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As I\u2019m sure you know by now, I enjoy using my camera. I\u2019ve taken a gazillion pictures of our cats, neighbor cats, birds and anything else interesting that I find in my travels. Our little tabby, Lily, has been one of my favorite subjects. I\u2019ve caught her in sleeping poses, playing, being sweet, being silly, being cute, but there\u2019s one shot I haven\u2019t been able to catch in our seven years together. That is a picture of her carrying something in her mouth.<\/p>\n
She has a basket full of stuffed toys\u2014birds, a baby possum, an armadillo, turtle, eagle, lion, hedgehog, bunny, little bears, a doll and more. Every morning we find her toys scattered around the house\u2014a small polar bear in the kitchen, a bird, the doll, and a few other things guarding my bedroom door and distributed up and down the hallway. After her breakfast each morning she brings me toys and my slipper socks while I\u2019m working. I know she\u2019s going to do it, so I have my camera ready, but I\u2019ve never captured her with the item in her mouth\u2014until yesterday.<\/p>\n
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We\u2019d put all her toys away so we could clean the floors that morning. Late in the afternoon ![\"Lilycarryingtoy\"](\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Lilycarryingtoy-1-215x300.jpg\")
I saw her head for her toy basket, so I watched and I waited. She dug and searched until she finally came up with one of her bird toys and here she comes with it in her mouth\u2014click! I got it\u2014well, sort of. It\u2019s not the winning photo I\u2019d hoped for, but at least I\u2019ve captured Lily in the act of carrying a toy in her mouth. I\u2019ll keep trying, though, for that better shot.<\/p>\n
Why can\u2019t I get the shot I want? It appears that Lily doesn\u2019t want to be seen in the act. If she knows she\u2019s been seen heading for the toy basket, she\u2019ll veer off and avoid the basket. If you see her with a toy, she\u2019ll drop it. Most of the decorating she does around here is done when no one\u2019s looking. Why do I want the shot? I just think it\u2019s really cute to see her walking around with a stuffed eagle or cat or teddy bear in her mouth. Maybe tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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As I\u2019m sure you know by now, I enjoy using my camera. I\u2019ve taken a gazillion pictures of our cats, neighbor cats, birds and anything else interesting that I find in my travels. Our little tabby, Lily, has been one … Continue reading