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Melethia


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Challenge: Free Study 2026-09 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+, S22 Ultra
Location: Home
Date: Sep 27, 2026
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/120
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2026

Earlier this year I made the tragi-comic mistake of feeding a stray. She came with more.... I let her in, she had babies. But now they're all in their new homes. This one is Morticia and she got to hang out several days after her siblings had left. She's a sweetheart.

Now I have the psycho-mama, a party-mix Siamese, who likes to sing the song of her people all night long. My other two cats have not been at all enthusiastic about all the new cats.... And while I do miss the kittens, I no longer make small daily blood donations as a result of those tiny murder mittens.

Moral of the story - never feed the stray, even if she presents herself as a quiet, shy little thing. It's all an act to get in your house!

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10/08/2026 12:17:12 AM
I should have known this was a deb shot! Such a cutie! But I disagree - always feed the strays. :) They bring so much joy! Even if they bring some crazy too. ha! Cutest capture.
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10/02/2026 03:05:14 AM
I spy Morticia! I was going to say it is going to seem very quiet for you now - but probably not with the party mix cat now firmly ensconced. Lovely to see one of the kittens hit a challenge.
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