PURRING...

Bumped into this cat the other day while walking around a marina near us. It was pretty cute and had a healthy mistrust of me. I had to respect that.

I wouldn't particularly trust something that was twenty times bigger than me and looked as dishevelled as I did/do.

It did let me stroke it, but then I thought it might be a cunning plan to infect me with ringworm.

It wouldn't be the first time. Back in 85 I befriended a whole group of cats in Lanzarote. One, a kitten, was particularly friendly and sat on my lap under the stars most evenings.

It gave me ringworm, which did clear up. But we shared some special moments.