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Jan. 16th, 2009 10:29 am
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A fat, brindled-grey  pussycat appears in the backyard. He is looking up at something that interests him in the ivy on the side wall. I stare at him through the window. He catches on- and returns my gaze. I think hostile thoughts. He drops his eyes, turns and hurries away.

I'm sorry, but I'm not having it. This backyard belongs to a family of blackbirds and a robin. Go back to your house and eat kitty-chow, fat, brindled-grey pussycat. You're not welcome here-  beautiful though you undoubtedly are.

As the cat disappears round the side of the house I notice the robin watching from high up in the bare branches of the hawthorn tree. He's not stupid. He knew.

Date: 2009-01-16 05:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mummm.livejournal.com
-20 plus wind chill... imagine your skin freezing within minutes.

Personally I think that humans have done FAR FAR more to decimate the wildlife than cats. I'm fond of wildlife too.

Date: 2009-01-16 05:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com
And, of course, it's the humans who own the cats.....

Date: 2009-01-16 05:35 pm (UTC)

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