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Description Or... "Friends of The Ferals"
Dedicated to two true gems of friends Teresa
and Mel who have been so completely amazing to me, since I have met each of them.

I am so blessed by their complete warmth, thoughtfulness, and benevolence, and it's their friendship in which that has been the true gift this whole time.
I certainly cannot thank them enough for supporting The Shelter Project so heavily and with so much enthusiasm, and ultimately in every way that one can!
This moves me beyond measure, knowing what this indeed does for the animals. 's

Photographed here:
Our TWO permanent ferals:
"Raya"- the girl, smaller in the back: [link]
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and
"Winston"- the boy, bigger, in front:
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It is VERY rare to get a shot of them together... and the only way is under our very dark back porch.

It is a very long story, of over a year long of what we have been through to get our immediate neightbourhood to THIS point, and now to only have THESE two ferals left, EACH spayed and neutered, and shots, through The South Coast Humane Society where I volunteer, and with some continued support, such as worm medications, etc.,

These days, they are so much closer with us, living on our back porch.
Here, they are on top of their feral house- the 2nd one we've constructed... we have plans for a 3rd, as we continue to try to improve, with what scraps we can find.

Inside is lining and a couple of beds. They especially love it when it is raining... there is a big bed, by the backdoor, where I actually feed them... so they have and use options.

I can currently pet Winston fairly easily now! And... I can pet Raya during feeding time!
Never thought THAT day would come.
They are as good as can be, in this kind of condition.


A feature of Teresa's brilliant work:


A feature of Mel's outstanding work:


Dear Teresa and Mel,
Thank you for all you do, and all you are...
from the bottom of my heart!
Much Friendship, Tea


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[ NOTE: Thank you, in advance, for any 's I may receive for this image. I am honoured and grateful that anyone would think well enough to it. So thank you from the bottom of my heart . I understand if you don't have time to comment, but thank you for any kind comments, too.
It's important to know this NOW, as I may NOT be able to do individual thank-you's for 's, or in case I cannot respond to each comment, either. Thanks for understanding.
And, if you just came to view, I appreciate that, too.
]


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Comments: 104

BlackCatArtDA [2017-05-05 20:34:34 +0000 UTC]

Great photo! Nice ceramics cats!

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philippeL [2013-03-22 10:13:41 +0000 UTC]

They are so gorgeous

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JocelyneR [2012-07-31 00:31:31 +0000 UTC]

Great gift for Teresa and Mel!
These cats are very beautiful, you have done a great job!

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gilbzzZZzz [2012-07-18 09:16:58 +0000 UTC]

they're so cute and adorable
just dropping by to say hello to a dear friend

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gold-rose [2012-07-01 03:33:00 +0000 UTC]

i adore grey cats with green eyes
both are extremly beautiful

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surrealistic-gloom [2012-06-29 00:53:34 +0000 UTC]

Aww, I can recognize Teresa and Mel! (Not on the adorable cats though, I mean: in the comment box...)
This gift suit them so well!

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chryssalis [2012-06-28 18:10:20 +0000 UTC]

They are both wonderful!!!Soooo beautiful kittens!!

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CanoeCat101 [2012-06-25 02:31:53 +0000 UTC]

Ohhhh SO CUTE!!!!

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maska13 [2012-06-24 11:34:43 +0000 UTC]

Nice couple ))

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DPyourPinayPRIDE [2012-06-23 23:14:14 +0000 UTC]

AWWWWWWW the other ones so fat X3

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TeaPhotography In reply to DPyourPinayPRIDE [2012-06-24 07:54:23 +0000 UTC]

Not really, it's an illusion, because he's a long-haired tabby!

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morningstarskid [2012-06-23 16:39:03 +0000 UTC]

Nice work!!
Awesome gift to 2 Class peoples...

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TeaPhotography In reply to morningstarskid [2012-06-24 07:54:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Mark!
Aren't they great! They've been such great friends to me, and with The Shelter Project, too!

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morningstarskid In reply to TeaPhotography [2012-06-24 21:09:18 +0000 UTC]

You so very welcome dear Tea!!
Yes!! We are so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives, God bless everyone in The Shelter Project!!

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martintinaz [2012-06-23 01:40:39 +0000 UTC]

Awww..they are so beautiful..this is a cute shot for two precious gems indeed!

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TeaPhotography In reply to martintinaz [2012-06-23 06:42:03 +0000 UTC]

I appreciate so very much your kind support,
and yes, aren't they so much gems of friends!

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candysamuels [2012-06-22 14:53:28 +0000 UTC]

oh i want them..so precious..

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TeaPhotography In reply to candysamuels [2012-06-23 06:41:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh it would be lovely if you could... but they are feral... they could stay just outside your door, if we could transport them there!

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candysamuels In reply to TeaPhotography [2012-06-23 14:17:10 +0000 UTC]

I had the most precious Ferral cat i called Princess kitty, she would occasionally make her way into my house..i made her a perfect condo in my window sill and she had little babies there hahaha..

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RezzanATAKOL [2012-06-22 11:44:09 +0000 UTC]

So beautifull dear Tea

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TeaPhotography In reply to RezzanATAKOL [2012-06-23 06:40:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you, you are such a sweetheart!

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kayandjay100 [2012-06-22 05:25:37 +0000 UTC]

How sweet they are ~ lovely pic of them, Tea! Coco

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TeaPhotography In reply to kayandjay100 [2012-06-23 06:40:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so kindly, it is absolutely nice of you!!

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kayandjay100 In reply to TeaPhotography [2012-06-24 09:27:59 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure, dear Tea! Coco

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Lirulin-yirth [2012-06-22 02:58:19 +0000 UTC]

Great cats for great friends!

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TeaPhotography In reply to Lirulin-yirth [2012-06-23 06:39:50 +0000 UTC]

Aw, yes, and I do thank you very much dear Lin!

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ChloeClik [2012-06-20 13:15:15 +0000 UTC]

Aw so gorgeous.

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TeaPhotography In reply to ChloeClik [2012-06-23 06:39:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so very much, your support is lovely.

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ChloeClik In reply to TeaPhotography [2012-06-23 15:09:53 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure. Aw

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Aussie-Blonde [2012-06-20 12:45:44 +0000 UTC]

two very cool cats....

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TeaPhotography In reply to Aussie-Blonde [2012-06-23 06:39:21 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes, they sure do think so!

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Aussie-Blonde In reply to TeaPhotography [2012-06-23 06:57:50 +0000 UTC]

and so they should

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Momotte2 [2012-06-19 17:43:09 +0000 UTC]

They are so cute !

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TeaPhotography In reply to Momotte2 [2012-06-23 06:39:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, so much!

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ArtByCher [2012-06-19 04:14:54 +0000 UTC]

Another sweet one, for some very sweet people

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TeaPhotography In reply to ArtByCher [2012-06-23 06:38:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you dear, and yes, they are so sweet, been so very kind to me.

[sounds like someone ELSE I know, though. ]

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ArtByCher In reply to TeaPhotography [2012-06-24 02:03:13 +0000 UTC]

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Ohood-M [2012-06-19 04:11:31 +0000 UTC]

nice picture

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TeaPhotography In reply to Ohood-M [2012-06-23 06:38:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!!

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Ingelore [2012-06-18 19:12:40 +0000 UTC]

Great capture! They are so lovely. Of course Winston is an eye-catcher but I love grey tabby cats, too! I'm sure they are happy to have a home on your back porch.

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TeaPhotography In reply to Ingelore [2012-06-19 00:07:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, your support etc., is always so welcome and very kind!
They are both different types of tabbies!
Winston is very distinctive, indeed.

They are much better off now than they were, for certain.
Thank you dear Ingelore.

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Ingelore In reply to TeaPhotography [2012-06-20 17:42:52 +0000 UTC]

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Cazamelia [2012-06-17 13:29:11 +0000 UTC]

Great photo. Winston and Raya are beautiful. I love Winston's green eyes.

It's great that they'll let you pet them sometimes now too.

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TeaPhotography In reply to Cazamelia [2012-06-18 02:30:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much...
They really are lovely cats,
I wish they would've had real homes as they deserve... but,
finally they are at least at this point, where they have as much as they are able.
sigh. It took a long time,
and yes, to be able to have established as much trust to be able to pet them as much as I can,
is some kind of miracle to say the least.

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riscas [2012-06-17 09:54:30 +0000 UTC]

Cute

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TeaPhotography In reply to riscas [2012-06-17 13:14:37 +0000 UTC]

Aw, I thank you so much.

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riscas In reply to TeaPhotography [2012-06-17 20:05:08 +0000 UTC]

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bewilderedconfused [2012-06-17 05:02:14 +0000 UTC]

This is great! I am amazed at how well your animal photos turn out. I can't get as good a photo of my totally domesticated, spoiled rotten cats as you can your feral cats! You do have the magic touch with animals!!

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TeaPhotography In reply to bewilderedconfused [2012-06-17 07:14:54 +0000 UTC]


I have had some, but less practice with these two, as described in my previous reply to the comment before yours...
though, of course the ones at the humane society, are first time evers, and that's usually it, most of the time! I don't get much time to establish trust.

But it's partly to do with "ninja" techniques on my part...


And then usually, some good lighting, of which I did NOT have that advantage here, and never will on this heavily roofed back porch, and I refuse to use a flash on animals.

And then, probably a good camera helps...

I really don't know what else though to say...

Your comments/compliments and support are suuuper nice, though of course.

If my work IS any good, as you are always so nice about,
perhaps it is a bit to do with some magic,


And throw in some patience and practice!
And voilรก!



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bewilderedconfused In reply to TeaPhotography [2012-06-18 06:38:18 +0000 UTC]

THAT'S IT!!!It's magic!!! (probably the patience and lots of practice)

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