When I’m short of cat photos for Feline Friday, I take a camera with me out into the yard in the mid-to-late afternoon. The cats follow. I feel liked the Pied Piper, with the camera as my magic instrument. The cats seem to know that they’re going to be on camera, and they enjoy it. Or maybe they just enjoy getting crazy in the afternoon sun. Who knows?

In any case, it’s nice to discover other things out there in the yard, like this beautiful heleconia. Conditions must be just right over in that corner of the yard, because this plant is large, thick, and obviously very happy.