Category: cats
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Easing In: A Cat Slice of Life #sol23
The cat woke me two hours before the alarm. “The cat” implies there is only one. But it could have been any one of about five regulars who disturb my sleep. “About five” implies that I have an undetermined number of cats. I don’t. I have nine. This is about six of nine. Nine is…
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Feral Cat Colony Caretaker: Slice of Life #sol21 26/31
Right around the time we made the decision to move to Detroit, a Detroit dog rescue I’ve followed for many years posted a story about rescuing a cat. A kitten, stuck in the tree, had become so cold and dehydrated it had passed out and fallen–landing on the street right in front of a car.…
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Inky Pinky: A Six Word Memoir Slice of Life #sol21 17/31
Energy vibrates through her wild eyes. This is Inky Pinky, when she was still feral, in the process of being tamed thanks to the magic of the very best cat toy, the Cat Dancer. No photo I’ve ever taken has captured the spirit of a cat quite so well. Inky still has very big round…
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Ratty Tabby: Slice of Life #sol21 13/31
We never meant for Ratty Tabby to be named Ratty Tabby, but somehow the name stuck. She showed up in August, skin and bones, eyes glassy and sunken, barely able to walk. We called her Ratty Tabby to distinguish her from the other tabbies who showed up on our porch. “The ratty-looking tabby is out…
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This Photo Wants to Be a Poem: Slice of Life #sol21 10/31
Each Wednesday, Margaret at Reflections on the Teche shares a photo that inspires a “small poem.” I love photos, and I love small poems, so I’ve been saving this idea for a Wednesday slice. To add an extra challenge, I closed my eyes, scrolled through my camera roll, and committed to writing a poem about…
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Cats on Zoom: Slice of Life #sol21 3/31
A few things you are guaranteed to experience during any class I teach on Zoom: Poetry. Hearing me say “Ok, I’m going to share my screen now” approximately 12,000 times. Cats. Surely I’m not alone in thinking that pets–more specifically, cats–are the best thing about Zoom school. Only one of my six has never made…
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#Caturday: The Week in Photos
I take a lot of photos of my cats. Here are a few of my favorites from this week:
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#Caturday: The Week in Cat Photos
I’ve written about the challenges of taking photos of cats before. The challenge doesn’t stop me, of course. My phone is mostly full of cat photos. Here are some I liked from this past week:
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Stray Cat: Slice of Life #sol20
A stray cat has taken up residence in our garage. This isn’t an unexpected occurrence: our neighborhood has a fair number of strays and ferals, and to help them through winter, we have a feral cat winter shelter station set up in the garage. And it probably surprises exactly none of my regular blog readers…
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7 Things About Oliver: Slice of Life 7/31 #sol20
His tail has a life of its own. He has a long skinny pencil of a tail that puffs magnificently when he gets himself wound up–which is several times every day. He has small poof, medium poof, and large poof levels, and usually displays all three within the same play time. He even does a…
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