ephemera

Cat 1996-2006 Originally uploaded by suzukichick.

people like to post images of their deceased pets on flickr. in their comments the posters often address their late pet directly, such as this one from suzukichick : “You nearly made it to 2007, boy. RIP”

there are also a number of ‘pools’, such as “in memoriam of our cats” and “loving memories” where members share pictures and console each other over the loss of their pets. like : “He gave you ten years of unconditional love.”

people also post interesting bits of information : in ancient egypt … when a cat died, the whole family and probably their closest friends, went into mourning, the measure of their personal loss signalled by their shaving off their eyebrows. (feline fancier)