I rather like my title; perfect for this week’s Six Word Saturday, borrowed from Alexandre O’Neill’s ‘Gato‘ and a question I’ve asked numerous times of a cat. In the case of the one in my header photograph I could see what she was doing on the chair, but I was curious as to why she had elected to chose a chair right at the end of the pier! Unfortunately at the time not only was she the opposite side of the harbour to me but I didn’t know how to ask her in Portuguese. Thanks to Alexandre’s lovely cat poem I now know exactly what to ask of her and all the others I have met ‘Que fazes por aqui, ó gato? Que ambiguidade vens explorar?‘
My favourite line though is his final line, as it is one I have pondered even more over the years ‘quem somos nós, teus donos ou teus servos?‘ – who are we, your owners or your slaves?
Love your title and thank you for introducing me to another challenge. In answer to your question I think a cat would say they own us and we are most definitely their slaves.
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My pleasure and think you are right there!
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You’d be lucky if the cat bothered to answer you, I’d say. 🙂
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Hee hee!! very true 🙂
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Slaves, definitely slaves. “Dogs have owners; cats have staff” as the saying goes. Ours were always very disapproving when we did something without permission 😉
Some beautiful cats there.
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It’s why I want to come back as a cat!!
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Me too! As long as I could live with a softie like me.
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Fabulous cats. I was always a dog person, but became a cat person when I realised I didn’t have the time to walk the dog. Cats are such independent creatures, though I do wish the neighbour’s cats wouldn’t use my garden as their toilet!
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Little sticks in ground for freshly dug soil and water spray for rest of time is trick to stop them. Mine rarely go now in my own garden!!!
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Haha… yes I do have sticks all over the place.
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hee hee! One year I discovered some of the apple sticks had rooted!
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I have found the same with the jasmine!!
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ooh now I’d be happy if jasmine rooted by accident 🙂
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Not with this one, it is a thug! I chopped it down completely and in a year it is already covering the fence again!
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oh! Sounds like my honeysuckle
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