gazing at spring
the cat on the window ledge
in a pot of grass
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gazing at spring
the cat on the window ledge
in a pot of grass
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©️2019 Ontheland
Ontheland 
Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #5: Janice’s latest haiku!
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Thank you, Frank :))
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spinach smoothie
instead of wheat grass
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That would be something if the cat plopped into sprouts that were grown for a smoothie 🙂
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Nice one 🙂
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Thanks, Jane. We have indoor cats but the history and practices of human domestication of cats and dogs both puzzle and fascinate me.
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Me too. Dogs in particular have been transformed from a wild animal to a sort of human accessory. The way we deform their bodies according to whims of fashion is disgusting.
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Yes breeding ‘desired’ traits has really gone overboard.
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They look unnatural and they have lost the canine instincts and sense of their ancestors. Sad.
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It is sad.
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😦
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//Dogs in particular have been transformed from a wild animal to a sort of human accessory.//
Yeah, but dogs like us. They really do. Studies show that when given the chance, dogs prefer socializing with human rather than other dogs. Our partnership has been a tremendous benefit to both our species, though not without snags. Humans abuse their dogs while dogs maim and kill humans. Dogs may have changed us as much as we changed them.
And the way we deform their bodies goes deeper than first glances. Turns out, dogs have this really cool bit of genetic material that’s uniquely malleable and gummy. You can’t, for example, do with cats what we do with dogs. It allows dogs to rapidly adjust (or evolve) to our needs. You can see that as us taking advantage of them, but you can also see as part of a dog’s evolutionary toolkit that allows them to always be the friend we need — and to their benefit. That too comes with snags, but nothing in this world is care free.
I write all that as a dog owner and lover. Have a cat too. And occasionally wheat grass.
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Yes you survey the topic well…mutual benefit and mutual empathy are certainly present…especially with dogs.
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