The Cats of Asilah

When I was searching the web to see what experiences other people might have had with Moroccan children, I noticed that everyone's travel photos of Morocco include a cat. There's a reason why: cats are everywhere. I have a few cat pictures of my own.

Cats on the wall, last year

This year: same wall, new mural, new cat

Another mural, same theme

I showed a closer view of this cat in an earlier post.

Cat at the mosque

Many of the cats are strays, but some have homes. This one goes in and out through the window.

Window ledge cat

Cats love the fishing harbor.

This cat was hanging out on the platform at the train station, a place we also hang out a lot.

Train station cat

Okay, enough of that.  There are a few dogs around too.

Side note: Here's a closer look at the yellow mural in the background.

The blue writing is graffiti (if you consider the mural a form of graffiti, then it's graffiti on the graffiti.) It says "Hercules," the name given to a farmer who has become a local hero for standing up to the developers who want his land. His name is written on other murals as well.