Miss Molly writes of her concerns over something that she sees in photos.
Dear Miss
Lotus,
My mum was
looking at old photos the other day. She
takes so many photos of her four-legged family, but something really startled
me! I noticed that many of my feline
brethren have “evil eyes!” What’s wrong
with our eyes?? Look at me!!
And my
sister, Lucy
My other
sister, Taffy
And even my
brother, Fallon
And look
what happened to my sister Pumpkin!
She became a
Christmas village piece!
In fear of
my eyes,
Molly
Dear Miss
Molly,
Oh, my, Miss
Molly. You have worked yourself into a
tizzy! Relax and be assured that your
eyes are not “evil eyes,” but are a glorious gift for your nighttime
travels! Now, as you know, you are more
active at night, no? That is the same with your brother, Fallon. Because you are more active at night, you and
other animals like you have crystals in your eyes that allow you to see in the
dark. WooHoo! Let me tell you how our two-legged relations
describe it.
The
two-leggeds, being fancy-shmancy, call the structure that makes our eyes glow
the “tapetum lucidum.” The two-leggeds
can be clever (well, sometimes) and use the word “lucid” (“lucidum”) which means “clear.”
“Tapetum” means “layer,” or more specifically “layer of cells.” So this layer of cells, which contains
crystals, brings clarity to the dark, or allows for night vision. You see, the crystals reflect the light that
may not have been used by your eye; by reflecting that light, this magical
tapetum lucidum gives you a second chance to use that light! Such powerful
creatures we night walkers are! Hehe. So don’t confuse your powerful eyes for “evil
eyes.” In photos, they just reflect the
light from the flash the two-leggeds use.
Now I will tell you who has evil eyes: have you ever seen photos of
two-leggeds with red eyes??? Such
horror!
Yours Truly,
Miss Lotus
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