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Did I ever tell you the story about my accidental bobcat photo? Well, here it comes anyway: when we still lived in California, I used to take my camera and head to the open area next to the ex parents-in-law property to take some photographs. I have massive amounts of mediocre shots from that period, but also a few really nice ones.

One late February afternoon in 2001 I took my Canon D30 with a 100mm macro lens and headed out there again. I was on all fours looking at tiny stuff when I noticed some movement in the grass next to me. When I looked up I saw Mr. Bob Cat just getting up from it’s resting place, because I had come a bit too close for comfort. I aimed the camera at it and snapped a few photos. Once I realized that the camera was still in manual focus, I fixed that and took another batch of photos. By that time the cat had twice the distance from me than before.

Here’s one of the shots:

Fast forward to July 2009. On the morning of the 5th I find an email with the title “You won’t believe these pics!” from Betty (ex mother-in-law) in my inbox. I look at the photos and can’t believe my eyes. There was my Mr. Bob Cat (or a sibling, descendant) resting on the counter of the open-air kitchen. That extra outside living space was added a few years ago, but bobcat seems to approve of it:

There were a few more shots and Betty tells me that the bobcat seen on other occasions. What’s really amazing about these is the fact that their home is right in over-crowded, heavy-trafficked Cupertino …