Larenti, so much like a lion. I find him extremely photogenic. The soft warm light of sunset didn’t hurt.
Lion at sunset
Category Archives: The Kids
Watching the cardinal
al-Zill looking out the living room doors as a mockingbird scolds him from the patio fence. He had just been watching a male cardinal partake of the sunflower seeds I had put out earlier that day, but soon the mockingbird came and chased the cardinal away, then it turned its attention toward al-Zill.
I don’t think the cat was too worried about all the fuss, although he certainly felt he and the mockingbird should get together in person to discuss their disagreement.
Catwoman
A close-up of Kako on a cloudy day as she looks out the bedroom doors toward the patio. You can almost hear the wheels turning inside her head as she plots her next move…
Softie
Kazon at sunset.
I tried to capture an out-of-focus image of him in warm light. While I can always find room for improvement, I rather like the way it turned out.
Relieved
A phone call dreaded. An outcome feared.
Yet apprehension died after the word ‘hello’…
Kazon underwent his dental surgery today, a rushed schedule following the strong regimen of antibiotics and steroids that filled these past two weeks.
Despite the very real danger of yet another tantrum by his immune system, the doctor reassures me that all went well.
The recent outbreak of his white cells attacking his own body seems to have been in response to infection in the tooth. It takes but the slightest hint of infection for his immune system to explode in a rage of self-destructive behavior.
He endured three full weeks of antibiotics, two of which included a powerful combination of two such medicines coupled with a systemic steroid, and that seems to have done the trick, at least for now.
A bit later this afternoon I shall venture out to fetch him and return him to his place of comfort: home.
My job is to keep a close eye on him to ensure no infection sets in and that his behavior and health remain normal. Any signs to the contrary might indicate the unleashing of yet another attack by his own body, one intent on protecting itself from infection by killing the host.
What a frightening thought…