As I walked through the medina of Kairouan, a black cat ran across the street in front of me. While the superstitious might fear bad luck, the cat brought good fortune to me, because it was bound for a street corner appropriately paved in black and white checkerboard tiles. It even turned its head towards me as I focused my camera on it. I originally made this image in color, but the only other color in the photo, aside from the monochromatic pattern and cat, was the dingy gray color of the concrete curb, pavement, and wall. When I converted the image to black and white, the checkerboard pattern becomes even more dominant, providing the black cat with a fitting context.