The day of our session, Jess and Ryan were in the midst of packing their belongings for their upcoming move to Maine. Poor Barley, who is a bit of a watch-cat, was having a hard time with all of the strange activity going on, and was a bit under the weather. Despite the sickies, Barley was on the move nearly the entire time I was there, while his buddy, Finn, seemed completely unaffected by the upcoming move. So long as nothing affected Finn’s dinner time, and there was still a soft place to lay, life was good.

I’ll let you figure out which cat is which…

…and yes, I do have thing for tail shots.

Mystery was a complete diva for me.  She worked the camera showing off her long fur and gorgeous whiskers like she had been practicing for days.  Cami, however, was a little more shy than her sister.  I don’t think she was really sure what to think of my camera, so she wasn’t too keen on going where I asked.  Then, Rob got out a fishing rod with a little toy mouse on the end and that girl came out of her shell!  Cami rolled around the living room floor catching her mouse again and again, and I nearly melted into a puddle right there.

Confession time: Until this session I did not know that people let their cats outside on purpose!  Every cat I had met previously, with the exception of a couple escapees, were in-house only kitties.  When Laura asked if I wanted to try to get some photos outside I was all, “Cats? Outside?? — Heck yes I do!”  The idea that these girls will go outdoors (with supervision) and roam around the yard still blows my mind!