Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Chris, It is a beautiful long-haired cat. At our ages, we did not feel we could care for it, so we are very happy that it found a good home. Thanks for looking. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Williams" <leicachris at worldnet.att.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] A Feel-Good Story > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >