Pawli Surveys his Domain
by Lenore Senior
Title
Pawli Surveys his Domain
Artist
Lenore Senior
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUEL TRASK (Nov. 16)! November 11, 2012. This is the story of Pawli, as told by my sister, FAA artist, Dawn Senior-Trask. She sent me the photo and I reworked it in P/S E8: "You'll never believe what happened this morning. We got up at 6 to get the chores done in time to get to Polly's graveside service [a dear friend of the family], and while it was still dark Juel had stepped out onto the deck when he heard a faint sound. After hearing it several times, he called, "Kitty, kitty!" and a cat jumped into his lap! We have several feral cats around, including a siamese, and this one is a siamese/tabby mix but younger and smaller, and obviously someone's pet. He was very hungry and thirsty so we brought him in and took care of him -- he was really starved -- and Juel immediately started calling him "Pawli. " And that's the odd thing -- he's the same coloring as Polly's favorite cat. Polly had a kazillion cats, as you know, but she had a favorite that she kept indoors with her all the time. It had longer hair than this one, but the same color. We thought it was kind of amazing. "Pawli" soon had the dogs under control, but Flopsy [now Dawn & Juel's cat since my mother's death] was not happy and yowls at him, though they haven't actually fought. "Pawli" is a very sweet, affectionate and absolutely gorgeous cat." Despite phone calls to neighbors, Dawn has not located the owner. UPDATE: Pawli now owns Dawn and Juel, to their absolute delight. Their Australian Shepherd, Leila, mediates between Pawli and Flopsy to keep the cats safe, despite scratches to herself. Amazing. UPDATE: Dawn & Juel kept the cat, being unable to find the owner. On Jan. 2, 2013, the vet's office confirmed Pawli is a 2 year old neutered male.
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Comments (26)
Lianne Schneider
Oh this is amazing Lenore - I sooooooooo love it. And what a remarkable story - so touching. F.V. xoxo
Judy Via-Wolff
Couldn't leave without commenting on how cool this is! Anything with a cat draws me of course, Love the texture! fv vt
Joyce Dickens
This is beautiful Lenore; I love the story of Polly and the way that the Australian Shepherd mediates between Polly and Flopsy is just amazing.....my cat Schmitty is also a Siamese and Tabby mix and a gorgeous cat- when I saw this beautiful image of Polly I thought, oh wow, this could be Schmitty.......awesome post work on this lovely image my friend! Joyce
Phyllis Kaltenbach
Oh, I love "Polly Surveys Her Domain!" So beautiful! Thank you, Lenore for the Feature on "Seeing Double!" :-)
Mona Edulescu
You created such a beautiful image after Dawn's photo, Lenore... Polly is adorable... and your story fantastic! :) F&V
Guy Ricketts
Perfect representation of a cat's philosophy: this is MY world, and you are all living in it. Such a nice story of how Polly entered your life. I'm glad she now has a home and can survey her kingdom in peace. fv
Sherri Of Palm Springs
how precious, got to love our cats, beautiful Lenore, fv Sherri:):) congrats on your feature!!
Carl Rolfe
I'm sure cats believe they own the world, this art re-enforces the notion, great capture and finish v
Dawn Senior-Trask
Awww! What a sweet birthday present for Juel! You made this snapshot into a lovely and delightful piece of art, Lenore! Thank you so much!
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