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Trip to a Tilsonburg Cattery

My youngest daughter purchased a Ragdoll kitten from a breeder in Tilsonburg and I was delighted to drive there to pick it up.

West of Brantford, I drove the entire route on rural roads. Here is some of what I saw:

Some birds:

Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Crow
Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll

Some botany:

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
Goldenrod Gall with woodpecker drilling
Hawthorn (Crataegus)
Crack Willow (Salix fragilis)
Silver Maple (Acer sachharinum)
Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Common Burdock (Arctium minus)
Basswood (Tilia americana)
Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
Phragmites (Phragmites australis)
Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia)
Red Raspberry (Rubus strigosus)

The new kitten:

“Ragdoll” kitten
“Ragdoll” kitten

CAT POETRY

Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called the Hidden Paw—
For he’s the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad’s despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime—Macavity’s not there! – T S Eliot

Miles Hearn

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