AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Don't Mess With Me!


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Shadow on guard near one of my well-travelled garden sculptures.
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Pet Pride meme
One Single Impression #106 ~ Hesitation
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Cat wisdom declares
Hesitation is a fault
Unless caution calls
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I'm more than cement
Guarding takes a brave lion
Wise gems from Shadow
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16 comments:

Anonymous said...

OH my! I don't think I'd like to mess with either statue or Shadow! Great photo.

Stan Ski said...

Cats never hesitate - but I've never known one killed by curiosity.

Amity said...

I so love that pouting statue, maybe he has some hesitation being sculptured into such a trying pose, cat muttered "this is really interesting"

Beautiful one Gemma!

Kirigalpoththa said...

same stare!

Loch Rob said...

I enjoyed both your takes on the prompt. Especially the cat who believes hesitation is a fault; unless warranted. :)

Sherri B. said...

Shadow is so beautiful! What a great photo to go with your words. I really enjoyed this. :~)

i beati said...

i don't know why but I am falling over laughing - something about the expressions

Robin said...

Being a cat lover, I really enjoyed this! Loved the photograph.

spiritsoflena said...

Great poem and Shadow is a beautiful cat!

Sylvia K said...

Well, for sure, neither one of us will be messing with Shadow!! Wow! Look at that stare!! You are one powerful looking dude, Shadow!!

Sam and Mojo

Mojo said...

That's some of the better Cat Wisdom I've heard. But caution, like anything, can be overdone.

Tumblewords: said...

Incredible photo. Love the sculpture and the so-brave Shadow!

Andree said...

I totally love the first haiku. It's exactly what they do!
Andree's OSI: Hesitation

spacedlaw said...

Ha! cats are full of hesitation sometimes (which is how they end up victim to cars, at times).
Well done.

Anonymous said...

cats just don't get enuf recognition from their minds...haha.. i've got four and they never cease to amaze me... dig the eyebrows..on both...

gabrielle said...

Isn't Shadow a beauty? So much to learn about trusting our instincts.

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