January Ginger

Whence hast thou then, thou witless puss,
The magic power to charm us thus?
Is it that in thy glaring eye
And rapid movements we descry...
... A lion darting on his prey,
A tiger at his ruthless play?

Extract from 'The Kitten'
By Joanna Baillie (1762 - 1851)

I finally got around to putting up my calendar for 2012 - Ivory Cats. This is the picture for January, Dandelion on William Morris copyright Lesley Anne Ivory (2011). The poem is on the calendar too.