Geese in tight formation, Lake Erie just south of Buffalo, New York, 30August08.

Boaters, awash in light bars, hail the Harmonica, our mini canalboat, 08September02, on Tonawanda Creek section of the Erie Canal, in North Tomawanda, New York.

Friend Mike takes the helm, our wives in tow, while I take this pic of our mini canalboat, the 13-foot-long Harmonica, on the Erie Canal at Medina, New York.

Tugboat pushes barge inside breakwall, Buffalo Outer Harbor, with ocean-going freighter in background, 13October08.

Painter’s palette of colors at sunset, Buffalo (New York) Harbor and breakwall, from LaSalle Park, 11October08.

Image worthy of Federico Fellini, Wood Lawn Beach (New York) State Park, just south of Buffalo, 30August08.

Silver screen — Lake Erie — sailboat and seagull explore a lee shore, Woodlawn Beach State Park, between Buffalo and Hamburg, New York, 30August08.

Startled geese vote with their wings, Woodlawn Beach State Park, Lake Erie between Buffalo and Hamburg, New York, 30August08.

Enduring strength of wind and water, sunset, Buffalo Harbor mouth and breakwall, 16August04. First of a series.

Today’s post has three parts.

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This is the first part:

Our cat Bella hides, almost successfully, under the bedsheets, 21August08.

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This is the second part of today’s post:

Bella plays are-ya-lookin’ in the bedsheets, 21August08.

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This is the three part of today’s post:

Bella is as beautiful in available light as she is when flash-lit, 21August08.