Our Neighbour's Cat

Our neighbour's cat thinks that she owns us. When we go for a walk, she makes sure she is with us, and will follow us almost anywhere. When we drive into our yard, she runs over to see us. When we open our door, she's sitting outside waiting and hoping we'll let her in. And she claims our porch furniture for her sleeping spot.
Her coat is completely black except for a few white tufts on her chest. It's hard to take her photo - when I crouch down to take a picture of her on her level, she comes over to see me and gets too close - too fast for me to snap the shutter.

 

Since her coat is so black, it is not easy to photograph her, especially when she has a light background. This next picture is of her on our sandy beach. She likes to roll in the sand every once in awhile so she looks a bit "dirty" in this picture.  I guess I'll have to learn a bit about HDR if I want to expose for both the beach and her.

The following picture of her was taken in the bush behind our place. The other day she walked with us for about an hour in the bush. I was hoping to take some pictures of different birds, but they don't like to stay around when she is with us.  These pictures are of her stalking a chipmunk - and no, I didn't get a picture of the chipmunk either.  Figuring out the exposure was easier since her background was darker. The exposure lets you see the richness of her black fur.

 It's interesting to see a "tame" cat when it's out in the wild especially when it's stalking something. Apparently they can run up to 30 mph within a few seconds although they can't do this for more than a minute. I didn't realize they could go so fast. I know many believe that this is the result of evolution, but I believe this is a God-given instinct. We are watching the video "God of Wonders"  this evening and marvelling at God's creation.

God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25