sometimes, these days, she wants to simply sail away: on a boat, on a cloud, to a faraway land or to paradise, to a distant place where men are mice and mice are men, to deliverance.
This photo reminded me of one of my favorite Amsterdam stories. I was waiting by a bridge for Wade to come down from the hotel when I heard the most tortured sounds coming from the water. A kitten that I saw hanging out at a nearby cafe earlier apparently fell into the water. A friendly passerby jumped into one of the many boats tied to the bank and risked his dry clothes to rescue the poor thing and then walked on. It wasn't his kitten and he didn't wait to be thanked. He just swooped in for the rescue and continued on his way. A modern day superman. :)
the good ship cumulus--i love it! the temptation to sail away is only too real to me. i lived on a sailboat for 6 months, and it was paradise. the sea is magical. great post lynn:)
This glorious ginger is missing its owl ... for wisdom.
ReplyDeleteThis photo reminded me of one of my favorite Amsterdam stories. I was waiting by a bridge for Wade to come down from the hotel when I heard the most tortured sounds coming from the water. A kitten that I saw hanging out at a nearby cafe earlier apparently fell into the water. A friendly passerby jumped into one of the many boats tied to the bank and risked his dry clothes to rescue the poor thing and then walked on. It wasn't his kitten and he didn't wait to be thanked. He just swooped in for the rescue and continued on his way. A modern day superman. :)
ReplyDeleteFrancis of Assisi even ...
ReplyDeleteI bet if you'd taken this from another angle, you would have seen that this cat wears boots... ;)
ReplyDeletethe good ship cumulus--i love it! the temptation to sail away is only too real to me. i lived on a sailboat for 6 months, and it was paradise. the sea is magical.
ReplyDeletegreat post lynn:)
The idea of being a mouse suits me ... just for a week :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes the cats are hunting
oh dear, i love this picture so much!
ReplyDeletethis cat looks so intelligent to me, i don't know why?!
ReplyDeleteI love the name of the boat, it's the first thing I noticed in this picture.
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