Unintended snuggle

Photo description: 50-pound black dog laying on a patterned rug, six inches away from a gray tabby kitten also laying on the floor with a blanket.
Photo description: same dog, same cat, same floor, dog is now in his side, pressed up against the kitten. Both have their eyes closed.

I’m not entirely sure Griffin the dog knew he snuggled Thor the kitten. It seemed very casual. Normally Griffin doesn’t put up with cuddles, scratches yes, cuddles not for long, even from humans. He’ll put up with Missy being close when they are in the car, or wrestling, but nothing that could be called a cuddle. Which makes me think this was unintentional. I’m very interested to see what happens when it gets cold around here.

I’m also trying a new photo caption method. I’ve almost always tried to have meaningful captions on my photos in case the photo doesn’t load, or my reader can’t see the photo and is using a reading program. It has long irritated me that on some displays the caption looks like part of the narrative, like some lost sentence fragment. I know about alt text, but I don’t like that it is hidden except for audio renditions. (It makes it hard to proofread and feels clandestine.) I saw a post with this type of photo description, and I like it. It a concise photo description with what is, I hope, the essentials of the photo. For those unable to see the photo, it gives enough to form a mental image, and for those able to see the photo, tells them what I think is important in the image. Nothing deliberately hidden, I hope. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou