in my house, the couch sits right in front of the window in the living room. I don't open the curtains or the blinds very often and this is why... Missy Anne and Maggie Mae have to watch the house, and everyone that passes the house and every dog that is walked by the house and every squirrel that climbs the tree next to the house. The two of them together own the neighborhood. After a while the barking and whining tends to grate on my nerves, so I shut the blinds again. Maggie's image didn't come out as well as Missy's did, Missy is a camera ham!

Kiki can't believe mom opened the blinds so he comes to investigate too!

Then there is Boomer... To heck with peering out through a hole, he'll just make his own hole!

Boomer again, short for Boomerang by the way... When I leave the cutains open and the blinds closed I always wondered why they are always in a disarray when I get home! *sigh*

If she could get out there she would surely be skateboarding with the boys out front...

In my house you don't pick up the leash unless you are going to take Missy for a walk, she goes bananas! You also spell the words "ride" "car" and "go". I think she is learning to spell...

Missy and Maggie both remind me of the RCA dog, when you talk to them they tilt their little heads...

Ah yes that pesky dog finally left! All four of them take turns sleeping on the back of the couch, and looking out the window. Having a Jack Russell can be summed up as having a cat-dog. This is really my first attempt at pet portraits. Brenda :)

In case you all were interested, Kiki and Boomer were both rescued feral cats as kittens. Boomer is only three or four months old. Brenda :)

AAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! These shots are soooooooooooo sweet and adorable!!!! Especially love the ones in number 3 and 4. Beautiful series Brenda!!! #:O)

cool series... love it a lot...!

Nice shots! They turned out quite well. (as to cats and blinds...well, it didn't take ours long to figure out she could prop her left foot on the ledge of the window and similar to a human, use her right foot to pull down the mini-blinds on the edges and hold them there while she looks out. Sigh....what's an owner to do?)

purrrfect!

Great series of images! What character and personality you captured of your extended family! #1 and #4 especially grab my attention!

I LOVE these! #1 and #4 are my favs. Great clarity and compo. The others are really good, too. The last one is full of character. You did great for your first time! :)

oh, Brenda, these are all so sweet!!!!!!!! You did an incredible job with your pet portraits!!!!!!! My favs are 1, 4, and 6. Girl, you should start doing more of these...you could make a bunch of money you know! These have so much selling potential!!!!

Lovely shots - especially like the first and fourth ones :)

Those are sooooooooooooo cute - thanx for sharing... Why not leave those blinds open while they are "home alone", though?

Such fun shots, so cute too. Thanks for sharing!

Such fun shots, so cute too. Thanks for sharing!

Such fun shots, so cute too. Thanks for sharing!

Totally irresistible!!!! #1, #3 and #4 are my definite favs!!

Thank you all! I also liked numbers one, four and six because of their sharpness. I couldn't resist some of the others because of their poses! LOL! These were all taken in "available light" from the afternoon sun that came in.

In the heat of the summer I do leave the blinds closed because it would only increase the electric bill as the A/C runs most of the day now as it is. Normally the blinds and the curtains are closed during the day in the hot summer months, but I do let them have their window when it is cooler. So I can only imagine the noises that comes from my house during the day, when I am not here.

Brenda :)

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1, 3 and 4 are my favorites! Excellent pet portraits! They look so happy and healthy too! :-) Each of these is a beautiful shot ... lovely frames and fonts too! :-) Excellent.. I enjoyed the whole series! :-) ~ another maggie ~ hehehe

Yep...the wee Doggie does look like from "His Masters Voice" Fame....excuse Me for inserting My Photograph...it is purely so the Pooch can see it.

Hehehehe Tedz! She is wagging her tail and trying to lick mt face! I showed her your image and I think she approves!!! Brenda & Missy