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The geriatric stare

Eighteen years ago you had a twinkle in your eyes, Mathata. Cat laughter, cat ideas, the hunter's look. Or the hunter's pride when you brought your ca...
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Eighteen years ago you had a twinkle in your eyes, Mathata. Cat laughter, cat ideas, the hunter's look. Or the hunter's pride when you brought your catch into the house: mice, grasshoppers, lizards. (How those lizards could stink!) Your most triumphant look was when you managed to catch a snake. When the kids were ill, your look was worried and resolute: we could not get you off their beds. The nurse's look, we called it. But now, Mathata, you have the geriatric stare, and it is indelible.
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 35511/1000

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Oct, 2017

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Thank you, fellow cat lovers and peers. I appreciate this very much. Maretha.

Thank you so much, TheodoreH, Christianwicklein, Aremerollrahman, Kentaroo and everybody else. At present I feel like a patient in ICU... wanna be out of ICU! But ICU is the reality of deadlines for two manuscripts (in my other life I am an author). Hobbies on ice. Self-discipline. The life of a hermit as far as possible. If only all members of the family would agree to survive on bitter black coffee plus bread with peanut butter during this ICU period... I presume most of you know the feeling. I am inspired by your photographs and creativity, all of you. Thank you!