-  pic:  early morning bird watching at the window... 

As you know, another great joy

In my life is my feline buddies.

We're still sad about Lilliput and Abbey,

And of course, they'll never be replaced.

But the house was so heavily empty,

Not having cats in our space was awful.

So we got ourselves two new buddies

From the shelter, one in 2024, one in 2025.

We first got a little girl of one who'd

Had a pretty rough start, found in a colony.

She was so scrawny and tiny when we

Got her, we decided to call her Mini.

Recently, we got a little boy of 7 months,

We kept the name he was given : Douglas.

He's the gentlest, sweetest cat, so affectionate.

He likes pets, belly rubs, kisses, and rubbing

His face in yours.  He's an absolute purr

Machine, instantly and constantly purring.

Mini is a sweet cat too, she's more reserved,

And a little more nervous than the other,

But she's our little shadow in the house,

Around us and curious about what's going on.

She wasn't too thrilled at first when Douglas

Arrived, it was a bit tense for a few weeks.

But this boy is zen, he never responded once with

Any aggression, he just laid down in front on her.

And last couple weeks, they've been playing

Together, having run sessions around the house

Or tapping the wiffle balls around and pulling

The strings from both ends together, things are good.

Even caught them grooming each other,

So I think things will go ok from here.

These two bring so much joy to me, I adore

Them.  Life with cats is simply the best!