Picture Of The Day October 2023:
For Past Month's Picture of the Day Pages, Go To the Contents Page Here.
Click Here For The September 2023 Pic-of-the-day page
Tuesday October 31, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Happy Halloween! I've shown this picture in the past, but I really like the way Daisy is eyeing the Halloween cat from the dollar store. Daisy is also 15 years old now, though this picture was taken when she was 11 in October of 2019. She is the sister of Elly-May from yesterday's picture and Andi from the day before.
Today's Quote: "Magic is really very simple, all you've got to do is want something and then let yourself have it." - Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown
Picture Taken: October 2019.
Monday October 30, 2023 Pic of the Day.
This picture was taken through the window of the cat tunnel that connects the cat pen to the house. Elly-May and the other cats enjoy resting in the tunnel especially when it is sunny. This picture was taken mid-September this year when Elly-May would have turned 15. She was born mid-September of 2008 according to the vet when I took her and her mom and siblings in after getting them in November of 2008. Andi from yesterday's picture is one of her siblings. There were 5 kittens and the mom when I took them in, and I still have 3 kittens left - Elly-May, Andi and Daisy.
Today's Quote: “Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” - Lauren DeStefano
Picture Taken: September 2023.
Sunday October 29, 2023 Pic of the Day.
I was looking at pictures from early November last year and found this nice picture of Andi enjoying a beautiful fall day.
Today's Quote: "Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life and nature harmonize." - George Eliot
Picture Taken: November 2022.
Saturday October 28, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Almost 18 years ago. Amazing how time moves. Cornelius the tuxedo, with Felemur the lynx point siamese.
Today's Quote: "The earth together with its surrounding waters must in fact have such a shape as its shadow reveals, for it eclipses the moon with the arc of a perfect circle." - Nicolaus Copernicus
Picture Taken: November 2005.
Friday October 27, 2023 Pic of the Day.
I was looking back to the fall of 2008 for cat pictures, but found this one of a porcupine by the red pine woods on the property I had at the time. I did not know before this how big porcupines were.
Today's Quote: “And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” - Oscar Wilde
Picture Taken: September 2008.
Thursday October 26, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Cornelius by the woodpile in the fall of 2008.
Today's Quote: “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” - Emily Bronte
Picture Taken: November 2008.
Wednesday October 25, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Hard to come up with a more "Fall" picture than this. Three days ago, Andi and I were out for a walk in the yard, and Andi found a spot where there are a lot of crickets. She decided to settle in and watch.
Today's Quote: "Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter." - Carol Bishop Hipps
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Tuesday October 24, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Margarita is a very small cat, and Dexter is a larger cat. Together in the now gone East-Wing cat area that has been replaced with the new Catio.
Today's Quote: “Most people will tell you growing up means you stop believing in Halloween things - I’m telling you the reverse. You start to grow up when you understand that the stuff that scares you is part of the air you breathe.” - Peter Straub
Picture Taken: June 2022.
Monday October 23, 2023 Pic of the Day.
I decided to look back to October of last year, and found this picture of Andi in the Manitoba Maple while out for a walk.
Today's Quote: “The farther we've gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we've come to need Halloween." - Paula Curan from October Dreams: A celebration of Halloween
Picture Taken: October 2022.
Sunday October 22, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Dexter and Andi taking a break in the sun when out for a walk.
Today's Quote: "There are three things I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.” - Linus, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Saturday October 21, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Avensby is a real monkey/troublemaker, and this picture shows it.
Today's Quote: "Instead of politicians, let the monkeys govern the countries; at least they will steal only the bananas!" - Mehmet Murat ildan
Picture Taken: May 2023.
Friday October 20, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Norton sleeps like this quite often.
Today's Quote: “Your future depends on your dreams, so go to sleep.” Mesut Barazany
Picture Taken: May 2023.
Thursday October 19, 2023 Pic of the Day.
9 years ago. Patty the abyssinian, and Mumma-Puma the calico.
Today's Quote: "An Abyssinian cat doesn’t just jump, it embodies the audacious spirit of adventure." - Roberta George
Picture Taken: October 2014.
Wednesday October 18, 2023 Pic of the Day.
I was visiting next door. Sugar Bear is the cat that lives there.
Today's Quote: "There is, incidentally, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person." - Dan Greenberg
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Tuesday October 17, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Andi out for a walk checking out the new solar panel array I built over the past month. Today was the day I mounted the solar panels on the frame I built - which took way longer that I would have thought.
Today's Quote: "October, here's to you. Here's to the heady aroma of the frost-kissed apples, the winey smell of ripened grapes, the wild-as-the-wind smell of hickory nuts, and the nostalgic whiff of that first wood smoke." - Ken Weber
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Monday October 16, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Leon and Fiona were so close. I have dozens of pictures of them together.
Today's Quote: “Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” - Muhammad Ali
Picture Taken: October 2014.
Sunday October 15, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Dexter is one of those cats that took to a leash quickly like Cornelius from yesterday's picture. Dexter always seems to be on a mission and keeps the leash taut. The intensity of his personality and enthusiasm for his missions even though he is 15 years old quite amazes me.
Today's Quote: "Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string. - Pele
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Saturday October 14, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Wow! This picture is 19 years old, but I remember the day, the woods, even how the woods had muddy spots to go around. Cornelius was great on a leash, and we had a nice, short walk in the woods during a car ride in the morning of September 11, 2004. Funny how some memories are so clear, some fade completely.
Today's Quote: “Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.” - Steven Wright
Picture Taken: September 2004.
Friday October 13, 2023 Pic of the Day.
I mentioned yesterday that I had a digital camera before 2003 that was a cheap camera. Here is a picture of Felemur (Lynx Point Siamese) and Xxaque (White cat) sleeping on a chair that was taken in March of 2000 with that camera. These 2 were very close friends. This is the full size of the picture - this camera could only take pictures that were 640x480.
Today's Quote: “The years go by. The time flies. Every single second is a moment in time that passes. And it seems like nothing - but when you’re looking back ... well, it amounts to everything.” - Ray Bradbury.
Picture Taken: March 2000.
Thursday October 12, 2023 Pic of the Day.
I took this picture in January of 2003 just after I bought my first good quality digital camera - in fact, it is picture number 7 taken with the camera. I had a digital camera before that, but it was of very poor quality. Cornelius under a light on a rocking chair.
Today's Quote: “You live life looking forward, you understand life looking backward.” - Soren Kierke.
Picture Taken: January 2003.
Wednesday October 11, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Three cats on my lap while I try to relax on my zero gravity chair. Norton is the fluffy cat closest to the camera, Patty, the silver cat, is right behind Norton on the right, and Fiona on my left leg. The picture was taken in low light without flash, so it is a bit unclear.
Today's Quote: “I wish that every day was Saturday and every month was October.” - Charmaine J. Forde
Picture Taken: October 2020.
Tuesday October 10, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Andi resting on the walkway during an outing in the yard. Andi gets more pictures than the other cats because Andi is the only cat I have that can be trusted to just be outside without a leash and behave in a responsible way. She stays within a reasonable distance of me, and we both keep an eye on the other. She doesn't panic when there is a noise in the area, and tends to want back inside after about 15 minutes of being outside. Andi is officially 15 years old about the time this picture was taken in the first week of October. I took her mom and siblings in on November 19, 2008, and the vet said they would have been born most likely in the first week of October. Her mom was a barn cat in a horse barn, but there was a terrible fire that killed 8 horses, but somehow Andi's mom got all 5 kittens out to safety. They were left homeless, and I ended up with all 6. I still have 3, Andi, Elly-May and Daisy. Mumma-Puma, the mom, kittens Leon and Chessie all passed away in 2018 - not a good year for me.
Today's Quote: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” - Albert Camus
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Monday October 09, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Dexter and Andi out for a walk in the yard. Dexter is by the catnip plant, while Andi is in a sunbeam. Somehow Andi in a sunbeam is appropriate for her.
Today's Quote: "Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul… but I must confess that I love you only because you are a prelude to my beloved October.” - Peggy Toney Horton
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Sunday October 08, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Margarita in the cat pen. The cat pen is on the west side of my place, whereas the catio in yesterday's picture is on the east side. I made the cat pen last year, and the catio this year. There is a tunnel that goes to the cat pen, and it is open year round with no windows. The catio has (well, will have - I'm 1/3 done the windows) opening windows so they can enjoy sunny days even when it is windy and cold.
Today's Quote: "Autumn, it carries more gold in its hand than all the other seasons." - Jim Bishop
Picture Taken: September 2023.
Saturday October 07, 2023 Pic of the Day.
I'm still working on the catio, and the season is running out for working. I still have not make all the windows, so I've had to platic sheet over the openings for winter. There are 9 openings, and it takes 2 windows per opening, and I've got the windows made for 3 openings, or 6 windows. It has been a lot of work, and I move slowly due to age. Still, the cats love it and it has been very much worth the effort.
Today's Quote: “He loved October. Had always loved it. There was something sad and beautiful about it—the ending and beginning of things.” - Jacqueline Woodson, If You Come Softly
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Friday October 06, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Two years ago. Andi on my lap enjoying the sun while I relax on my zero gravity chair.
Today's Quote: “ 'Only today,’ he said, ‘today, in October sun, it’s all gold—sky and tree and water. Everything just before it changes looks to be made of gold.’ ” - Eudora Welty, The Wide Net and Other Stories
Picture Taken: October 2021.
Thursday October 05, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Patty in October of 2021. Patty is very photogenic.
Today's Quote: "I have trust that we humans can resolve the problems that we have created. There is a Sanskrit saying that I subscribe to and I like very much, that "God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in the animals, and thinks in Man." - Edgar Mitchell
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Wednesday October 04, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Dexter taking a rest after dragging me around the yard at quite a pace. For a 15 year old cat, Dexter has a remarkable amount of energy.
Today's Quote: "I have trust that we humans can resolve the problems that we have created. There is a Sanskrit saying that I subscribe to and I like very much, that "God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in the animals, and thinks in Man." - Edgar Mitchell
Picture Taken: October 2023.
Tuesday October 03, 2023 Pic of the Day.
I was out taking pictures of the yard and gardens, when I noticed Dexter was watching me from the cat pen.
Today's Quote: "The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection…” - Carl Jung
Picture Taken: September 2023.
Monday October 02, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Yesterday's picture was taken in October of 2022, and today's picture is taken on September 30 this year - just 3 days ago. Both are of Andi out in the yard for a walk.
Today's Quote: “I remember it as October days are always remembered, cloudless, maple-flavored, the air gold and so clean it quivers.” - Leif Enger, Peace Like a River
Picture Taken: September 2023.
Sunday October 01, 2023 Pic of the Day.
Took a look back a year in October of 2022 to see what was happening. Andi in the yard on the lawn enjoying a beautiful day.
Today's Quote: “After the keen still days of September, the October sun filled the earth with mellow warmth.” - Elizabeth George Speare
Picture Taken: October 2022.
For Past Month's Picture of the Day Pages, Go To the Contents Page Here.
Click Here For The September 2023 Pic-of-the-day page
TuxedoCatJunction Logo Copyright © 2018 to 2023
Text Copyright © 2018 to 2023
All Photographs & Videos Copyright © except where noted.
All Rights Reserved. This may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without written permission from the author.
To contact: tuxedocatjunction@gmail.com
NOTE: Any spam & solicitation e-mail, including SEO and Web Services will be marked as SPAM.