#1. This is what I would like to refer to as an "essence" photo.
Essences are not necessarily "cute" as in most kitten photos.
Is this a cute kitten?--you can't tell. It's too far away.
Is this a beautiful kitten?--you can't tell.
But--the kitten is small--that is an essence of all kittens, for even a full grown cat is small.
The kitten is up high--that is an essence.
It's perched at the very tip of something it had to climb up on--claw after claw--that is an essence.
And, of course, for all cats--the essential essence--it naps curled up, vulnerable,
even when asleep the center of attention.
And now alas, I shall shut up.
2. Angry Siamese (My Beloved Abraham). This should be very easy to remember: CATS ARE SMARTER THAN YOU! Much smarter. Pay
attention when they yell at you and get off your duff, open the window, and let them back in.
3. Cats in Row. If I am ever elected The Grand Poobah of the world,
I shall order all my subjects, in the name of good sense, to nap in the
afternoon on a soft bed with a streak of sunlight to bathe all. World
Peace will therefore be ensured.
4. I look out my window and what do I see?
Something is looking back at me.
5. Cat coming home after a night out like a teenager trying
to sneak back in the house. (Those are paint drops on the
stairs, not negative dust spots.)
6. People who are not cat lovers always ask me,
"What exactly are cats good for?" And I always
answer, "Guarding private property."
7. This is another of my 'world peace photos'.
Sunlight and long afternoon naps would do plenty
to keep us from all killing one another.