Late night, busy morning.
I take an afternoon nap.
Immediately she’s on the bed
beside me as always, but not
purring, not settling to rest.
Head up, ears cocked,
she’s on guard.
But against what?
I wake later to flashes of light
and violent thunder-claps.
and violent thunder-claps.
I don't think I could have slept through such alarm! Amazing picture. Together with the words, my pulse quickened.
ReplyDeleteIt was really my camera flash gone wrong, taken before the storm, but in hindsight I thought it looked like lightning.
DeleteMy cat would have been under the covers at the first hint of thunder!
ReplyDeleteYes, when it actually got here she went under the dining table for the duration.
DeleteA wonderful photo. They always know ahead of time. How Pup abhorred thunder.
ReplyDeleteShe does too, and always hides under the table when it finally arrives. An intelligent choice of safe place, I think. My old cats, Levi and Freya, used to love storms, and always insisted on watching through the open door.
DeleteThey can hear and feel the unsettled air, even if the storm is still a way off. Well captured moment.
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