Photography or a image I feel often captures those treasured moments in ones life but I also find that just like the act of writing our collective pictures can also be an art-form. The beauty and meaning of photograph can be expressed and shared in many ways including "by not using any words".

While I do like photography I used to share images when I could that I captured day to day events, the feedback was mostly positive and I continued sharing these "Ulog type" photos.

Almost every picture as a story to tell, or at least that is what I have often been told by some of my regular followers when I first started sharing photos on here.
To those who have often said and expressed that to me I would have to agree with them.

Today 31/10/2021 I share this capture.

Cat Photography, B&W Daniel ChairRest, May 19 2017

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Happy Halloween hope you like these black and white captures of the cats. I got up surprisingly early today as I went to bed at the usual late time, yes even with preparing for a earlier nap time distractions always seem to arise.

Luckily I didn't have work, especially not a morning shift, but I think partially what woke me up was just how strangely dark it still was outside. I guess it kind of suits the Halloween theme because it's a extremely dark day, it's like the sun didn't even bother to come out for the morning and this wouldn't of bothered me so much if it was not for all the rain that's come with it.

I was in hope the rain would stop for later as I was going to meet a friend after they went to a activity trip.
Not exactly sure how it's related to their work training but apparently it is so I'm sure they want to tell me all about their adventures which they did.
Seems they had a great time and well worth the trip.

Since I was only meeting them later I had the morning to get the things I needed done plus I could relax for abit as it's been my only day off in a while.

My hope was that later the weather won't be awful, and was pleasantly surprised when the sun came out and the rain stopped. It was still cold when I left home as the wind didn't stop howling and it did eventually rain later but I missed it all.

On my return home I wondered if I would see anybody dressed up but seems my friends were more worried about me returning home at night with it being the night of Halloween as it was only week that someone got stabbed infront of me at work.
It was definitely cold out and there was barely a soul about, but what I did see however was that by one of the bars a car had just suddenly stopped in the highway naturally the car behind crashed into him.
Some on lookers nearby like myself heard the crash and they went to investigate, from what I could see the crash were still in reasonable shape and everybody inside was fine, but honestly what idiot just decides to stop in the middle of the highway randomly.

As for steps I hit a combined total of 9k out of the 105k weekly target which puts me 6k behind for this week.

Anyway as for the picture today I share one of my cat Daniel, which I began posting more of him slowly.
Shame really as unfortunately poor Daniel is no longer with us, he died at home with us under the best care and love we could give him.
Daniel was completely different to he's brother Toffee, Daniel as always been a gentle soul who didn't ask for much, he mostly just wanted to be excepted and safe, he was always very shy and took what he suffered from previous humans harshly as it took a very long time for him to settle with us, shame really as I always wanted him to feel more at ease with us, to put that life behind him but obviously it's not easy, even for humans trauma sticks with us, sometimes forever.
Which actually by looking at this black and white picture you wouldn't think he had a care in the world. As I took this photo of him sleeping comfortably with he's head on the chair's back rest I noticed it's always how I wanted him to be "comfortable and relaxed".

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I often spend some of my time taking care of many abandoned cats who mostly all suffer from some form of psychological trauma and I sometimes share their life's moments here on Steemit.

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Other Captures

Cat Photography, B&W Mandy Face Close-up, May 2 2017

Cat Photography, B&W Sam Eyes May 5 2017

Cat Photography, B&W Sitting Sam Backview, April 23 2017

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