Flash on the Picnic Table Enjoying Spring

Flash Lounging

In Loving Memory of Dad: September 19, 1942 - January 8, 2015

Dad with Flash in His Room, March 2006

Calico Grrls: Flash & Sophie

Flash watches out the window.  Sophie looks up.

Flash, the tortoise shell, with Sophie, the tabby-tortie, muted & unmuted, color-pointed kitty

Flash and Sophie Cozy on the Bed

Flash Lounging

Flash is a beautiful 15 year old calico born and raised in Mississippi.

Flash

flash in the wintergärten

flash going for the fresh cat oats grass

Little Kittens

Michael's Foot & Baby Commodore, October 1996

Dothan & Commodore, October 1996

Commodore & Dothan, December 1996

Flash, 1999

Jesus loves the little kittens

All the kittens of the world

Red and yellow

Black and white

They are precious in his sight

Jesus loves the little kittens of the world

Meeroww!, December 1999

Sophie, 2001

Sophie, 2001

Commodore-Cat Sleeping Beneath Lawn-Mower, 2002

One of Stray/Woodland Cat Maggie's Kittens, 2002

Maggie's Minnie, 2002

garden progression

Orlan inspects the basil in the potager.

Orlan in a bed he made from leaf mulch.

Flash with screen, giant enchantress zinnia, and purple kale.

French dwarf marigolds line the garden path.

Flash settles into the garden between zinnias and cayenne pepper plants.

strawberries, chives, yarrow, dwarf french marigolds, zinnias, and mints

Flash Lounging in Woods

Flash in the Woods

Pleasant Mississippi Weather at the End of December

Potted Moss and Bluettes

Ado Scratching as Usual

Flash with a Beautiful Winter Coat

Orlan loves cooler weather.

Bark of a White Oak

gazing up at a mostly clear winter's blue sky

Rayado, The Natural Model

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3 Sofa Cats

Left to Right:  Rayado, Flash, & Sophie

Ado, Flash, and Miss Sophie Sleeping Together

Happy Birthday Flash!

Today is Flash's 13th birthday!

2011 Gingerbread House at Epiphany

Merry Christmas from the Kitties!

Wearing Santa Hat

Flash in Santa Hat

Little Christmas Tree

Falling Leaves

The leaves are steadily falling now.  I watched out the window as a flurry of them drifted past, spiraling down.  From a distance, the bright orange ones were indistinguishable from the orange butterflies I often see in my garden.
Orlan rediscovered the joy of playing in leaves, today. 
I was inside and heard the distinct sound of Flash, my father's cat, screaming.  I ran outside to find Orlan attempting to engage Flash in play in the huge collection of leaves beneath the viburnum, which marks the property line.  As I lifted a branch to see what was going on, I was surprised at how expansive the area beneath the viburnum had become.  It did look like a great place to hang out, perhaps even to fight over.  Flash and Orlan separated on my appearance and admonishments.  Then, as Flash tried to walk around to the back of the house, Orlan couldn't resist and made a kitten like hop to catch her.  So, I hopped towards him, and he went running and hopping all the way around the house, up the stairs to the deck, through the rungs of the kitchen chair I had propping up the backdoor (an incredible feat for a cat his size, who isn't exactly known for agility), and through the kitchen, purple bedroom, and into the suite bathroom.
Orlan just wants the other cats to play with him.  But, they all think he is weird, giant, and frightening.  When he catches them, all he does is give them these silky, soft bear-hugs.  Flash starts screaming  before he lays a paw on her.  If he comes within a foot of her, she starts growling or screaming.