Sleeping cat, hiding cat

Griddlebone hides with collar, July 1972

Here in July 1973, Griddlebone proves that not even an Elizabethan collar can keep a cat from finding a hidey hole.

No doubt, if we hadn’t shown up to set off bright lights in her face, she would have been dreaming of chasing rats.

from Cat’s Dream . . .

I should like to sleep like a cat,
With all the fur of time,
With a tongue rough as flint,
With the dry sex of fire and
After speaking to no one,
Stretch myself over the world,
Over roofs and landscapes,
With a passionate desire
To hunt the rats in my dreams.

. . .

— Pablo Neruda

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2 Responses to Sleeping cat, hiding cat

  1. James says:

    They are adaptable aren’t they? Cute picture, and a wonderful poem.

  2. sherry says:

    Thank you, James. Neruda is a master.

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