Monday Musing.

Keith's Ramblings

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He was born too soon. They said he wouldn’t survive, but somehow he did.

When he was two, he left the house and got lost. He was missing for days, but eventually wandered back as if nothing had happened.

In his third year he thought he could fly. He leapt from a very high tree but found he was unable to. Fortunately he landed in a bush.

He was four and feeling very brave when he tried chasing a dog, but it turned on him. Somehow he escaped, goodness knows how.

His fifth year was a difficult one. He became unwell after sipping some rat poison on a nearby farm. We were told to expect the worst but against all odds he recovered.

As a proud six year old he’d would walk down the street, head in the air, king of all he surveyed. One day he saw something interesting across the road and walked in front of a car. How he survived we’ll never know.

When he was seven he poked his head through the railings of an iron fence then couldn’t get it out again!  It was several hours before someone found him and set him free. 

He was eight years old when he stepped inside a clothes dryer. He was fast asleep on a pile of damp washing when someone switched it on! He was spotted soon after and jumped out dizzy and hot, but unharmed!

As a typical nine year old he loved to explore. One day he went down a fox hole and got stuck. Hours later a gamekeeper helped him escape.

He would have been ten this year. He wanted to know how it felt to swim. He discovered too late that he couldn’t. 

In our garden there’s a mound of soil topped with a little plaque that says ‘Casper our Curious Cat’.



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Image credit; Haoli Chen @ Unsplash

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27 thoughts on “Monday Musing.”

  1. Denise Hammond's avatar Denise Hammond Nov 3, 2025 / 14:38

    Nice tribute. When I was young, we had a cat that went missing for days. It finally showed up covered in mud. Lord knows what he had fallen into.

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  2. Dale's avatar Dale Nov 3, 2025 / 14:39

    Awww… that is the life of a cat, isn’t it? Sad demise of the curious one.

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  3. carol mck's avatar carol mck Nov 3, 2025 / 14:49

    What a kitty ~ a survivor for sure ~ so sad to lose him ~ hugs,

    an artist reflects

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  4. Sadje's avatar Sadje Nov 3, 2025 / 16:55

    Aww, cute tribute to Casper. He actually had only nine lives. A sweet story Keith.

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Nov 4, 2025 / 15:50

      The saying says, ‘a cat has nine lives, for three he plays, for three he strays and for the last three he stays’. Casper played for all nine though! Thanks, Sadje.

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