green heron rests among the branches at Toledo Botanical Garden. This green heron has been eluding me for years.  Ok, I admit, it is highly probable that this is not the same heron that I have tried to photograph since 1998, but I am still pretty excited…

Best Movies for Bumps at 39,000′

About two years ago I suddenly developed anxiousness when flying.  I don’t think it’s true aviophobia–just periodic panic mid-flight. The first panic attack took me quite by surprise.  After all those years of sitting back with snacks and a book, I was suddenly overwhelmingly afraid.  Sweat beaded on my face, my legs became restless, and my…

Glad Tidings at Christmas

As my beloved and I walked the beach knowing that our next days would be blessed with glorious rain, we breathed the winter air and counted the seconds as the sun sank into the Pacific.  In the rush and noise of the holidays, it is these moments that mean the most.  It’s the quiet moments of…