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Category Archives: cats
Leaves Like Shoppers – a Poetic Blog
“All the tree knew was that it thrilled with life” – Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology The picture above was taken earlier today. I happened to be taking photos of the garden when Al – aka the Cat Who … Continue reading
Posted in cats, Nature, Poetry
Tagged autumn, bipolar, birds, Cancer, cats, folk, Kate Bush, mood disorder, National Poetry Day, nature, poetry, spoken word, the Dubliners, trees, writing
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On the Naming – & Reading – of Cats
“The naming of cats is a difficult matter …” – TS Eliot This is Al, aka The Cat Who Came to Dinner. So inevitably, today’s song is this one. No cat references, but lots of Al ones. I love most … Continue reading
Posted in cats, List, Writing
Tagged A Yorkshireman in Ohio, Book It!, Books, cats, Close Encounters of the Furred Kind, fangirl, It's Like This Cat, names, Paul Gallico, Paul Simon, pets, reading, Robert A Heinlein, The Door into Summer, The Good the Bad and the Furry, The Silent Miaow, The Snow Goose, Tom Cox, top cat books, TS Eliot, Why Cats Paint
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