Bernadette E. Kazmarski
@bernadettek.bsky.social
Artist, writer, cat rescuer, and a lot of other things.
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Morty's keeping close watch over the little people and the big trucks out in the street. The little round yellow thing on the left is the wheel of a backhoe which is digging up my neighbor's driveway. No water for a while, surprise!
December 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Morty's keeping close watch over the little people and the big trucks out in the street. The little round yellow thing on the left is the wheel of a backhoe which is digging up my neighbor's driveway. No water for a while, surprise!
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Friday Four and More: Winter Naps for Seven Black Cats, December 2016
I happened to scroll through a folder of photos from December 12, 2016 and decided I'd use those photos for this week's Friday Four and More, and I also made a little slideshow video with music by a friend.
I happened to scroll through a folder of photos from December 12, 2016 and decided I'd use those photos for this week's Friday Four and More, and I also made a little slideshow video with music by a friend.
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Friday Four and More: Winter Naps for Seven Black Cats, December 2016
I happened to scroll through a folder of photos from December 12, 2016 and decided I'd use those photos for this week's Friday Four and More, and I also made a little slideshow video with music by a friend.
I happened to scroll through a folder of photos from December 12, 2016 and decided I'd use those photos for this week's Friday Four and More, and I also made a little slideshow video with music by a friend.
Discount on custom commissioned portrait certificates!
I’m offering 15% off the purchase of a portrait certificate that is booked between now and December 31, 2025. I'll send you the certificate along with a brochure to give as the gift.
I’m offering 15% off the purchase of a portrait certificate that is booked between now and December 31, 2025. I'll send you the certificate along with a brochure to give as the gift.
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Discount on custom commissioned portrait certificates!
I’m offering 15% off the purchase of a portrait certificate that is booked between now and December 31, 2025. I'll send you the certificate along with a brochure to give as the gift.
I’m offering 15% off the purchase of a portrait certificate that is booked between now and December 31, 2025. I'll send you the certificate along with a brochure to give as the gift.
I'm going to apologize in advance to the girls and you for some shameless self-promotion over the next few days. I'm way behind on this as this autumn got a little scrambled, but there's still enough time to share a few things.
I'll be posting individual posts but here are some general links:
I'll be posting individual posts but here are some general links:
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm going to apologize in advance to the girls and you for some shameless self-promotion over the next few days. I'm way behind on this as this autumn got a little scrambled, but there's still enough time to share a few things.
I'll be posting individual posts but here are some general links:
I'll be posting individual posts but here are some general links:
Hamlet, Bella, Sienna waiting for breakfast.
I make my coffee in the morning and head outside to my garden to enjoy it while I hang out there. I think a lot, mostly remembering sweet and funny things about the seven amazing felines I've lost recently and the half dozen others before,...
I make my coffee in the morning and head outside to my garden to enjoy it while I hang out there. I think a lot, mostly remembering sweet and funny things about the seven amazing felines I've lost recently and the half dozen others before,...
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Hamlet, Bella, Sienna waiting for breakfast.
I make my coffee in the morning and head outside to my garden to enjoy it while I hang out there. I think a lot, mostly remembering sweet and funny things about the seven amazing felines I've lost recently and the half dozen others before,...
I make my coffee in the morning and head outside to my garden to enjoy it while I hang out there. I think a lot, mostly remembering sweet and funny things about the seven amazing felines I've lost recently and the half dozen others before,...
"The Zen of Basket", watercolor and brush pen on watercolor paper, 8.5" x 5.5", 11/24-25/2014 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
From 2014: So one of the "other ideas glimmering in my periphery" from yesterday did stay with me today—the two cats cuddled in the basket like Yin and Yang,...
From 2014: So one of the "other ideas glimmering in my periphery" from yesterday did stay with me today—the two cats cuddled in the basket like Yin and Yang,...
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"The Zen of Basket", watercolor and brush pen on watercolor paper, 8.5" x 5.5", 11/24-25/2014 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
From 2014: So one of the "other ideas glimmering in my periphery" from yesterday did stay with me today—the two cats cuddled in the basket like Yin and Yang,...
From 2014: So one of the "other ideas glimmering in my periphery" from yesterday did stay with me today—the two cats cuddled in the basket like Yin and Yang,...
Red geranium has dressed for the season, one flower to start and another on the way.
#redgeranium #bringplantsindoors #indoorplantsdecor #
#redgeranium #bringplantsindoors #indoorplantsdecor #
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Red geranium has dressed for the season, one flower to start and another on the way.
#redgeranium #bringplantsindoors #indoorplantsdecor #
#redgeranium #bringplantsindoors #indoorplantsdecor #
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
ON DECEMBER 6, 1992, during a heavy storm of snow and ice, a little neighbor boy brought me a kitten he'd rescued but could not keep. That very special tortoiseshell kitten joined my household that day, though neither she nor I had any idea how long or how deep our relationship would become.
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ON DECEMBER 6, 1992, during a heavy storm of snow and ice, a little neighbor boy brought me a kitten he'd rescued but could not keep. That very special tortoiseshell kitten joined my household that day, though neither she nor I had any idea how long or how deep our relationship would become.
Mariposa's face when she saw the snow.
She may not look happy, but she took off and ran around the house making little noises for at least a half hour afterward and has been supercharged since then.
She may not look happy, but she took off and ran around the house making little noises for at least a half hour afterward and has been supercharged since then.
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Mariposa's face when she saw the snow.
She may not look happy, but she took off and ran around the house making little noises for at least a half hour afterward and has been supercharged since then.
She may not look happy, but she took off and ran around the house making little noises for at least a half hour afterward and has been supercharged since then.
Soft November Afternoon, pastel on self-prepared board, 10 x 8, 2006 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
I did this little painting was done en plein air on a sunny November afternoon in 2006. I was photographing a conservation area owned by a conservation organization I worked with,...
I did this little painting was done en plein air on a sunny November afternoon in 2006. I was photographing a conservation area owned by a conservation organization I worked with,...
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Soft November Afternoon, pastel on self-prepared board, 10 x 8, 2006 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
I did this little painting was done en plein air on a sunny November afternoon in 2006. I was photographing a conservation area owned by a conservation organization I worked with,...
I did this little painting was done en plein air on a sunny November afternoon in 2006. I was photographing a conservation area owned by a conservation organization I worked with,...
Mimi and Mewsette Monday: Deer in the Back Yard! November 29, 2018
Mimi, alert, looks cautiously around the corner of the house to see the deer in the back yard.
No back yard time for Mimi and Mewsette right then!
Mimi, alert, looks cautiously around the corner of the house to see the deer in the back yard.
No back yard time for Mimi and Mewsette right then!
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Mimi and Mewsette Monday: Deer in the Back Yard! November 29, 2018
Mimi, alert, looks cautiously around the corner of the house to see the deer in the back yard.
No back yard time for Mimi and Mewsette right then!
Mimi, alert, looks cautiously around the corner of the house to see the deer in the back yard.
No back yard time for Mimi and Mewsette right then!
Laundry Day, 6.5" x 5", graphite drawing pencil and watercolor pencils, 11/22/2014 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
2014: Though I'd planned some yardwork when warmer weather was forecast, it turned out cold and rainy with dangerous roads in the morning, a great day to do an extra load of laundry,...
2014: Though I'd planned some yardwork when warmer weather was forecast, it turned out cold and rainy with dangerous roads in the morning, a great day to do an extra load of laundry,...
December 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Laundry Day, 6.5" x 5", graphite drawing pencil and watercolor pencils, 11/22/2014 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
2014: Though I'd planned some yardwork when warmer weather was forecast, it turned out cold and rainy with dangerous roads in the morning, a great day to do an extra load of laundry,...
2014: Though I'd planned some yardwork when warmer weather was forecast, it turned out cold and rainy with dangerous roads in the morning, a great day to do an extra load of laundry,...
Mr. Sunshine's flower is a little more ragged lately, but holding its share of snow today, still spinning happily when there's a breeze and brightening up the garden.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowygarden #freshsnow
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowygarden #freshsnow
December 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Mr. Sunshine's flower is a little more ragged lately, but holding its share of snow today, still spinning happily when there's a breeze and brightening up the garden.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowygarden #freshsnow
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowygarden #freshsnow
Can hummingbirds fly with a big scoop of snow on their back? Too bad the snow will be mostly melted before these color-changing solar lights come on, it's really cool when it lights up the snow.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Can hummingbirds fly with a big scoop of snow on their back? Too bad the snow will be mostly melted before these color-changing solar lights come on, it's really cool when it lights up the snow.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
Good morning, little garden.
Arugula and kale are still growing under the snow and will taste even better after the cold and a good thorough watering with 5" of wet snowfall.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
Arugula and kale are still growing under the snow and will taste even better after the cold and a good thorough watering with 5" of wet snowfall.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Good morning, little garden.
Arugula and kale are still growing under the snow and will taste even better after the cold and a good thorough watering with 5" of wet snowfall.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
Arugula and kale are still growing under the snow and will taste even better after the cold and a good thorough watering with 5" of wet snowfall.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
Tropical plants and lazy cats inside while birds have to wake up and deal with the snow for breakfast.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Tropical plants and lazy cats inside while birds have to wake up and deal with the snow for breakfast.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
First thing, outside of almost every window. What a wakeup view. Not black and white.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
December 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
First thing, outside of almost every window. What a wakeup view. Not black and white.
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
#firstsnow #snowday #snowonbranches #notblackandwhite #snowybranches #freshsnow
The view out my back door this morning. You'd think I've never seen snow before. I spent an unreasonable amount of time photographing the snow so now I'm behind on everything, but it was a lot of fun. About 5" in the middle of my back yard.
#snowday #snowinthegarden #snowymorning
#snowday #snowinthegarden #snowymorning
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The view out my back door this morning. You'd think I've never seen snow before. I spent an unreasonable amount of time photographing the snow so now I'm behind on everything, but it was a lot of fun. About 5" in the middle of my back yard.
#snowday #snowinthegarden #snowymorning
#snowday #snowinthegarden #snowymorning
No painting can begin until a resident feline tastes the fresh rinse water.
#mortyfostercat #studiocat #artcat #bigblackcat #longhairedblackcat #housepanther
#mortyfostercat #studiocat #artcat #bigblackcat #longhairedblackcat #housepanther
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
No painting can begin until a resident feline tastes the fresh rinse water.
#mortyfostercat #studiocat #artcat #bigblackcat #longhairedblackcat #housepanther
#mortyfostercat #studiocat #artcat #bigblackcat #longhairedblackcat #housepanther
Wow, great lyrics hit ALL the important points, great voice, simple melody, haven't heard a new one like this in a long time.
"...just last week was kinda tough I put a kid in cuffs I tied a lady to a van..."
"Join ICE" @wellesmusic on Colbert
His YouTube profile: www.youtube.com/@hellswelles...
"...just last week was kinda tough I put a kid in cuffs I tied a lady to a van..."
"Join ICE" @wellesmusic on Colbert
His YouTube profile: www.youtube.com/@hellswelles...
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Wow, great lyrics hit ALL the important points, great voice, simple melody, haven't heard a new one like this in a long time.
"...just last week was kinda tough I put a kid in cuffs I tied a lady to a van..."
"Join ICE" @wellesmusic on Colbert
His YouTube profile: www.youtube.com/@hellswelles...
"...just last week was kinda tough I put a kid in cuffs I tied a lady to a van..."
"Join ICE" @wellesmusic on Colbert
His YouTube profile: www.youtube.com/@hellswelles...
Rain fell first thing on another foggy morning, then suddenly the sun shone and the fog disappeared. The sun returns and everything is decorated with sparking raindrops and autumn colors revived.
www.bernadettestoday.com/the-sun-retu...
#raindrops #redleaves #autumn #bokeh
www.bernadettestoday.com/the-sun-retu...
#raindrops #redleaves #autumn #bokeh
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Rain fell first thing on another foggy morning, then suddenly the sun shone and the fog disappeared. The sun returns and everything is decorated with sparking raindrops and autumn colors revived.
www.bernadettestoday.com/the-sun-retu...
#raindrops #redleaves #autumn #bokeh
www.bernadettestoday.com/the-sun-retu...
#raindrops #redleaves #autumn #bokeh
When there's a spy in your storage shelves.
Look in the very center of the photo. Not sure if Sienna is unhappy about me taking over my own work table which of course she owns because she uses it more than me, or if she's just making sure I actually get something done while I'm there.
Look in the very center of the photo. Not sure if Sienna is unhappy about me taking over my own work table which of course she owns because she uses it more than me, or if she's just making sure I actually get something done while I'm there.
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
When there's a spy in your storage shelves.
Look in the very center of the photo. Not sure if Sienna is unhappy about me taking over my own work table which of course she owns because she uses it more than me, or if she's just making sure I actually get something done while I'm there.
Look in the very center of the photo. Not sure if Sienna is unhappy about me taking over my own work table which of course she owns because she uses it more than me, or if she's just making sure I actually get something done while I'm there.
Klepto Cat Book Cover 69, "Within a Paw's Reach"
I designed and illustrated this cover in March 2024 for book 69 in Patricia Fry's Klepto Cat Mystery series welcoming the flowery garden in early spring. Cats and gardens, that's a theme for me! And that meant I had more than enough reference photos.
I designed and illustrated this cover in March 2024 for book 69 in Patricia Fry's Klepto Cat Mystery series welcoming the flowery garden in early spring. Cats and gardens, that's a theme for me! And that meant I had more than enough reference photos.
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Klepto Cat Book Cover 69, "Within a Paw's Reach"
I designed and illustrated this cover in March 2024 for book 69 in Patricia Fry's Klepto Cat Mystery series welcoming the flowery garden in early spring. Cats and gardens, that's a theme for me! And that meant I had more than enough reference photos.
I designed and illustrated this cover in March 2024 for book 69 in Patricia Fry's Klepto Cat Mystery series welcoming the flowery garden in early spring. Cats and gardens, that's a theme for me! And that meant I had more than enough reference photos.