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Posted on January 19, 2019 Posted in creative writing, photographyTagged creative writingLeave a comment

in the cold december air

the walls at night

crack their pleasure

groan contentment

and settle deeper into hibernation

20140210_194627000_ios — Miller’s Window, Balls Falls, 2014

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The plein air show at Niagara in the Lake is really lovely and inspiring! Stop by the public library and check out the diverse work of this very talented group. —— #notl #pleinair #niagarapleinair @cpaintingpleasures

Today’s #artadventcalendar features an (unplanned) collaboration with Muggs from last year. Happy accidents!

Muggs, in her sixteenth year, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully with assistance of the vet on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Born May 25, 2004 to a distinguished line of barn cats, Muggs is predeceased by her mother and two litter mates. Very early in her life, Muggs left rural farm to preside over a series of city apartments. Muggs took the provision for and protection of her human very seriously, spending countless hours of the day and night watching for potential threats from errant birds and squirrels. She was highly trained in culinary arts, examining nearly every molecule of food consumed by her human for fifteen years. Her own refined palate was partial to delicacies including butter, Cheese Whiz, and tuna fish water. True to her distinguished breeding, Muggs was a consummate hunter known for spending countless hours outside on her rope stalking bugs and microscopic prey. Despite her best efforts, which included bringing three live mice to her human in the course of one night (c. 2006), Muggs was unable to train her human in the finer points of hunting. In her free time, Muggs enjoyed gardening and communing with nature. She was particularly skilled in pruning grasses and houseplants, birdwatching, and hiding under bushes. Among her lesser known talents was her skill as a visual artist, creating innovative masterpieces in acrylic, oil and digital media using her paws and fur on a variety of surfaces. She also experimented with textile arts and left her own mark on homemade baking from time to time. Often misunderstood as aloof, high strung and anxious, Muggs was very affectionate with her human. She was particularly concerned with her human’s rest and relaxation and dedicated endless hours to sitting on top of her human and human’s work. In her downtime, she relaxed with TV shows such as GBBO. Muggs is very sadly missed by her human, who extends a special thank you to the team at Garden City Cat Hospital for their excellent care. Private internment at the farm. In lieu of flowers, she has requested that all humans give their kitties extra snuggles and treats in her memory.

Fifteen years, six months, one day. Five apartments, three cars, three cities, two university degrees, a few boyfriends, and countless jobs. 🌈Now, no furry form is watching for me from the window. No little feet come running when I call. No furry nose pushing its way into my dinner, no green eyes plead for favourite treats. I keep waiting for her to suddenly appear on her stealth feet, jumping on the bed or desk, appearing seemingly from nowhere. There’s no one waiting for tuna water when I get out the can opener or rubbing her face against the bathtub faucet waiting for drips to play in. My water glass is undisturbed and the new curtains collect no cat hair. My words fall into silence. 🌈 A home without a cat is very empty indeed. —— #petloss #petlosshurts #catloss #grievingprocess #overtherainbowbridge

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