Twelve years ago I saw a mother cat and her kittens passing through our front yard. There were a lot of feral cats in our neighborhood back then.
I called out, “Here kitties, kitties!” The momcat and two kittens disappeared into the woods and were never seen again.
The third kitten came to me. We named him Tommie and we lived happily ever after.
Meanwhile, back at my house, Gracie ( formerly the PAWS kitten ‘Windy’) and Tommie were busy working on sudoku puzzles.
When I got home from the shelter on Sunday, Tommie and I went for a walk in the woods. We love the Fall leaves.
Our polydactyl cat Tommie will shake paws if he is in the mood. It’s obvious from his reluctance that I forgot to say “Please”.
Tommie’s buddy comes to the back door to pick him up for a tour of the neighborhood.
I have Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Trillium, Solomon’s Seal, and Celendine Poppies
in my woodland garden. And one small tiger…
Six years ago we adopted Gracie from PAWS. She was thrilled with her party hat and Tommie gave her a kiss.
Benjamin, at the shelter, has lovely white paws. But at home, my boy Tommie has champion polydactyl paws.
Catnip is one of the first plants leafing out in the garden each Spring…