Hi, I'm Lucinda
The photo was taken with my new Canon EOS 450D (with a tamron 18-200mm lense), by me in the mirror. It's a little overexposed, but at my age, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Bare Bones Bio:
I was born in Louisiana, USA in 1956, youngest of four girls. In 1967 we all moved to New Jersey when my father was transferred. I've always loved to read and soon gravitated towards Sci Fi, Fantasy, and nonfiction (mostly English History). The last was influenced by watching Masterpiece Theatre. I had the opportunity to go to the UK and Greece on 10 day Easter trips through my high school, which instilled in me an itch to travel. After one year of college,(I learned a lot, but unfortunately not much from my professors and text books) I joined the Air Force and went to Japan and England. I married a fellow GI (Bill), in England, got out of the Air Force (Bill stayed in)and went back to the States. Bill and I then lived in Rancho Cordova, California (where we had our first son, Charles),
Biloxi, Mississippi (where we had our second son, James), Oxfordshire, UK (For me, thank you Bill), and San Antonio, Texas (where we live now). Bill is retired from the Air Force and drives a Big Rig for J. B. Hunt. I am an office manager for a carwash. Charles and James graduated last May from University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas A&M at College Station respectively. Yeah!!!
Interests:
Reading - Mostly nonfiction history, though I have widened the field somewhat. I also like journals and diaries and have been reading "The Diary of Samuel Pepys" on and off for a while now. I'm currently on Vol. VII 1666. (I haven't gotten to the great fire yet). My fiction tends to run to fantasy, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman to name a few.
Music - I grew up on rock, folk, musicals, classical, and Gilbert and Sullivan. I still love all that and have added jazz, blues, bluegrass, celtic and a little country. I don't play any instruments and can't sing (the singing talent in our family seemed to lessen with each new sister and I'm the baby of the bunch), but I'm an enthusiastic listener.
Art (Drawing, Photography and Oil Painting) - One of the regular pastimes of my sisters and I growing up was paper dolls. We used typing paper to make swimsuit clad paper dolls with pattern book heads. Then we spent countless hours drawing and coloring clothes for them. Depending on the current story, they could be clothes from Regency England, Colonial America, or Star Trek. I also drew faces from the hairdo magazines and was happy if they looked fairly human. I now draw and have recently taken up oil painting. I'm a definite amateur at photography. I've taken pictures since the mid 70s when I went to Japan, but they are mostly of my travels, kids and cats. I've got a lot to go through to see which ones are worth posting. I bought my first digital camera last April (09) for my birthday (I ordered it in April, received it in May, for my birthday in June. (I don't believe in being too literal about such things) I bought PhotoShop in June. I've still got a lot to learn on both, but it's a lot of fun.
Other - My sister Gail and I love The Teaching Company lectures. We both buy history, I occasionally buy literature and she occasionally buys math and science and we watch each other's. I'm also a tad fond of cats.
I could gush, and probably have, about all the talent I see on RR. I find myself using the words wow and beautiful far too much. I guess I should pull out the Thesaurus.Â
Comments (40)
helanker
HAHAHA! I guess she was yawning. They really look like little devils, when they do that LOL ! Such a fun shot :-)
wysiwig
Aww, she's just practicing her lion impression. She looks a little plump. You must be a doting mom. In my next life I'm coming back as a house cat.
durleybeachbum
OOO! scary! She is adorable, I so wish I could keep a cat as well as the dogs, but birds and the busy road prevent.
cheekyelf
Superb photo,she is a beautiful colour,I love it when they cross their paws like that!
mariogiannecchini
Bella foto di Rotella che nel suo grande sbadiglio assume un'espressione curiosa. Mi sembra il padroncino di casa che si annoia un pò. Beautiful pictures of Rotella that in his great yawn takes a curious expression. It seems the master of the house who is a little bit bored. Buona domanica , Lucinda
vaggabondd
wow that is one scary looking cat, what had her so excited. I wouldn't want to be a mouse about now haha, nice capture
flavia49
magnificent cat!!! she's so cute!!!
alanwilliams
Id like to think it was a yawn, if not!!!!!!
Foto-Arte
Funny shot! lol!
magnus073
Lucinda I can't think of a better way to start my day than with a visit to your warm and wonderful gallery. I had to laugh the moment this gem popped on my screen and I love your creative title for it. She really does resemble a Vampire Cat here, so you might want to keep some garlic around your neck at night ;)
unstart
Every cat has a right to their opinion..great catch!!
annie5
She has a nice expression..lol! Cute! :)
wjames
Great picture of a beautiful cat, but i don't think i'd be around on the night of a full moon!!!
prutzworks
looks like an alien goatsucker,lol, cool candid shot!
mgtcs
What a wonderful shot my friend, perfect timing, excellent photo!
jendellas
I think Rotella is rather like my Jasmine a bit of a card!!!!!
MagikUnicorn
TOO CUTE :)
drifterlee
Adorable kitty!
virginiese
look at these teeths ! great portrait
BertDes
Very impressive cat. Good shot.
sandra46
FANTASTIC PORTRAIT! IS SHE SLEEPY?
goodoleboy
Cool capture of your otherwise mild acting pet, Lucinda. It's after dark, and thirsty Rotella is getting all fixed to go out into the night, seeking the blood of unwary victims. Chomp and drink!!!
jmb007
une vrai terreur!!!belle photo!!
psyoshida
You could put that picture outside your house with a "Beware of Cat" sign. Lol. If I didn't know she was a perfectly well behaved charmer, I'd be scared. Fun shot.
npauling
A great fun capture of Rotella, she looks very fierce here.
danapommet
That would make me back off. Wonderful capture. Dana
ShadowsNTime
Lol! very cute capture Lucinda! This kitty action reminds me sometimes of a snake opening its jaws wide, I think because the ears are laid flat. For someone who doesn't like cats this could be very intimidating:-) Hmmm, my neighbor doesn't like cats...the same neighbor who chopped my rose bush down! Nah, I won't be that mean but it gave me pause, lol!
garegaupe
Excellent - you got the shot in "right" time.
elfin14doaks
Really great capture.
Madbat
Don't they look adorable when they do that?