I just love real life cats....
no stuffed animal can ever subsitude a real life pet...!!
that is what I feel like... now I cannot addopt another pet...::: i miss that
warm little body ... so precious...!!!
They are real beauties!
From your pictures I now see that you are a "cat person". When I saw your selfportraitfriday entry I thought dogs were your favourites.
Our daughter came back from the USA (after a stay of 7 years) and brought two cats with her she had picked up from the street. She could not bear to let them behind and now they share her apartment in Amsterdam. So I too begin to know cats better!
Thank you! Well, that certainly says a lot about your daughter's character! I think it's wonderful she loved hers enough to bring them home with her! Many people wouldn't have I think for a journey such as this. So far as me being a "cat person" I can't deny that, but that doesn't exclude me from also being a "dog person" also!! I would have to include in that "elephant person", "dolphin-whale person", and let's see, the list goes on and on!! (maybe I could include "people person" but right now I "know"...more animals I think! Maybe you could put a photo of your daughter's cats up here senna3, I would love to see them! :))
I do have a few pictures of one them and I did post one photo (Ukkie: http://www.fotothing.com/senna3/photo/5f07244ba3c4b4cb44b898818161056b/ ). Both cats are very afraid for other people than our daughter, presumably due to the bad conditions they had as pups. So it is difficult to photograph them and I still don't have an acceptable photo of the other cat (Clio).
Your remark "maybe I could include "people person" but right now I "know"...more animals I think!" reminded me of the proverb "The more I get to know people, the more I love my dog". Of course one can change "my dog" into "my cat" or into "animals"!
Well, have you heard the old saying 'familiarity breeds contempt' about people? Very similar, but not as cute as yours of course with the dog. Where I live now, people claim to love their horses, but I've become aware of the fact over time that mainly they are more of a status symbol. It's not true of everyone of course, but unfortunately I've seen it with my own eyes over time! My mantra from here out will be..."If I ever have another house in the country, it will be surrounded by trees where I won't be able to see anything going on around me! I've decided that as a lover of animals that's best for me. They have a rather strange attitude towards animals where I'm living out west here (not all of course) and I've heard that it's because of how hard it was during the 'westward expansion' when they made their trek out here and the attitude evolved and still persists. Well, I don't know about that, to me that's strange and it sounds more like a convenient excuse, more like just an easy way to explain it away on some level. Anyway, the greatest abuse here I've seen is through neglect. And I say, "If you don't like your animals, try to find them a home where someone will love, appreciate and care for them - they deserve that much! Thanks Peter! :)