Annie wants to come along
When I came in to finish packing for a trip to the states a few years ago, i found that Annie had decided she’d like to come along so she had packed himself. I wonder if that is her passport or mine showing in the upper lid pouch?
For RDP, the prompt word is “Pack”
The Offering
My cat surprised me with a gift
but I must say, I’m rather miffed
with the hairball that she left––
(those locks of which she’s now bereft.)
Was this donation made by chance,
or was it planned far in advance?
Did she commence her furry tearing
with the intent that she’d be sharing?
I wonder if she formed that ball
with any future plans at all
to heave it out upon the chest
of one I thought that she loved best?
Oh that she could communicate
whether it was love or hate
that prompted this hair artistry
produced and then coughed up on me!
The SOCS prompt is to close eyes, open book, point to word, open eyes and use the word as a prompt, so here goes. The prompt word that suppllied itself was “Surprised.”
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For Cellpic Sunday
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I am so happy that it is “Last on the Card” time again. I took these three photos and could not figure out what category they’d fit into…until Forgottenman reminded me it was time for Bushboy’s Last on the Card prompt.
I had never seen this butterfly before. It was sitting on the ledge above Morrie’s cage and I saw it when I was giving them their morning meal. It seemed not to be able to fly. I tried gently moving it to make sure the feet weren’t stuck to the ledge and also carefully spread its wings a bit to make sure they weren’t stuck together by cobwebs or some other environmental danger. I then took it out and put it on a plant and never saw it again. I hope it flew away. It is a Smyrna blomfildia, The Blomfild’s beauty, a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae and among other locales, is found from Mexico down to Panama. Beautiful markings.
As for the other photos, if you look carefully, you’ll see what has captured Morrie’s interest. They remained like this for some minutes. No barking, only occasional meowing. I had already fed them both so don’t know what other than curiosity caused Ollie to come and observe us from the roofline.
The silhouette of the trees and bougainvillea was actually the last on the card, so had to include it. The others were second and third to last.
For Bushboy’s Last on the Card
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This colony of tiny ants shown in the first photo has taken up residence below the flowerpot holding my Washingtonian Palm. When I water, they come swarming out from beneath and swarm up the sides, carrying their eggs.
For Cellpic Sunday
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Ollie and Kukla love to keep an eye on me when I’m adjusting things in the front garden. He sticks to the bench, but she prefers a high vantage point.
For Cee’s FOTD
Kukla loves to sneak in and have a nap on her favorite dining room chair–especailly when the center runner is pulled down to cushion her matress.
What looks like an opossum running along on two feet is actually the sole remains of a squirrel that the cats left in this exact position on my doormat in front of the kitchen door! I hope no one is offended by their artistry. I did not move any of the pieces. This is exactly how I found it.
After the Earthquake: Still Life with Cat
Kukla and Ollie’s usual resting place on the garage counter has been taken over by Jesus and Eduardo who are repainting the murals on my rebuilt walls. As usual, this cat knows the perfect pose for every situation and scene.
When my friends John and Cleo and their housemate Jay all passed away within a year of each other, John’s son asked me to choose something from their house to remember them by. This little Egyptian blue Buddhacat was what I chose. He sits guarding my catfood in my kitty bodega.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 