Tag Archives: 365 photos

Together Rain or Shine

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 3:19 pm — Mid-November afternoon sun catches Rob R. Duck and Li’l Penguin … in her nifty yellow raincoat … in front of Grandma Ahola’s sewing basket … See them out on the deck between rain showers, on My Photo a Day Adventure blog, October 21, 2022 – Celebrate! …

All About Eve Cat

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[from My Photo a Day Adventure blog]

Saturday, April 2, 2022, 12:39 am — Teeny Tuxedo … It’s After Midnight Movie Time! … Hey, Teeny … what’ll we watch? … Your tail’s pointing to All About Eve, 1950, Bette Davis … perfect choice! … On demand … on practically perfect Turner Classic Movies … the one channel I HAVE to have … since it first began in 1994 … uncut, commercial-free …
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Teeny and I had the need to rewatch All About Eve … 1950 Best Picture Oscar … Poster on wall, Summertime, 1955, Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, directed by David Lean, filmed in Venice, Italy.

March was “31 Days of Oscar” on Turner Classic Movies … every year a different theme … This year, every hour of every day was filled with Oscar-winning films … All About Eve had six 1950 wins … Best Picture … Director AND Writing, Joseph L. Mankiewicz … Supporting Actor, George Sanders … Costume Design … Sound … (and eight more nominations).

Ever so fortunate to have seen Bette Davis (twice) and Katharine Hepburn in person on stage … Two of my favorite actresses … All About Eve, 1950, and Summertime, 1955, are favorite films … Plus the extra fortune of staying a month alone at Bette Davis’s Butternut Cottage, Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, July, 2016.

Lambykins Cat

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Thursday, March 31, 2022, 12:33 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … The last day of March lives up to its reputation … going out like a lamb … While Teeny catnaps in the warm noon sun, the butterfly bush is sprouting new leaves … Tall trees still in sober grays and browns … exuberant plants in front of them starting to sport fresh greenery … Photo from My Photo a Day Adventure …
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Dreamy Cats

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Friday, March 4, 2022 — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … A cuddle of cats … in Dreamland … with special cat guest … “Uncle” Boo-Key … visiting while Mom was traveling … September 10, 2009 … Teeny and Perk were two years old … [First posted in My Photo a Day Adventure] …
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Drip, Drip, Drip Kittens

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022 — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … hypnotizing fascination of a simple drip of water … curious girls … when they were 6 months old … October 12, 2007 … They’re SO cute! … [First posted in My Photo a Day Adventure] …
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… Perkins reaches out to catch a drop …
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… Hooray, Perky! … You caught one! …
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… Teeny and Perk … switch sides … followed by their cuter than cute mirror reflections …
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Finnish Month Cat

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Monday, January 31, 2022, 1:28 pm — Teeny Tuxedo says … What ARE you doing?” … Just setting up for My Photo a Day Adventure blog post … Goodbye January … the light here is pretty good … a Finnish combination of Marimekko Unikko sheet … Finnish name day calendar (stoic men outside Helsinki train station entrance) … Mom’s Finnish magnets …
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Dances with Books Cat

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[from My Photo a Day Adventure blog]

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 8:21 pm — Teeny Tuxedo says … “I’ve been practicing my dance moves … How ’bout it, West Side guys? … Can I join the gang??” …
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History and movies, all in one … Nice to have a stash at hand … The switch this past year, with libraries closed to in-person browsing, led to these purchases …

  • Saw Glenn Frankel discuss his books:
  • The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend, 2013  … one of my favorite John Ford films … set me on the trail to Monument Valley, Navajo Nation … 6 times!
  • High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic, 2017 … High Noon’s not a favorite, but intrigued to see the Hollywood Blacklist connection
  • Saw Peter Fitzgerald’s documentary, West Side Stories, 1996 … great behind-the-scenes footage, interviews (both stage and film) … sadly, has been removed from you-know-where. This led me to:
  • West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic, 2020, Richard Barrios, Turner Classic Movies … LOVE the soundtrack … first heard in high school English Lit class, vinyl LP record album (what a terrific teacher, Mr. Somebody, just out of college) … the only weakness of the 1961 film (10 Oscars!), Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer (Maria and Tony)

New Blooms Cat

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Friday, May 7, 2021, 12:52 pm — Perkins … Hard Work … colorful clematis, busy growing … sunshine between showers … enlarge to see raindrops … hardy clematis, blooming each spring since at least 2018, planted by cousin L … Perky, busy catnapping …
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From My Photo a Day Adventure … Jumping back into the photo-a-day challenge after 2 years! … Lumix FZ300

Update, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 1:17 pm … Powerful … The power of the micro zoom … to reveal the power of the flower … clematis, deck, after rain … Lumix FZ300 …

Chirp, Robin, Chirp!

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Sunday, May 2, 2021, 12:14 pm — A cheery, chirpy, clear sky robin day! … top of tree … looking north from the front door …  outside, rather than through a window … MUCH crisper! … (Russ and I were leaving for Olympia … Dirty Dave’s Pizza! … a travel tradition) …

By the time filming started, chirp-chirp-chirping stopped … did catch him/her drop a black seed out of its mouth … and make a swift flying exit …

Listen to the American robin’s cheery chirps and other songs and calls at audubon.org

Italian Movie Star Cat

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Friday, April 30, 2021, 9:57 am — Teeny Tuxedo … thinks she can hide behind the comforter on laundry day …
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… found you! … in front of  Italian movie poster … Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi … David Lean’s Summertime / Tempo d’estate, 1955 … filmed in Venice … Signorina Teena, sembri una star del cinema! …
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Summertime, 1955, Italian poster

Teeny could take an Italian movie actress lesson from Lucy Ricardo! … I Love Lucy … “Lucy’s Italian Movie” … season 5, 1956 …

Lucy’s Katharine Hepburn “The calla lilies are in bloom again” connection! … Stage Door, 1937 … (Lucille Ball as Judith Canfield) …

Cheddar Cheese Cat

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 1:46 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … has expanded her taste in cheese … from mozzarella … to Tillamook medium cheddar … the tiniest of tiny pieces …
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… May I have more, please? … her famous paw trick …
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… Tillamook … a tradition in the family … Tillamook Cheese News … 1959 …

Magnetized Litter Cat

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Sunday, August 11, 2019 … May 13, 2019 …  Another blast from the recent past … from My Photo a Day Adventure … World’s Best Cat Litter [real name!] … 100% Natural … Made from Renewable Whole-Kernal Corn … orange tabby cat tail magnet from Russ …

… when not on photo shoots, orange tabby tail magnet lives on the refrigerator  … guarded by Teeny Tuxedo … Magnet Mountain Cat, Oct. 20, 2018 …
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Ponies, Ponies, Ponies Cat

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Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 6:12 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … Marimekko fabric birthday pony … from Russ, Minnesota, 2013 … Egyptian Horse block print … by Wendy, high school, early 1970s … photo of Doob (Mustahevonen Debut) by Mom, approx. 2004, 1st boarding stable arena, Ridgefield, WA … close-up on My Photo a Day Adventure blog …

Camera Mastery Cats

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Monday, April 1, 2019, 2:58 pm — Perkins … Teeny Tuxedo … freshly laundered Kitty Sill cover … What’s  happening out on the deck? …
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… 2:54 pm … First photo for Digital Camera Mastery … module 1, taking sharp photos … a tripod will be very helpful! … (notice the S-curve in the background?) … Glinda, Wizard of Oz, 1939 … 1995 Hallmark Christmas ornament …

… also, first photo of My Photo a Day Adventure …