Superstitious?

"The Black Cat"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... a cat as black as blackest coal,
is out upon his midnight stroll,
his steps are soft, his walk is slow,
his eyes are gold, they flash and glow,
and so I run and so I duck,
I do not need his black-cat luck ..."
- Unknown

Illustration Friday: Sneaky -

"Sneaky"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... people say that cats are
sneaky, evil and cruel;
true, and they may have
many other fine qualities as well..."
- unknown

Thursday Challenge: Small Animals -

"Leighlund's Cat"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

"... there are no ordinary cats ..."
- Colette

Drawing water from the well -

"The Farmer's Wife"
digital collage by Mick Mather

Lately I've been reminiscing about summer days when I was a boy and taking great delight in walking through the pastures, meadows and woods of my grandparents small farm. Walking, especially at a young age, is just about the only manner of transport convenient to hand, and foot if we press the point. Seeking the right walking stick, the best path, flushing pheasant from the tall grass, listening to bird and bee. All of this while accompanied by a faithful dog, a barn cat or two and the scolding voices of squirrels, jays and the red winged blackbird. How then to document walks that only exist as memories? Around the next bend, perchance, we'll have an opportunity to ask the farmer's wife.