{"id":1372,"date":"2009-04-15T23:31:57","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T04:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1372"},"modified":"2009-04-16T00:45:41","modified_gmt":"2009-04-16T05:45:41","slug":"rat-a-photo-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1372","title":{"rendered":"rat: a photo essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple weeks ago, <a href=\"http:\/\/stumblingoverchaos.com\">Chris<\/a> (who writes about all the best internet contests) let her readers know that there were rats for feline friends to be won from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moderncat.net\/\">moderncat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One arrived at our house Saturday. It was greeted with open jaws&#8230; <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446886138\/\" title=\"A Rat! by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3662\/3446886138_95275a603d.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"A Rat!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look! A rat!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446885750\/\" title=\"Mine! by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3395\/3446885750_f7fe83073b.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Mine!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mine!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446070943\/\" title=\"I'm Just Going to Take This over Here by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3580\/3446070943_761cdf5077.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"I'm Just Going to Take This over Here\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m just going to take this over here, if you don&#8217;t mind&#8230; Actually, I don&#8217;t really care if you do mind&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446890174\/\" title=\"I Have Vanquished the Rat by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3304\/3446890174_4c47ef93b5.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"I Have Vanquished the Rat\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vanquished!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446889676\/\" title=\"Tasty Tail by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3318\/3446889676_a75588423c.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Tasty Tail\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mmmm&#8230; Tasty tail&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446074739\/\" title=\"After the Chase, I Deserve a Bath by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3581\/3446074739_d12d027131.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"After the Chase, I Deserve a Bath\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After such hard work, I deserve a bath.<\/p>\n<p>Several hours later&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446067947\/\" title=\"Ha! At Last! by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3304\/3446067947_610598cf05.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Ha! At Last!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ha ha! Mine at last!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446880518\/\" title=\"Dude...! by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3353\/3446880518_48729829d4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Dude...!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dude&#8230;! This is a <em>good<\/em> rat!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446872548\/\" title=\"I Don't Get It... by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3414\/3446872548_2ce4cf789a.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"I Don't Get It...\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t get it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446057699\/\" title=\"Mmmm... Tail.... by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3308\/3446057699_a2465a717f.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Mmmm... Tail....\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <em>is<\/em> a very tasty tail&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446057239\/\" title=\"I'm Not Sharing... by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3664\/3446057239_0fc4576832.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"I'm Not Sharing...\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sharing. I don&#8217;t care how much you stare.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3446871270\/\" title=\"It's. All. Mine. by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3364\/3446871270_5051736725.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"It's. All. Mine.\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s. All. 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