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Category: Animals

Talking to cats

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Clay

When one’s spouse is bicoastal and one is home alone a lot, one talks to one’s cats. Sometimes I simply meow back when…

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My new best friend

Posted on June 13, 2018June 22, 2018 by Clay

It is no secret that I hate mosquitos. On the contrary, I proclaim my feelings freely and often. “Don’t hate,” gentle-souled people might…

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Jenny, Riley and the thunder

Posted on May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 by Clay

We took in Jenny and Riley in 2012, after they had a spent a couple of years in the shelter. Best Friends was…

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Autumn around Fitou

Posted on October 30, 2014March 25, 2017 by Clay

When I left my village last spring the earth was just waking up and bursting from its winter shell. Shoots of bright green…

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Animals I hate

Posted on October 29, 2014March 25, 2017 by Clay

I love animals. Kitties, puppies — those are easy. Cows and pigs? Sure thing. Pigeons? I feed ‘em where I see ‘em and…

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Felines within our gates

Posted on July 12, 2013March 22, 2017 by Clay

There’s something about cats. There’s something about them that causes many of us to ooh and aah, to want to touch them, to…

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Photographic miscellany

Posted on April 15, 2013March 22, 2017 by Clay

 

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Skippy the Wonder Dog

Posted on March 30, 2013March 22, 2017 by Clay

When I was a little boy in Houston a cat and a dog lived with us. Lickie the cat was jet black and…

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