The Purr Lined Lester

Whilst the majority of us don't have aelurophobia, there are some that do.  I have no direct knowledge of any intention of mine to tether one of said beasts to the curb for freeing to PITA.  My concerns are with developing aural chains.  One of our friendly felines can be chained to the house and deck with a bell around its neck.

In past  annus magnus we had a cat of the Bengal genus, (loves water), who would stray houses away skulking about in the under-matter for sundry rodentia.  With a bell on his neck, my coffee stays calm and soothing.  He rarely leaves the deck and at farthest ventures to the neighbours to stare at various Sciuridae chomping on local nuts.  Who woodda thunk that a bell is a chain?

So as fate would have it. We have this cat, his name is not Lester.  One notorite does in fact call him that.  Coincidence?  We think not.  This one purrs at an inaudible level.  You need your cranium pasted to his side to detect the internal tintinnabulation in his tummy.  Affection at their choice, not ours.

Now orange is not high on the list of camouflage colours.  Especially striped orange.  But as all thylacine types, hunting is in his blood.  Most of these are characterized by a smaller braincase and jaws with an enormous, almost 90-degree gape, and orange stripes.  This felidae tigris sits above small holes made by Terrestrial squirrels, (read Chipmunk) with his fenestrated mouth, waiting for the rodent to do a dental inspection.  And they do at times.  His smaller than average cranium does not allow him to develop sly cunning operations to gather food.

Instead his larger than average mouth opening looks more like an inviting room added on to the unsuspecting Chippy’s burrow.

We are pleased that the bell chains him close.  Not that pleased at his hunting techniques.

Coffee calms the chasm while watching this exhibition.

Mark Hull Du Calumet, First of the coterie of York, Son of Don, Scion of Karl in the House of Pfunkstadt, Connubial of Suzanne, Yeoman to the Hun of Honda, Prevailing in the Seat of Hespeler , Having been again to Australia

Comments

[Ron Pavellas]

[this is good] I hesitate, briefly, to point out that the word is correctly spelled "ailurophobia," but I did understand you. I am an ailurophile myself. Good articel.
Ron
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[The Coffee Guy]

Ron, I understand there is that specific spelling in common parlance.  However Sisson's Word and Expression Locator lists both spellings.  Thusly, as I am want to do I used the "AE" as I oft am known to do with the word "Aether".
I am glad you enjoyed the post and welcome you back frequently as there are 14 or fiftenn pages of past posts I am sure you have not read.them all yet.
Ciao.