Monday, August 15, 2011

Honolulu Cats

A L O H A !







" One of the greatest diseases
 is to be nobody to anybody. " 

Mother Teresa 










Honolulu has many communities of feral cats.
  Dedicated volunteers, like this lady,
 feed and arrange for neutering & healthcare for the little bums.



"Words are a pretext.
 It is the inner bond
 that draws one person to another,
 not words. "

Rumi







This fellow seems to enjoy the spoiling - just look at that face!


" The greatest healing therapy
 is friendship and love. "


Hubert H. Humphrey 







Most visitors are looking up, at sights like the top picture.
 But if you look down, you may see evidence of CAT.




And, because it is political season here in the US:


" To stimulate wildly weak
 and untrained minds
 is to play with mighty fires. "


W. E. B. Du Bois 






=^.^=


May your day
go your way!

       Warmly, cloudia

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

meow!

henrietta, san diego

Jeannie said...

I'm totally unaware of feral cats around here - I'm sure they are out in the country around farms and such but animal control likely gathers up any wandering around without tags.

Anonymous said...

lots of feral cats in my neighborhood, but absolutely no rodents, thank goodness.

Lynn said...

Little bums. lol. :)

Hattie said...

Send some of them over to our neighborhood. Our cat can't keep up with the rats.
Interesting that Honolulu tolerates feral cats but Hilo doesn't! At least not around here.

Reanaclaire said...

Yes, she has a caring heart, no doubt..

Rick said...

LOL - isn't it ALWAYS political season in the US ? ;-)

Gorgeous sky shot ! Perhaps the feral cat idea was imported from Greece - we saw lots of them in Rhodes too !

Aloha, Cloudia.

Ileana said...

Your quotes are always sunny and warm...even when the ac is on HIGH and the night is dark. Cheers from Miami, chica! :)

21 Wits said...

Yes, I see it, and even hear their gentle purr....

Windsmoke. said...

Puss does look very content indeed. Fantastic sky shot :-).

mermaid gallery said...

love that rumi quote....glad the feral cats are taken care ....in a city that big it must be sad sometimes to see that other side of urban nature...

FilipBlog said...

Dear Cloudia,

You always seem to find nice photo opportunities.

Greetings,
Filip

Indrani said...

Great unique finds, a joy to see them. :)

Elephant's Child said...

I am a sucker for cats. And, unfortunately, feral cats are an issue everywhere there are people. Sigh.

Dinesh chandra said...

NICE NICE NICE BLOG

Bitch said...

Unfortunately there are here in Greece so many feral cats..
Nobody seems to care!!!

Stefano Davanzo said...

Altro post interessante

Aloha

Stefano

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Gorgeous 'pussy cat' post Cloudia, I love them and I'm so happy to hear that you have volunteers who look out for the feral cats, not sure if we do here! and I enjoyed the 'little bums' too haha!

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

Summer breeze makes me feel fine.
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind ♫..

a purr-fect song to feel the breeze..

Birdman said...

Cats are just so fine.

The Weaver of Grass said...

Thank goodness that wherever we go there are always cat lovers.

Daryl said...

Ah a cat's life ...

Charles Gramlich said...

My main issue with feral cats is how many wild birds they kill.

the walking man said...

I likes me playing with some wild fire.

Myrna R. said...

I love the last quote.

irinapictures said...

Cats. I love them. They are different universe, aren't they?

Erik Donald France said...

Sweet! This reminds me of the cats coming out at night to inhabit Jackson Square in New Orleans; cats among Roman ruins in the South of France; and even more cats roaming about in Père Lachaise Cemetery. Finally, of a woman who cares for two stray but neutered cats living by a certain building in San Antonio, TX. Little bums, indeed ~~!

Anonymous said...

Twice a week I buy food with me small son and we feet them. His joy the greatest of mine.



daily athens

Commander Zaius said...

" To stimulate wildly weak
and untrained minds
is to play with mighty fires. "


W. E. B. Du Bois


That quote would work will with the short story I posted two days ago.

Cloudia said...

thank YOU!

bichonpawz said...

I love that Summer Breeze song and haven't heard it in a very long time! It is nice that someone is taking care of the cats!!
Have a great day Cloudia!
xo
Jeanne