Visiting the mosque of Sultan Hassan today in ridiculous heat, we encountered a tabby cat relaxing on the wall of the basin for the washing before prayer. The mosque was built in the 1300's and had included a fountain at one time, but now the area for the water has stones and the colour of the cat matches the stones almost perfectly.
Perhaps you'd call that "cat"ouflage. It's a terrific capture, whatever you call it.
ReplyDeleteWe have 2 cats, a golden cat and a Korat (the grey cat from Thailand with green eyes). When I visited my cousins in Heliopolis I saw many Egyptian cats, and they looked long and thin and very beautiful. I wished I could have brought one home with me. In the US there is a breed called “Egyptian Mau” but I don’t know if they really come from Egypt.
ReplyDeleteCats do have universal appeal. Most, however, don't have the luxury of lounging on sacred ground.
ReplyDeletethats not a tabby, thats a Mau.
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