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[Monkey Face]

Not to mention hairless...

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“One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country for the sole purpose of showing his son how it was to be poor. They spent a few days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

After their return from the trip, the father asked his son how he liked the trip. “It was great, Dad,” the son replied. “Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked. “Oh Yeah,” said the son.

“So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.” The boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “It showed me just how poor we really are.”

Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s worthless object is another’s prize possession. It is all based on one’s perspective.

Sometimes it takes the perspective of a child to remind us what’s important.”

[GeronL]

http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/08/oasis-part-four.html

Oasis: Part Four

It’s over 10,000 words now.

(I sort of rushed this one, might be a few extra mistakes)

[Darksheare]

G’morning!
Rough night of it.

[Tax-chick]

I have to get up in the morning, and kitteh doesn't. Who's the superior species again?

[Covenantor]

Hard to tell if he's receiving some affection or being basted.

[Tax-chick]

Just checking to see whether this is something kitties like to eat.

[Monkey Face]

Thanks. I’ve never seen that before. Pretty cool.

[Monkey Face]

What a strange color pattern...

[Monkey Face]

Pet? Or some odd behavior in the wild?

[Covenantor]

I think he was doing a piece at a cheetah rescue/sanctuary park. They ran out of goats and used him as a salt lick to bait the cat.

[Tax-chick]

My brother and his wife went to South Africa a couple of years ago. I saw pictures of them being licked by cheetahs at a park.

[Covenantor]

Rough night? Let her tell you about a rough night.

Could have been worse, could have been a Kzin.

[Covenantor]

Every successful cat house needs a piano player

[Tax-chick]

Nowadays, Bearded Cat would be an internet sensation.

[Monkey Face]

Cleaning the servants, then. Got it.

[Tax-chick]

Because what self-respecting cat wants to be around people who aren’t clean? Just ask Shannon!

[Monkey Face]

Exactly.

[Tax-chick]

If we didn’t have cats to keep us in our place, we might think we’re all that.

Tom the Mocker wasn’t out hassling the cats this morning, but Bill the Cardinal is flaunting his feathers on the pergola.

[Gefn]

Oh wow. A kitty with spots and stripes.

What a fur coat. What a unique kitty. Sleeping angel kitty.