[Leica] A Feel-Good Story

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Chris Williams)]

That's a pretty cool looking cat. Dogs get adopted, cats adopt humans.

Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichols" Subject: [Leica] A Feel-Good Story


> Back in January, I posted a couple of images of a beautiful cat that was a 
> frequent visitor to my back yard on sunny days, enjoying the sunshine and 
> making himself right at home.  When I tried to approach him, he was 
> reluctant to let me get close.  Finally, I enticed him close enough to let 
> me scratch his ears, and he consented to allow me to take a few photos.
>
> After a few weeks, he showed up less and less frequently, and my wife and 
> I worried about him.  Yesterday, the puzzle was solved.
>
> My neighbor, whose back yard adjoins mine, separated by a screen of holly 
> trees, came over to announce that, if I saw a cat in my yard, it was 
> probably his.  He went on to tell me how it came about.  When they moved 
> into the house a number of years ago, one member of the family was a very 
> pampered family dog. It seems that, in January, the dog had come down with 
> an incurable condition and passed away.  While my neighbor was sitting 
> outside wondering about replacing the pet, he felt something brush up 
> against him, and it was the wandering cat, in need of a home.
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA