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Regn!

 Regn

Aksel Waldemar Johannessen

I hear leaves drinking rain; 
I hear rich leaves on top 
Giving the poor beneath 
Drop after drop; 
'Tis a sweet noise to hear 
These green leaves drinking near.

And when the Sun comes out, 
After this Rain shall stop, 
A wondrous Light will fill 
Each dark, round drop; 
I hope the Sun shines bright; 
'Twill be a lovely sight. 
                      William Henry Davies

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Ge mig en katt om dagen

I should like to explain to her, if I dared, that my desk is small, littered with many papers, and sadly overcrowded with the useful inutilities which affectionate friends delight in giving me at Christmas time. 

 Agrippina’s beautifully ringed tail flapping across my copy distracts my attention, and imperils the neatness of my penmanship. Even when she is disposed to be affable, turns the light of her countenance upon me, watches with attentive curiosity every stroke I make, and softly, with curved paw, pats my pen as it travels over the paper,—even in these halcyon moments, though my self-love is flattered by her condescension, I am aware that I should work better and more rapidly if I denied myself this charming companionship.

Kanske har du fått nog av kattlitteratur de senaste dagarna — det har varit gott om kattläsningstips på nätet på sistone — men skulle någon behöva en extra kattdos så läs om Agrippina i Agnes Reppliers novellsamling "Idleness". Ägs du av en katt, eller har ägts av en katt, så känner du dig hemma i den här berättelsen om Agrippina.

 It were ignoble to wish myself in her place, and yet how charming to be able to settle down to a nap, sans peur et sans reproche, at ten o’clock in the morning!

Miyu the cat taking nap number 10 for the day,

David G Paul  

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Med anledning av dagen

Then One Day He Said is a drawing by Mick Stevens 

Katter i konsten

Så här på den internationella katt dagen tycker jag det är passande att frossa i Clare Turlay Newberrys kattbilder. Hon skrev och illustrerade barnböcker som handlade om katter. Du kan läsa om henne på "In Praise of  Clare Turlay Newberry"

Mittens

Abyssinian Kitten

Smudge

April Kittens

Widget the Kitten

Kittens Drinking Milk

Ball of Fur

Black Kitten

Butch and Brenda Kittens Playing

Marshmallow the Rabbit and Cat, 1942

Butch the Kitten

Oliver and Marsmallow

Cat

Pandora

Kitten Cleaning Itself

Cat and Marshmallow

Cat in Sink, 1944

Saroyan

Champion Sunny Land, Char Miri

Study of Kitten

Champion Sunny Land, Sancho

Siamese Kitten

Pandora, 1956

Kitten Napping

Chirn Sa Hai Grizel

Chirn Sa-Hai Ma Aruf, 1956

Kitten, 1937

Lilipuss and Kittens

Malo

Siamese Cat Head

Mollie the Kitten Meowing

Mother and Kitten

Peter the Kitten

Seal Point Siamese

Pounce the Ocelot Sleeping

Pandora, 1944

Siamese Cat and Kitten

Mother Cleaning her Kitten