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Subject: [Leica] A Feel-Good Story
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:44:07 -0500
References: <8A7D4EF94FC04C8B8B0157442E187BF8@jimnichols> <006e01c9c9a8$bb9f7c90$80f510ac@chris0436b6050>

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
>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] A Feel-Good Story)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Chris Williams) ([Leica] A Feel-Good Story)