Endearing, talented, cute, and fun! Alligator Waltz

Back in 2019 BC (before Covid), there was a shindig called the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, every June in the Bavarian Village of Leavenworth, Washington.  Accordion players would come from around the world to compete, play concerts, attend workshops, and generally have lots of fun.  There were competitions for all age groups, from under 10 …

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Sunday Stills: #Love your Pets

Well, this one should be pretty easy, as I spend lots of time snuggling with my pet kitty, Kikyo, and more time photographing her.  In 2020, I even did a whole post entitled "Ten Years of Kikyo".  She is named after a Japanese Anime character from the series InuYasha.  It's about a present-day Japanese teenager, …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #186: Low Light

Since most of my photos these days are taken with my iPhone 13 Pro, I am quite proud of how well it takes photos in low-light conditions.  However, even my old iPhone XR took excellent low-light pictures.  Last year, on July 4, we went to downtown Bellevue to watch the fireworks (that had been canceled …

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Happy Cat Day! And Happy Halloween! Twofer!

I understand that it's both National Cat Day, and the weekend of Halloween.  So I decided to celebrate both holidays with pictures of our Halloween Black Cat, Kikyo.  She is around 12 years old now, which makes her a Senior cat (to go with her Senior Staff, myself and Hubby).  Here are some pictures of …

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