Natalie Draper

@ndrapercomposer.bsky.social

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Lovely black cat breadloafing on top of two black canvas shoes.
Tuxedo paws stick out from underneath a gray blanket blob on top of a striped bedspread.
Lovely tuxedo cat is sitting on kitchen floor, expectantly awaiting human scraps.
Lovely tuxedo cat and black cat sitting next to each other on a hallway carpet. Somewhat alert and on the prowl.
Lovely tuxedo cat sits on top of carpet stairs, staring out the window at birds.
Lovely black cat peeking over bar from bar stool.
Erie Canal in the sun. Too early for spring vibes, but finally not wintry.
Two lovely cats sit side by side on a cat tree looking out the window.
Lovely tuxedo cat is sprawled out on the floor, entangled in chair legs, looking wide-eyed and bonkers.
Tuxedo cat Lexi is snuggled under a throw blanket and on top of a heating pad on a living room chair.
Lexi the tuxedo cat sits in close proximity to a little xmas tree in the corner of a room.
Luna the cat completely conked out on a red chair.
Luna the cat buried herself into a blanket on the couch and then popped her head out. She stayed like this, snuggled against me while I worked, for a long while.
A big snowman on the quad at Syracuse University.
A lovely tuxedo cat and a lovely black fluffy cat have smushed themselves into the upper part of a cat tree and are staring out the window, observing a snowy street.
A loaf of cranberry nut bread
Lovely tuxedo emerges from underneath blanket, looking like a hooded ghoul.
Lovely tuxedo cat named Lexi on couch with paw touching a blanket mound that contains a lovely black cat named Luna.
Lovely black fluffy cat snoozing on a completely squashed sofa cushion.
Syracuse University campus covered in sloppy snow.
Lovely tuxedo cat sprawled out on top of a heat vent. Her cat bed is next to the heat vent, unused.
Lovely black cat sitting on the couch with her paws hanging over.
Two lovely fuzzballs sleeping back to back on the top of a couch.
Two lovely cats lounging on a kitchen floor, holding paws
Two lovely sister cats snoozing on a window seat back-to-back.
Lovely tuxedo cat is upside down with paws in the air on a carpet. Lovely black cat watches suspiciously from a perch on a chair above her.
Two lovely cats sprawled on the kitchen floor touching each other, forming a sort of cat frame.
Two lovely cats - one tuxedo and one black fluffy - stuffed next to each other on cat steps, alertly looking out the window of a back door.
Little lovely tuxedo cat curled up on a fuzzy blanket covering my legs on the couch.
Some fall colors creeping in at the Erie Canal.
Program cover - Organ Recital - Anne Laver - National Cathedral
Lovely tuxedo cat has stowed herself away with the shoes in a shoe rack.
The view from Balm of Gilead Mountain.
Lovely black cat ensconced in the same nest.
Lovely tuxedo cat peeks out from a nest of blankets and pillows.
Lovely black cat and lovely tuxedo cat are snuggling on a window seat with the tuxedo cat’s head resting by the black cat’s bum and the tuxedo cat’s little white paw extended to touch the black cat’s paw.
Lovely black cat snuggled with her head over the paws of the lovely tuxedo cat - both sprawled on a window seat.
A neighbor cat lounges on our porch sofa.
Tuxedo cat tries to scale a chair.
Lovely black cat asleep on top of couch with legs up in the air
One lovely tuxedo cat reaches out to touch one lovely black cat on a messy sofa covered with coats.
Lovely black car snoozes on top of a blanket on a couch.
Lovely black cat passed out on window seat cushion with both paws splayed in front of her.
Large beaver swimming in the Erie Canal.
Lovely tuxedo cat and lovely black cat on carpeted stairs watching birds out a backdoor looking onto a green hill.
Close up portrait of extremely regal and lovely black-and-white cat.
Two pelicans flying overhead with palm trees on a perfectly blue day.
A promo image for Mark Stevens's upcoming concert, entitled "One Drop Contains Oceans: New Piano Repertoire from Emerging American Voices." Includes photos of the featured composers: Nicolas Benavides, Christopher Cerrone, Kevin Day, Natalie Draper, Bobby Ge, Michael Genese, Brittany Green, Quinn Mason, Alex Shapiro, and Steven Snowden.
Doubles Duo - Jillian Honn (oboe) and Zack Merkovsky (bass) - performing in the Setnor Auditorium.
An even snowier campus.
A snowy campus. In April.
Two lovely cats warily look out a window at an outdoor neighbor cat who is wandering around on the porch. Intruder!
Lovely tuxedo cat peeking out from behind a wall in a stairwell.
A lovely black cat in the highest tier of a cat tree and a lovely tuxedo cat in the tier just below.
Hendricks Chapel Choir in Setnor Auditorium at Syracuse University.