Wednesday, May 25, 2011

One Beautiful Thing ~ twenty.two


Have you ever seen eyes like that?

I bumped into her yesterday while walking in an unfamiliar neighbourhood, looking for interesting things to photograph. Actually, she bumped into me. And continued to collide with me as I tried to take her picture. She took my breath away. I have never seen eyes that colour. That green. My absolute favourite shade of green...the colour of lime popsicles.   

She was such an affectionate cat...so much so that I felt guilty for having to eventually abandon her. Well, her owner was right there...and she told me her name, but I have forgotten now. But still, walking away from a creature so open to love made me feel lonely for her as I walked away.

I am allergic to cats, and normally keep my distance. But I couldn't resist this little beauty. Oh, I wish I could have eyes that colour! It was worth the sniffles and sneezes. This day, I had to settle for itchy red eyes. Reality and reverie sometimes don't coincide.

11 comments:

  1. A cat's purr is so soooooothing. I am so sorry you are allergic to cats. But as you said, the sniffles were worth the momentary love you got.

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  2. Wow! She's stunning! How did you ever capture her so still and close? I can just picture her weaving around your ankles. ;)

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  3. So beautiful. That is the color of one of our cats, Polly. I wish I could capture the vibrancy of her eyes as well as you did this one. Gorgeous.

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  4. Ok... well you know this is now officially my most favourite photo of yours. Those eyes! So beautiful!

    I think I'm in love....

    xo Catherine

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  5. Oh ... I'm in love with her. (Don't tell my kitty though) Wonderful photo. Still new at the photo game. Did you use a macro?

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  6. ethereal creatures are cats...so lovely
    xoxo

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  7. awe she really is a beautiful cat. i also love the soft brown coloring of her fur and her little peach nose.

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  8. Oh, wow.....she is indeed a beauty!

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  9. She is beautiful. And I love the color of her eyes too!

    There was a dark grey cat named Ben at my local pet food store (they help cats from the shelter be homed). He was fabulous - and he loved dogs. I named him Osiris and spent so much time playing with him. I don't know if I really want a cat (and am not sure I'm totally un-allergic yet anyway) but if I did, he would be the one. :)

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  10. Oh, I LOVE cats, but I am allergic, too. I always had a cat anyway. But, you know, since we stopped owning cats I've felt amazingly better. Amazingly! Still, I wouldn't have been able to resist this guy either. How beautiful.

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