My travels with Willow the little black adventure cat take us all over Australia.
When we arrive in a new place I will get my camera out as Willow explores. Armed with a bag full of cat treats and a repertoire of attention grabbing noises I try to get the perfect snap of Willow – facing me, tail to the side, and looking directly at the camera.
The successes are posted to our social media; the failures are buried deep on my computer – until now.
I am proud to present to you today, twenty-three photos of Willow not looking directly at the camera – a photographic journey.
Here we are at Lake Dartmouth near Charleville. The water is a lot more interesting than the camera.
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The outback sunsets near Coopers Creek never disappoint. Willow not looking at the camera, however, did.
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I took this shot at my friend’s shack at Bruny Island. Willow and I had just had an argument about what a sensible portion of snacks is.
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Willow looking into the grass. There’s nothing there, Willow.
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I took this snap at Eagle Hawk Neck lookout in Tasmania. Something interesting happened to Willow’s left, probably.
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Willow looks out of the camper van, because that’s where the interesting things happen.
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The sun sets at Seven Mile Beach are out of this world. Please look at me, Willow.
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In this garden, not even Willow’s favourite treats could get her attention – the fish in the pond however..
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Willow wasn’t interested in having her photo taken when we visited Lake Leake.
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We found these cool rocks in the Barossa Valley. Cooler than looking at the camera.
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The beaches around the Spencer Gulf are great for spending a day with your best friend – even when she won’t even look at you.
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The sunsets in the mangroves of South Australia were beautiful.
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We visited this abandoned salt works. The only thing saltier than the lake was the look Willow gave me before looking away.
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These are the wildflowers near Geraldton. Willow was not impressed.
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The coastline of Western Australia is spectacular – so spectacular that Willow couldn’t keep her eyes off it.
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When we were at Mount Isa we visited Lake Moondarra. Willow thought it was more interesting than my stupid camera.
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We found this old steam engine in the outback and do you think Willow could have just looked at the camera for 3 seconds??
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When we visited my friends farm Willow posed on this fence post but I wasn’t quick enough.
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Forest trails can be a great place to get a photo of your cat looking directly at the camera – so I’ve been told.
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What’s happening over there? Absolutely nothing.
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This forest trail near Grafton would have been a great place to get a snap of Willow looking at the camera.
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I thought these bunch of hay bales would be a perfect spot to take a photo of Willow. It was not.
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Willow looked so cute after rolling around in these leaves when we were at Bedourie. Why can’t you just look at the camera Willow?
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I just don’t know where she gets it from..
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