Shelter from the Storm

Our cat Sam sleeps on the cat bed on a snowy night, with the Christmas tree lights reflecting on the left and the neighbor's lights visible on the right. He was illuminated by the room light and the Christmas tree lights. Taken on December 20, 2008. Original: _MG_0058.CR2

The forecast for a winter storm held true and we got quite a bit of snow today. The cats seemed rather agitated during the day but by the evening were ready to settle in for their naps. Scout was holding fast on her favorite winter spot, the wooden grate above the heating vent, so Sam took the vacated window seat.

Even as the snowstorm raged on the other side of the window, Sam finally fell into a deep sleep. I grabbed my camera when I saw that I could frame him between the Christmas lights of the neighbors across the street and the reflection of our Christmas tree in the window. The top picture is lit by the lights of our tree and a room lamp while the bottom one is lit only by the tree lights. They each have a different feel but I like them both, I deliberately left the color warm since I think it works best for this scene.

Our cat Sam sleeps on the cat bed on a snowy night, with the Christmas tree lights reflecting on the left and the neighbor's lights visible on the right. He was illuminated by the Christmas tree lights. Taken on December 20, 2008. Original: _MG_0052.CR2