Animal Art

by carolynholm

Dear Mommy,
I love this thingy! It’s Cat Art!
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
I’m glad you like it. And I’m glad I was able to catch it when you nearly knocked it off my desk.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
That was an accident. I was examining it. The cat is very realistic. It is much better Animal Art than all those chickens on your kitchen windowsill. Why would you want to have chickens there????
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
I like chickens. They are part of my Origin Story. I grew up in a small Northern California town that was famous for it’s chicken and egg production. At that time they called Petaluma The Chicken Capital of the World. I even had a chicken costume for Halloween when I was five.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
A chicken costume???? That just sounds weird.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
I was five years old. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
I guess you couldn’t help it.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
We had backyard chickens for years, until we moved last year. Don’t you remember them?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
I remember visiting their garden estate. They were intimidating.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
They didn’t seem too worried about you. Most of those girls were hefty hens. But I worried a bit about Tiny Tina. She was just a little Bantam hen, half the size of the others. I took you out of the enclosure when I saw you eying Tiny Tina with predatory interest.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
She did look pounce-able. But overall I have to say the chickens weren’t very smart. Not as smart as cats. Probably the only thing they are good for is to be Chicken Art on your windowsill.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
Chickens, like cats, are as smart as they need to be.
Love, Carolyn

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