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HERCULES

I’m not a cat person, but February is a cat month, so here it is, a variety of a self-serving, street kind straight from Croatian coast. 

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He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight

This post is my offering for Cardinal Guzman’s Changing Seasons.

 

 

Paula
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28 responses to “HERCULES”

  1. Arkenaten Avatar
    Arkenaten

    Nice shot. He/she looks as if he wasn’t too enamored having his photo taken.
    We ARE cat people and over the years have had around thirty.
    At one point around ten years ago we had 23 at once!
    We are now down to four.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      😆 I can imagine a household of cats; I’ve seen it (lived it) before 😆 I think this is a he, but you should know better.

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  3. Max a.k.a. Cardinal Guzman Avatar
    Max a.k.a. Cardinal Guzman

    We don’t have stray cats around here. I’m not sure if it’s because of the winter or because they’ll be captured and killed. This cat doesn’t look like he’s particularly interested in human interaction. 😀

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Do you know a cat that is?

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      1. Max a.k.a. Cardinal Guzman Avatar
        Max a.k.a. Cardinal Guzman

        Hehe, not really.

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  4. Tish Farrell Avatar
    Tish Farrell

    Definitely some bad cat attitude so niftily captured here, Paula. But what striking colours he provides against the grey.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you, Tish. I like his colour scheme too, it enhances the cat dynamics 😀

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      1. Tish Farrell Avatar
        Tish Farrell

        I like that phrase ‘enhances the cat dynamics’.

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        1. Paula Avatar
          Paula

          Bloody translations .. I have been slaving the entire morning to get us some EU funds for motorways.. it must be my bureaucratic lingo 😀

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          1. Tish Farrell Avatar
            Tish Farrell

            I’m open to all styles, and cat dynamics is a great concept 🙂

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  5. morselsandscraps Avatar
    morselsandscraps

    A great photo, and your poem captures him as superbly as the photos does. I have a cat-person friend just out of hospital and I’ve sent her the link for her pleasure. The rocks and water and sky and silhouetted headland are pretty good too!! (Laconic Aussie understatement.)

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thank you, Meg. Wishing your friend quick recovery. The lyrics are from the attached song “I need a hero” 🙂

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  6. 76sanfermo Avatar
    76sanfermo

    Now , you ARE a cat person…..
    After this photo you can’t refuse my nomination!

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      😆 d’accordo 😆

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  7. bushboy Avatar
    bushboy

    When I saw Hercules and February was Cat Month, I thought the attached music would have been this

    “Living and loving, kissing and hugging
    Living and loving with a cat named Hercules”
    Love the photo too 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Ah, I did not know that one. Thank you 🙂 😀

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  8. Linda Arthur Tejera Avatar
    Linda Arthur Tejera

    Love the photo and the music! I chuckle when I hear a person say they’re not a cat or dog person. I only say that because up until 2001 when I “acquired” my first cat, I used to say that, too! Now I have to say I’m an animal person! 😻🤣

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      I was wondering if you’d notice him :D. Very glad you like the photo 🙂

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  9. joshi daniel Avatar
    joshi daniel

    Nicely timed 🙂

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Thanks, Joshi. I like animal action photography.

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  10. Ralph Avatar
    Ralph

    Nice shot. I remember them Putty-Tats well during my visit to Dubrovnik. Boy are they fierce little buggers! The waiters are armed with water pistols to dissuade them from pestering their customers.

    R

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      He, he, I grew up in Dubrovnik.

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  11. DailyMusings Avatar
    DailyMusings

    such a pretty color he is- love the contrast with the stones Paula. Great music

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      Cheers, Lisa 🙂

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  12. Lucid Gypsy Avatar
    Lucid Gypsy

    Life must be tough for a street cat, I hope he’s healthy.

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    1. Paula Avatar
      Paula

      He lives by a fishing port and has a good diet 🙂

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  13. The Snow Melts Somewhere Avatar
    The Snow Melts Somewhere

    A fun shot!

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