December 24: Cat

I hope I can get back to participating on the 365 project. I had total knee replacement surgery six weeks ago. I have been concentrating on doing the things that will aid my recovery, such as doing two complete sessions of home physical therapy exercises. My stamina is beginning to come back now.

The story behind this shot: I saw this cat jump over the gate in my back yard. He stalked around, hunting a bird to eat and catch. The neighborhood rabbit visited the daffodil bed at the same time. The cat saw the rabbit. The cat chased the rabbit across the yard. He was not successful. My dog went outside during the chase scene. He saw the cat and chased after the cat. My dog was not successful either.

[Peter Dulis]

superb eyes - fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Wow! Great focus on the eyes. Fav.

[Daisy Miller]

@pdulis @sangwann Thank you for your favs. This cat made it easy for me to focus on his eyes, as he looked right at the camera.

[Joy's Focus]

Cute story! I hope your knee improves everyday. I know how painful those procedures are. Merry Christmas!

[Brigette]

Beautiful creature. I hope your rehab is going to plan Vikki and you are getting mobile! Take care

[Daisy Miller]

@joysfocus Thanks for your comments. I have been in pain most of the year. I am in less pain now than I was. I will be glad when the pain fades more.

[Daisy Miller]

@brigette Thank you. The bad parts of the recovery are the pain and not being able to bend my knee back as far as I want. The good part is that I can walk without a cane (except on rough ground or long distances), and being able to lift and straighten my knee.I work each day on recovering more.