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Lazy afternoon in the South End
By adamg on Thu, 08/28/2014 - 11:09pm
Roving UHub photographer Jed Hresko happened upon this bucolic scene this afternoon on Pembroke Street.
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Adorbs!
The cat is waiting
..for Helen Merrill. http://youtu.be/Pvzz-CtsJuM
Too comfy
That cat looks entirely too comfortable! Poor thing.. cats have such a hard life /sarcasm
You have no idea
Cats are especially susceptible to localised gravitational anomalies. Often, when they're just walking along, doubtless heading to the cat office to do cat stuff, BOOM! They hit a gravity pocket which knocks them down and they just have to lie there, recovering their strength. Possibly for hours.
It's worse if there's a sunbeam because the downward pressure of the photons acts as a force multiplier for the gravity.
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Cats tummies
are really solar cells
With apologies to Bill Watterson
Beautiful
That is one pretty kitty!
Taking full advantage now
Taking full advantage now that the dog days of summer are over.
You know right away it's a South End
cat and not a Beacon Hill cat. A Beacon Hill cat would lounge on the brick.
Citizen Complaint of the Day
This cat is off leash, and is not historically approprirate for the neighborhood (It should be wearing a tri-corner hat at the very least) . Please have it removed immediately.
Give them a break
It's a slim black and white cat so it's a historically accurate compromise. If it was an orange tabby that would be grounds for a lawsuit.
jealous bitching and moaning
jealous bitching and moaning is so unbecoming on a beautiful Friday morning
It's a joke, son
Really.
Yeah, it's a joke, but...
Yeah, it's a joke, but it's one that has the intent and the effect of ridiculing the work of volunteers, who, for no particular personal gain, are putting in the time and effort that it takes to exercise responsible stewardship of a historic neighborhood. The people who opposed the bulldozing of the West End, or who opposed the building of the 'Green Monster' elevated highway through Boston, were, of course, subject to similar ridicule.
Decaf
from now on.
Thank you for posting this
Thank you for posting this comment.
Fighting against the wholesale demolition
of buildings, whether or not said buildings actually have any "historical" value (and most serious preservations would agree that age alone doesn't count), is indeed responsible stewardship of your neighborhood.
However, to use a recent example, fighting against the colors and materials for Federally-mandated sidewalk improvements is NOT responsible stewardship - it's just being anal and snobbish for no legitimate reason.
I believe the latter sentiment was the point of the previous poster's joke.
Cite, please?
There is nothing in the federal regulations that would require the materials that the city wants to use in spite of the city's own architecture commission having rejected them. The alternative proposals are equally compliant with the Federal mandate.
50 years ago, your side would have said, "There's nothing wrong with protecting things that are worth protecting, but the people trying to stand in the way of slum clearance, modernization, and progress by blocking the rehabilitation of the West End are just being anal and snobbish for no legitimate reason."
All this from a cat on a
All this from a cat on a sidewalk....
Wooooooooosh
Wooooooooosh
He got the joke. He just didn
He got the joke. He just didn't think it was funny.
cool cat
I feel a little more relaxed just looking at this cat!
brick alignment/south end
not sure I like the looks of those bricks. one of those damn cyclists might ride by, catch a groove and squish the kitty.
You...don't... ride on the...
You...don't... ride on the... ugh why bother
Kitty
might not have permission to be outside.
A friend of mine has a cat who is skilled at pushing out screens and jumping out windows, if he so chooses to be outside. Living on the 4th/5th floor did not deter him, either.
Also sadly a lot of strays in
Also sadly a lot of strays in that area too. This cat looks like it's well fed at least.
Collapsible Leg Syndrome
This cat is obviously suffering from Collapsible Leg Syndrome, an affliction which causes the animal to suddenly fall over on its side whenever a warm or comfortable surface is available.
I know this cat....
I know this is 2 weeks late, but.... this is Zeke. Zeke is out and about quite often. I can't tell for certain from this pic, but I think that's his house he's in front of, though he often wanders the streets and alleys.
The best sighting was him on a corner, sprawled out as you can see he does. The owner walked by with a pizza and the cat followed. Turns out, when owner goes for pizza, Zeke follows to the corner, then waits...
PS- Zeke also likes bowls of milk. I thought that was just a schtick from Tom & Jerry.