Monday 5 November 2012

Four play

Four more felines to fuss over today. At least three other mogs were spotted but they were elusive kits, and sometimes it's just not practical to stop everything and chase up a cat lead...

Streetmogs name: Polka
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Favourite Location: Under van, on fence...
Preferred stroke: n/a
Character: Tease
Other: Polka was first spotted from afar, walking down the street, and was later found sat underneath the Royal Mail van. A perfect portrait opportunity, I thought, until he moved away just as the shutter was depressed. He commanded attention but wouldn't entertain any contact, the cheeky skittish chappy.


Streetmogs name: Precious
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Favourite Location: Anywhere distant from human
Preferred stroke: n/a
Character: Complete scaredy-cat
Other: Precious was a pathetic little thing, and she made my heart break. She could possibly be the first actual street mog, i.e. street cat sans home, as she looked wirey, dishevelled and as weary as she was wary. I tried to get close to show her some affection, but she was having none of it and backed off into the corner, ready to flee up the tree or attack to defend...

 

Streetmogs name: Demerera
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Favourite Location: Bushes, lawn and, eventually, path
Preferred stroke: Tummy rub
Character: Friend-maker
Other: This gorgeous chap was shy at first, preferring to hide in the bushes until some vocal enticement drew him out to make friends. After a few exhibitionist stretches and miaows, he duly dropped to the concrete, performed a number of cute rolls and beckoned the tummy rub. He got one, of course.


 
Streetmogs name: General Sagpuss
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Favourite Location: Garden path
Preferred stroke: Chin tickle
Character: Proud
Other: Oh my. What a treat, and what a pick-me-up at the end of a long day. This mog was an absolute wonder, a beautiful soft saggy pile of ginger whose face made me grin like a Cheshire. He approached slowly but surely, gave his claws a good sharpen on the plants, and then demanded some attention which he duly received. One of my absolute favourite streetmogs so far. Bless him.
 
 
 
 


4 comments:

  1. Hi there, we think Tintern 18 might be our cat, Maddy! Although we live on the other side of the railway so not sure how she would have gotten that far!

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    1. Hey! That's brilliant. Your the third person to have contacted me with local knowledge of one of the featured mogs :) Well, if it IS Maddy, she was a beauty...and cats do have a tendency to wander further afield than we realise!

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  2. General Sagpuss! Made me giggle. Now, I think I'm hooked. You're on my toolbar :-)

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    1. Great to hear it! General Sagpuss still remains one of my favs! :D

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