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Perhaps it has an owner. Perhaps it simply has a neighborhood. It looked at home either way.
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Plaka, Athens, Greece<\/p>\n

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Camera:<\/b> Canon EOS R7
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Lens:<\/b> Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary
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\n Focal Length: 187.0 mm
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Photo Taken: May 19, 2026
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Perhaps it has an owner. Perhaps it simply has a neighborhood. It looked at home either way. Plaka, Athens, Greece Camera: Canon EOS R7 Lens: Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary Capture Information: Focal Length: 187.0 mm Shutter Speed: 1\/2500 Aperture: f\/5.6 ISO: 800 Photo Taken: May 19, 2026 High resolution Flickr Gallery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[18323,635,640,18332,16476,16428,1564,2623,16475,4176,4183,16440,16438,18318,4914,4943,4945,4948,5352,5354,5483,18324,5485,16863,14619,16433,16434,5848,16435,16441,16436,6446,18320,17233,7937,7942,18327,8113,16504,16505,18322,9828,18321,9877,18328,10033,18333,10574,10637,11176,18330,18329,12370,18331,16494,16155,12748,18319,15523,13795,17232,18326,17231,18317,13954,18325,14036,15789,16466,16748,16513,17235,16439,16437,18334],"class_list":["post-37386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-related-posts","tag-alert-cat","tag-animal","tag-animalia","tag-arquitectura-de-piedra","tag-atenas","tag-athens","tag-bigotes","tag-cat","tag-cultura-griega","tag-domestic","tag-domestico","tag-ellada","tag-elliniki-dimokratia","tag-esperando","tag-fauna","tag-feline","tag-felino","tag-felis-catus","tag-gabriel-paladino-ibanez","tag-gabrielpaladino-com","tag-gato","tag-gato-alerta","tag-gato-atigrado","tag-gato-blanco","tag-gato-callejero","tag-grecia","tag-grecia-2026","tag-greece","tag-greece-2026","tag-greek","tag-hellenic-republic","tag-housecat","tag-la-espera","tag-luz-solar","tag-mamifero","tag-mammal","tag-marble-pedestal","tag-mascota","tag-mediterranean","tag-mediterraneo","tag-paciente","tag-patas","tag-patient","tag-paws","tag-pedestal-de-marmol","tag-pet","tag-plaka","tag-portrait","tag-primavera","tag-retrato","tag-sentado","tag-sitting","tag-spring","tag-stone-architecture","tag-street-cat","tag-sunlight","tag-tabby-cat","tag-the-wait","tag-travel-photography","tag-viaje","tag-vida-de-pueblo","tag-vigilante","tag-village-life","tag-waiting","tag-wanderlust","tag-watchful","tag-whiskers","tag-white-cat","tag-16466","tag-16748","tag-16513","tag-17235","tag-16439","tag-16437","tag-18334","has-post-thumbnail"],"tags_input":"alert cat,animal,animalia,arquitectura de piedra,Atenas,Athens,bigotes,cat,cultura griega,domestic,domestico,Ell\u00e1da,Ellinik\u00ed Dimokrat\u00eda,esperando,fauna,feline,felino,Felis catus,Gabriel Paladino Iba\u00f1ez,gabrielpaladino.com,gato,gato alerta,gato atigrado,gato blanco,gato callejero,Grecia,Grecia 2026,greece,Greece 2026,Greek,Hellenic Republic,housecat,la espera,luz solar,mam\u00edfero,mammal,marble pedestal,mascota,Mediterranean,Mediterr\u00e1neo,paciente,patas,patient,paws,pedestal de m\u00e1rmol,pet,Plaka,portrait,primavera,retrato,sentado,sitting,spring,stone architecture,street cat,sunlight,tabby cat,the wait,travel photography,viaje,vida de pueblo,vigilante,village life,waiting,wanderlust,watchful,whiskers,white cat,\u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1,\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03be\u03b7,\u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1,\u03b4\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2,\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1,\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,\u03a0\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phjlBv-9J0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37089,"url":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2026\/06\/06\/weathered-but-unbroken\/","url_meta":{"origin":37386,"position":0},"title":"Weathered but Unbroken","author":"Gabriel Paladino Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez","date":"June 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Wary enough to survive. 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