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Sharron,

Funny cat fight. Peter the predator wins again. -Marina

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Peter is very bold -- fearless, when it comes to paper or beetles. When it comes to opossums, however, he makes himself scarce...

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Isn't it great how cats can find fun in the simplest things. A lesson for us all! Go Peter!

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His biggest entertainment is a cast off shoe string tied to a chair rung. He never tires of the battle! As for you and me... give us a pencil and a piece of paper and we are entertained. Right?

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Go, Peter! You SHOWED that bag!

🙌🙌🙌

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He is fierce and courageous! Except for when it comes to raccoons and the garbage truck. Then it is straight under the sofa.

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I’ve never met a raccoon, but I don’t blame Peter for being wary of the garbage truck!

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YUP. that's how its done ))))

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From a lady who knows her felines!

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Our cat prefers little stuffed toy mice. And leaves the hallway carpet waded up in a pile when he is through. He would ignore a real mouse, though.

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Real mice take a bit more effort. However those little skulls are satisfyingly crunchy. So I gather... Thanks for reading 🍁Leaves, Mark!

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One more conquest for Peter.

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He prides himself on his hunting prowess and on his ability to attain anything he desires from his housemates. He has taught them well.

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Our cat (a lady cat named Asia) doesn't really play with her toys too much anymore (she's eighteen now).

But a few years ago, she both caught and ate a mouse that was loose in our apartment.

So she is quite the huntress.

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Genetic memory! She's just doing her job,

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Another great piece!

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Thanks!

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Good job, Peter! - Cats just do crazy things.

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They sure do. They liven up our homes and really make us laugh.

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Love it. Love cats. Wild animals no matter how many centuries we've domesticated them. 😼🐯

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Ferocity is encoded in their DNA since the prehistoric Smilodon Fatalis. They can't help it, poor things. I wonder what MY / YOUR excuse is...?

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Ha! Love cats and bags.

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Cats believe that EVERYTHING is put there entirely for their amusement, don't they? Shoestring, leaf, rubber band, button , radish - they are all toys. What a great world they live in.

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I'm smiling. That's delightful.

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Thanks Bill! I am so proud to have been accepted as a member of this particular small tribe of fiction writers in the great Substack nation. You are all so inspiring. I was lucky.

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