Daily Challenge – Shadows

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 ~ Kate's Photo and Cat Blog ~ 1 Comment

Just realized that the date changed on the challenges, so getting in under the wire – so very simply looks like my Snoopy has found a new friend in himself.

Shadow

Graceful – Challenge

January 21, 2017 ~ Kate's Photo and Cat Blog ~ 3 Comments

That’s a big word. I couldn’t settle on one idea of grace for the Daily Press Graceful Challenge/

Literally full of grace, could be a church

Moss hanging off old southern trees move gracefully in the breeze

And these two are having a graceful dance between themselves

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it’s been a while

January 21, 2017January 21, 2017 ~ Kate's Photo and Cat Blog ~ Leave a comment

From a work perspective, the time from October 1st until just about now is insane. So blogs, social media and general life maintenance gets put on a back burner. When I get a breath, I find things such as, having forgotten to renew my car tag (going on Monday), having to get caught up on vet visits – my Chewie and Snoopy which I would continue to not remember this one – and taking the tree down (I swear it’s coming down this weekend).

However, I also start to get out again. Having got caught in Georgia’s snow disaster in 2014, I waited with baited breath this past time to get some good shots. There was zero snow on the ground, but we did end up with ice again. This has made for some interesting shots. I did go out in general to shoot in black and white rather than just applying the layer in post production, but got some color too. Here are some of my favorites.

Photos taken by Kathleen Groves-Illes

January 8, 2017 ~ Kate's Photo and Cat Blog ~ Leave a comment

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Daily post new horizon

December 11, 2016 ~ Kate's Photo and Cat Blog ~ 1 Comment

Hoping to start the New Years with actually losing weight instead of hoping to lose weight as New Year’s resolution. started clearing my deck now. My goal is to hit the new year without having gained weight and maybe having lost a couple pounds
To my New Horizon

Daily Post – Relax

December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 ~ Kate's Photo and Cat Blog ~ Leave a comment

I moved to Georgia 4 years ago now – seems like yesterday. And while I have found many places here to enjoy, Gibbs Gardens, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, high falls state park and the Chattahoochee River to name a few – I am now and will always be a jersey girl. However (aside from the beach which is my #1) I have always considered my happy place to be Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania ( @longwoodgardens ). This wonderful area changes it’s holiday displays every year has more acres than I could ever cover and even when busy – you can always find a place to be alone. So some of the shots I like are shown below. While I have a lot of photos – this is the one place I stop shooting and just breathe – it’s how I Relax