Cats, Sky and Life

                    

Hey y'all here in 2023, this is it, a post in a long while. It was always a part of the plan to be back here. Plan stayed on in mind then in words and in writing to finally make it to this platform. Much has happened and here we are. Hopefully from here on out there will be many more jotting, musing and everyday life that I can share here. So without further ado here is a bit from my morning . 

I finally am trying to be a morning person with much effort. against a force of habit from the last 2 decades. Many things from then has lost its meaning and new things have took its place. Yet it is a struggle to break and build habits and I am a work in progress as can be expected.

Back to my morning, so I go for morning walks, i am quite happy about this and enjoying the chill in the air which, come May will completely fade until November shows up again. Hopefully the habit sticks through the hot and humid as it is in the clear and chilly.

The skies paint amazing pictures every morning and evening. I make it a point to either catch a sunset or a sunrise. I prefer the sunrises and blue skies in the winter months though. 

The park to where i go is simple , its about a kilometer from where i live so that's 2 kms to and fro and then about 1.5 km path that goes around an artificial pond much in the shape of a distorted infinity.

There are as many cats as there are humans, on an average day, barring the busy times in the eve or during the weekends. On a rare rainy day it sparkles but hardly anyone visits and the cats go missing as well. The last 3 years there were a bunch of rabbits to warm the heart. Ironically come this year the year of the rabbit they went out of sight. I hope they are in a better place, they brought so much joy just showing up unexpected from the bush, lying around in a camoflage or just running away. Thank you for your service during these tempestuous years.

So cats! I was never a cat person but now i believe there is cat within every other human being you see. Have you felt that? 

There are some beautiful cats at the park, perfect proportions and all that. And cat lovers are keenly feeding them everyday. I think except in the hot months they live a very cozy life. 

They have free food, lush lodging, freedom , space to roam, attention, sprinklers and buddies to play with, birds to chase and a great community living for their species in one place. 

There is something cool about these cats. They are don't care ( not the crazy ones) and looks very deep, laid back or fun. True, they can be entitled and unapologetic to the point when you are around them, it might feel like it's a cat's world and we are living in it. But above all they love themselves, are great at self care and not too shabby to look at. There is a thing or two we all can learn from them.  Sorry I am a little rusty with my writing. Although no one will read it, i'd like to write as if someone is. Now back to the morning.

Today, i woke up with weird dreams, the kind which are not entirely enjoyable. Yet there was some traveling involved in it, which was good. The moon was still there for a bit as the sky turned shades of copper to yellow and eventually blue.

The sun took no time to peak out from behind the silhouette of a distant building .The white milky cloud stretched and grew across the smooth blue sky in a stroke.

I love blue skies, did I mention that? It is beautiful. 

I caught an elegant black cat musing as though in self reflection as it started its day, staring into the ripples of the water. Something must be weighing in on his mind i thought. 

On the other side a jogger was caught slightly startled by a crossing tomcat.

A gardener wiping his tears, as his comrades gathered around . I wonder if it was a heart break or some thing more serious. After all love was in the air just a couple of days ago. It is the time for heartaches and  heart eyes. 

Later in the morning sprinklers went off and more kids showed up some at the play ground. 

A mom skipping under the tree as her little ones roared in laughter.

A gardener patiently waiting for a granny to move from the track before he can ride his buggy car.

As i sat down on the lawn to write my daily journal. I wondered how one might think that a daily walk at the park will be the same everyday. But every day at the park feels otherwise. World over so many people visits parks and so many different things unfold there. 

A tiny bird tweeting from a tree branch brought be back from my writing. As I exited the park grounds, a cheeky orange cat played with the plaster that was ripping off from the wall while its 2 friends slowly eased into deep slumber. Ahh the good life of cats at the park.

The tea shop outside still not busy and without any stops I made my way from this small green space of peace into the chaos of the roads.

I hope you all have parks nearby too where ever you live. Do take time to pay a visit and enjoy its different sights. While there, take a look at the sky once in a while, I assure you it is instantly calming and therapeutic.

I will be back with more park and cat news and thoughts.