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January Visit Home to Encinitas

·Encinitas, California·#winter#dogs#pets#cats#home-life
A tan cat bats at a toy while an orange cat rests on a grey floor in front of a blue cat mural.

January visit home to Encinitas. First stop was the cat lounge with the giant blue cat painted floor to ceiling across the back wall. Three orange cats had the run of the place — one buff-colored one went after a string toy and then wrestled a little leopard-print ball on the floor, while a tabby stretched out along the baseboard under the mural, looking small against a nose taller than it was.

Back at the house the dogs claimed the bed, both of them parked on the striped comforter next to the yellow blanket, sharing space with a stuffed monkey pillow and tolerating attention. The sky over the neighborhood went pink and orange along the ridge, houses lighting up below the balcony.

Outside, the little tan one pointed its nose straight up into the sun, eyes shut, and stayed that way.

Three orange cats are in a room with a blue mural depicting a large cat's face.Two orange cats lie on a gray floor, one in the foreground holds a toy, with a blue wall behind.From behind a railing, a hillside neighborhood under a dark blue and orange sunset sky overlooks the ocean.Two dogs on a bed, one black and white on a blue blanket, one brown on a yellow blanket.Two dogs sit on a bed with a teal blanket and a yellow fluffy blanket, in a room.Two dogs on a bed, one black and white, one tan, with a yellow blanket and a stuffed animal.Two dogs lie on blankets, one black, white, and tan, the other tan, inside a room with a green wall and window.A light brown dog with its eyes closed and nose up, illuminated by sunlight against a clear blue sky.

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