submitted for the Weekly Informal Challenge, "Best of 2012."

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This is one of my favorite photos from last year. This was a stray cat I fed. He wouldn't let me close to him and it took a long time to even get a photo. He was wary but getting used to me. Then one day he disappeared never to return.

It reminds me of The Little Prince.

"What does that mean--'tame'?"
"You do not live here," said the fox. "What is it that you are looking for?"
"I am looking for men," said the little prince. "What does that mean--'tame'?"
"Men," said the fox. "They have guns, and they hunt. It is very disturbing. They also raise chickens. These are their only interests. Are you looking for chickens?"
"No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean--'tame'?"
"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. "It means to establish ties."

With our cameras, we establish ties.

"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."