A stuffed cat sat on a chair in front of a window. It looked perpetually relaxed sitting there, never moving, never chasing a mouse. Inert yet soft.

A large cat mask, being worn by a man during the 2009 San Francisco LGBT Parade, gazed up close directly into the camera.

A black cat statue remained at the back of the shelf as other knick-knacks were added over time. A carved wooden giraffe up-staged the cat. And to add insult to injury, a plastic bottle completely blew away any hint of an aesthetic.