February 01, 2012

The worth of a cat.



When rats infest the Palace a lame cat is better than the swiftest horse.
~ Chinese Proverb











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Happily Mother After

67 comments:

  1. You can't put a price on a good cat :-)

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  2. Brill... Lovely shot Nancy... I too took photos of my cat today living the life of luxury.
    Jennie. X

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  3. Great shot and awesome quote!!!!!
    LOL

    Happy shooting! :-D

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  4. I love both your wonderful photo and the text -- and how true! My kitties came to me almost 2 years ago to de-mouse the house; it was so infested that traps, bait, poison were useless. Now we have no mice and two happy, sweet kitties, a trade I'm so happy with!

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  5. Super shot, love how you managed to freeze these movements! :-)

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  6. Such a great capture! Love it :)

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  7. Great shot and great truth. Thanks!

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  8. A great cat 'round the old farm is worth it's weight in gold.

    Love the sweet pic.

    God bless ya and have a fabulous kinda day!!! :o)

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  9. Great shot Nancy. I love it. B

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  10. Fantastic shot! Love that bright pink tongue. What a terrific quote to go along with it. :)

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  11. Beautiful photo! If I had a farm I would SO get me a cat. :)

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  12. If I wasn't so allergic to them, I would have another...Fatty Fuschia was the best hunter ever!...:)JP

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  13. An awesome capture - how do they balance so nonchalantly like that? Great pink tongue, too.

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  14. wow, what a great pose you caught, and love the processing too!

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  15. That is just cool!
    I will join up tomorrow, and I have put your button on my sidebar. I have never figured out how to put it in the post. Help?

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  16. he's beautiful. yup, tuxedo earns his barn keep, too.

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  17. A beautiful fellow and a nice "cat-action" shot.

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  18. super photo, we love cats, but are allergic to them....

    Gill in Canada

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  19. What a cutie! And look at that pink tongue! Great catch :)

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  20. Love the quote - love the photo!
    xo Catherine

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  21. ow, sly looking kitty. great shot!

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  22. Great photo! And the proverb is so true.

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  23. i am not a cat person...i think i am the only one...

    i raised two kids and that was enough work for me!!

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  24. Wow that's a great shot :)

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  25. I had mice so bad one time I needed a cat, lame or not. Think Toby would like a kitten to play with?? Love the pic, great capture!!

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  26. As you know, I love matching quotes with photos. Yours is perfect!

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  27. I understand those kitties are good mole catchers as well! Next time I see a kitty that needs a home, I am going to have to seriously consider it!

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  28. Ain't THAT the truth ! Great shot of one who looks like he just helped clean up the palace !

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  29. great shot and am missing my cat!! we just had a mouse in the house-i sent my husband a text "i want a cat!" great quote.

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  30. This is a wonderful photo Nancy!

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  31. Wonderful picture and quote!

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  32. How did you capture that fabulous movement?? LOVE this...

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  33. What a great shot! My kittens got declawed yesterday so there's a lot of paw lickin' going on around here.

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  34. How do you do it? Get such great, full of story photos? Always a pleasure to pop into your blog.....

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  35. What a great perch to stay away from dogs and other critters.

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  36. What a great perch to stay away from dogs and other critters.

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  37. that is the most interesting shot of a cat i've ever seen!
    great composition!

    love the quote.

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  38. good proverb! anyway this cat looks actually very heathy!

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  39. perfect exposure/composition...really like the proverb, too

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  40. should have said, "purr-fect" exposure

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  41. This brings to mind a wonderful cat who lived to be 18 1/2. I'd love to have him back.:)

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  42. Love that tongue! And the cat all framed in white. Nice.

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  43. Does he eat them? City girl- chatty

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  44. Love this quote
    (and great photo).

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  45. An awesome shot Nancy! Unfortunately, our indoor kitty is definitely to a mouse hunter.

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  46. Ah great shot! I love your animals they are beautiful!

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  47. Oh my goodness. Your cat is absolutely gorgeous. Love this image.

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  48. You captured this one at the perfect moment! Love the pink tongue against the black fur and the fact it is sitting so nicely on that post. Well done!! Thanks for linking up!

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  49. What an amazing capture! I love the moment and the softness. Thank you for sharing!

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