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- Rob Houghton
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I posted a photo of our cat Ruby on another thread - but here's a photo of her. She turned up at our house as a fairly young kitten (only maybe two or three months old) and although we tried to trace the owners, we had no luck - though secretly we were rather glad, because after a few days we had fallen in love with her and wouldn't have wanted to let her go.
One thing she has always enjoyed is chasing a stick. If you let her chase after a twig and then throw it, she'll go after it, pick it up in her mouth, and bring it back. We've never had a cat who did that before - and she didn't need teaching either!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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- Anita Bensoussane
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A lovely story!
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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- Chrissie777
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Ruby is very cute, Rob!Rob Houghton wrote:I posted a photo of our cat Ruby. She turned up at our house as a fairly young kitten (only maybe two or three months old) and although we tried to trace the owners, we had no luck - though secretly we were rather glad, because after a few days we had fallen in love with her and wouldn't have wanted to let her go.
One thing she has always enjoyed is chasing a stick. If you let her chase after a twig and then throw it, she'll go after it, pick it up in her mouth, and bring it back. We've never had a cat who did that before - and she didn't need teaching either!
Cats are so playful.
I used to have a fairly young and longlegged orange tiger cat in Maine who came and stayed one day, I called her Delilah (as we already had another older orange tiger cat called Samson who resembled a small lion and who came into the barn and stayed for years). Samson did not let her sleep inside the barn, so Delilah slept on the porch.
Whenever I went for a walk in the wilderness, Delilah followed me like a dog. Without a leash.
Unfortunately after about 2 or 3 months, she disappeared. The coyotes might have caught her.
I still miss her.
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- Rob Houghton
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Talking of 'long legged' cats, Ruby has exceptionally long back legs - much longer than most cats we've had. We're not sure why, but perhaps she was from good stock, or maybe semi-pedigree. She really can run very fast because of this, and if she walks she walks more like a 'Big Cat' than a household cat!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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- Courtenay
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He's certainly grown since the photo in your avatar, Sunskriti! Looks like a gorgeous and very happy dog.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
- Chrissie777
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Scamper looks great, Sunskriti!Darrell71 wrote:A few more recent pics of my littlenotsolittle floofball. (His name is Scamper)
Chrissie
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"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Alfred Hitchcock
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"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Alfred Hitchcock
- Darrell71
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Thank you Chrissie, number 6 and Courtenay!
Hmm... personally I don't quite see it?Courtenay wrote: He's certainly grown since the photo in your avatar, Sunskriti!
You can call me Sunskriti!
- Anita Bensoussane
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Great photos, Sunskriti. Scamper looks lovely!
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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- Julie2owlsdene
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What a lovely dog, Sunskriti. Our pets give us so much love and joy, even on their pictures one can't help but smile.
Julian gave an exclamation and nudged George.
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"See that? It's the black Bentley again. KMF 102!"
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- Darrell71
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Thank you Anita and Julie!
I agree with this more than I agree with my own life They are truly blessings.Julie2owlsdene wrote:What a lovely dog, Sunskriti. Our pets give us so much love and joy, even on their pictures one can't help but smile.
You can call me Sunskriti!
- Darrell71
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This is absolutely precious, Courtenay, thanks for sharing!Courtenay wrote:Here's a story I ran across that just made me smile... meet Anakin the cat, who was born with only two legs but runs and climbs and plays just as happily as his four-legged siblings!
You can call me Sunskriti!
- Rob Houghton
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Ruby enjoying the November sunshine! What a life!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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