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My Day With Tom...

This is the profile picture of the neighbourhood stray. Actually, from the amount of time he spends in our yard, you could call him ours! To date, he has not asked for/ stolen from our kitchen and I have never offered him food/drink. But, I have given him a name..... the most unimaginative 'TOM'. As usual, one morning last week, I heard some neighbours yelling 'shoos' and kids hollering out exaggerated 'miaows'.......and, I knew.... Tom would now come to his safest haven - our yard! On a sudden whim, I decided to  keep track of the time he spent here.....  I first found Tom at around 9.30 a.m- comfortably settled under the Allamanda shrubs. Some time later, he was eating  what I call 'Animal-grass'...... You know, dogs and cats eat this particular grass when they have indigestion..... self-medication! Since I have caught Tom eating Animal-grass quite often, I'm inclined to believe that he gets a tummy-ache regularly! A