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So a couple of weeks months ago (this is how horrible I am at keeping up with this, I blame the holidays, work, life, etc) the boyf and I went to this Big Cat Wildlife Preservation or "Cat Haven" in Dunlap, CA... which is only about an hour or less away from the city I live in. It's crazy how close something so amazing can be to where you live. It was the first super cold day of the winter, and while it should've been a pretty drive with all the tree's leaves turning their shades of orange, yellow and red, there was never really a true "fall" here this season so all the leaves turned at once about a week later, and with a crazy wind storm, were blown off soon after. Sadness! So, we saw about one or two trees with "fall color".
Nonetheless, it was an awesome day trip even though it was bitterly cold. But, I was (almost) prepared with lots of layers, except for the rain that soon followed our visit to see all the Big cats. Should've brought my umbrella. And water repellant shoes. We decided we would definitely make another visit soon. These kitties they have there are the ones that appear on late night shows like Conan or Letterman and such. The Cheetah they have at the haven has appeared in many a TV commercials, too. A celebrity cat!

wool hat/scarf combo from my mom's vintage drawer

Gap army jacket

H&M mustard cropped cardigan

 boots, backpack and mens Levi's from Urban Outfitters

House of Harlow Chelsea sunglasses via Spanish Moss

Attempting a smile...

I like this picture better.

Oh, yeah. Since my last post (months ago) I dyed my blonde streak blue, and then it turned green, and then I re-dyed it blonde and it's a mixture between turquoise, blonde, and a greenish... something. I'm shooting for a white fade to violet and purple next. We'll see.

Pretending to "Vogue" like Madonna. ha!

So, I got this great idea to pretend to be a ballet dancer again. Here's my grand jeté attempt in non-stretch Levi's. Not bad for a 3 year retired ballerina, eh?

Since I'm afraid I lost the photos I shot of the cats (praying they are on another memory card I haven't checked yet) here are some shots the bf took of the kitties...

a "baby" Jaguar. 

the friendly Tiger.

An epic shot after the rain when we walked back to the car.

(All photos by D.Ray amazing)