Friday: framed by the artist

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[OT from cottage renovations]

spend any amount of time around cats and it doesn't take long to realise how highly developed an aesthetic sense they have.  it's not just the elegance and grace of their movements: they also know how to pose in such a fashion as to take best advantage of their setting. 

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Santa Barbara, California

there's nothing accidental about it: it's as deliberate as all get out. 
ladies and gentlemen of the jury, regard for a moment Exhibit A:

A

framed by the branches of a plumeria tree in the background, this cat is also making the most of the ambient light. 

we rest our case.