Tabbies, the cat Deltas

[vilakins]

Meme from snowgrouse:

If you were an animal, based on your personality, what would it be?
What animal would you strive towards, want to be.

I'd be an ordinary (if there is such a thing) tabby cat. Tabbies are overlooked by many but have their own subtle beauty for those who love cats. Like cats, I enjoy my food, my comfort, and some playful fun; and if threatened, I'd run up a tree or, if cornered, fight bravely. This fits me well: I'm happy in a comfy and aesthetically pleasing place with someone who loves me but allows me my independence to go off and be a cat that walks alone when I need to.

What would I strive to be? Probably not a tiger or a lion; they play too rough [/Elvis], they either have to hunt their food down, or they're captive. Probably just a better cat. :-)

Comments

[kerravonsen]

Prrrrrr.

I don't think I'm carefree enough to be a cat.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you'd be an animal that enjoys working, then. :-)

[kerravonsen]

But those tend to be bees and ants and things, and I'm not a regimented robot either...

Maybe I'm an oyster, and I make pearls... Hmmm.

[kerravonsen]

No, no I've got it! A beaver! 8-)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I wasn't thinking of them: more horses and dogs and other animals who enjoy work and companionship.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

A beaver's good: they're engineers!

[kerravonsen]

Exactly! 8-)

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

I think I's like to be a cat too, but it would be a terrible thing to be with the wrong human taking care of you

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Then you leave and find a better one. :-) I've heard of cats doing that. One of my friends got a dog and her cat moved in with an old lady three houses away.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

I certainly think that Thomas is beautiful.

I can imagine myself as a cat, too, though I'd probably be more of a stay-at-home cat, and want to do a lot of lap-sitting.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

My previous tabbies were gorgeous: such lovely snakelike markings. It's just that a lot of people tend not to notice the beauty of the more common types like tabbies, tortoise shells, black and whites. Solid colours seem to get more admiration for some reason.

Here are my two:
Sigi (http://www.farsight.net.nz/images/sigi.jpg), who was intelligent, wise, serene, and a real companion
Petra (http://www.farsight.net.nz/images/petra.jpg), who wasn't very bright but so playful and sweet

The icon isn't Sam, a childhood family cat, but it's very like him.

I still miss them.

[jomacmouse.livejournal.com]

I still miss them.

They're family, so you will miss them, yes. I still think of Cindy, the cat we had throughout my childhood, and Sam, the beagle we had before Rusty.

[kerravonsen]

It's just that a lot of people tend not to notice the beauty of the more common types like tabbies, tortoise shells, black and whites. Solid colours seem to get more admiration for some reason.

I don't resemble that remark.

The cat we had in Sydney, Sinbad, was a black-and-white. The cat we had in Brisbane was a silver tabby (lovely!). Her name was Mithril.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Silver tabbies are stunning!

I said "a lot of people". :-) I often have visitors say how beautiful Claudia and Tessa are (and friendly); Sigi and Petra used to charm too, but with their personalities. I thought them both very beautiful though.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

They're a huge part of your life, in love and in length of theirs (most cats and dogs live into their teens) and I'll never forget any of them.

[jomacmouse.livejournal.com]

*nods in fervent agreement*

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Oh, Sigi, especially, was lovely! Thank you for the pictures!

I know that, sometimes, when Muffin's black coat catches the sunlight, I think he looks magnificent. But Thomas has always been beautiful to me.

I can imagine you missing them. Isn't it strange: they can't speak, we don't *really* know exactly what's going on in their heads, and they really are so different. Yet they're so definitely individuals and friends.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Sigi was a cat of rare and great beauty and wisdom; Petra was more cute. :-) Sigi had an exotic and noble look, and often appeared to be going "Ooh" because her mouth markings looked like a little round O. Her golden eyes don't show up that well in that pic but they were lovely too, and both of them looked as if they had kohl around their eyes.

I do miss them. Like Claudia and Tessa, they loved each other too, and Petra was so bereft when Sigi died; Sigi was the one whose heart failed under an anaesthetic.

I've often thought that cats don't just allow us to caress the tiger, but also to meet the alien. There's so much we don't understand about each other but there's love and acceptance on both sides.

Thomas is beautiful. He's very like Sam, the cat our family had.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

There's so much we don't understand about each other but there's love and acceptance on both sides.

It's true, and that's a lovely way of thinking about it. Thank you.