Fourth in my series of ten favorite photos of summer, thus far…

Inari

In Kyoto, Japan, I was hiking back down sacred and spiritually powerful Mount Inari when I came across a vending machine (yes…only in Japan).  A group of young feral cats, uninhibited, came out from behind the machine to greet me. I took a couple pics. 

Then, this lil’ guy sat by himself in the grass and stared directly at me as I shot this photo. When I saw it afterwards, I was like…”what??!!” Instantly, one of my favorite pics ever taken.