2/10/2006: Rescued cat is pissed

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This one is making the rounds. Like yesterday's image it came from an IotDer I didn't connect to a username - if y'all want credit when you send things along, do let me know, eh? But thanks anyway!

Cat reactions don't generally make the most interesting IotDs, but this one is a great reaction, in the middle of a great photograph. Soggy with freezing water, gray with smoke, and grabbed by a fireman whose protective gear doesn't let the cat do anything but complain... I think I might have the same reaction.

I love how the photo catches two different reactions, looking in two different directions. I love how it picks up the gray fur and the gray smoke above. I love how the white all over tells you about the condition and the cold. I love how the only real color is the fireman's red. I love the different textures - fur, fabric, icicles, ice-covered tree, geometric brick and stairs.

And I love how the cat is totally enraged... but ironically, now has no reason for rage, because now it will live to see another day.