Pets at play

[bixaorellana]

The first two pictures here are dedicated to Renzo, LaGatta's feline companion. I ventured out with my camera after the Christmas eve blizzard and this black slinker was the first sign of life I saw.
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On the way to the store later, my son stopped the truck so we could watch this wonderful bit of play.

A closer look at a couple of those maneuvers:

 

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Great shots B. particularly in light of my knowledge of your fondness for all things feline
I really have to laugh because of the 2 things I know you are most fond of, you captured beautifully.

[bixaorellana]

Thank you. They are pretty and graceful animals, and that white stuff is pure and sparkly.

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Those are really excellent. I wonder how they felt about having been out in the snow when they got back in close to a source of heat.

[lagatta]

If you were wondering why I've been such an ungrateful wretch and failed to join in, I've been having a hard time viewing the pictures - I opened the larger photos as separate tinypic files, but still only see the treetops in the upper right-hand photo.

Yes, they are lovely. Renzo doesn't play in the snow any more since he went missing a little over a year ago. Casimira, yes, I did always think of bixa as more of a dog-person. I hate snow too, but today it actually is white and sparkly, except on the road of course. Very few cars have gone by, and not a single cyclist - we usually get several hardcore types pedalling by in all weathers - but the city snowplough has passed, stirring up brownish-grey stuff in its wake. (There isn't a lot of snow; they are just keeping the road clear).

[bixaorellana]

Neighborhood dogs playing in the street. That's my mutt in the background.

Tug of war in the vacant lot.

[tod2]

The dog on the left this last photo of the tug-o-war reminds me of our NGUNI cattle here in Africa, with all those spots!

www.ngunicattle.info/