Saturday, April 23, 2011

Adopted


Three weeks ago, an orange tabby adopted us. She wandered into our yard one bright morning, menacing me by jumping in front of my feet as I walked and sitting under the tires of Ethan's bicycle, preventing him from leaving. After a few mornings like this, Clarisse and I could not stop ourselves, and we fed her. She appeared to grow a little plumper by the day, until about a week ago when we, sitting in our kitchen, discussed Vivian -- named after the hooker in Pretty Woman--and agreed that she looked very plump recently -- pregnant-plump, in fact.

This afternoon, we heard small kitten cries coming from the narrow, dark space that runs the side of our house. Three kittens -- a black one, a tabby, and a calico!! I am so excited, though worried because that narrow space captures quite a bit of rain. And the rain has arrived early. We've moved the food closer to Vivian, and we are watching.

[About the picture: Marnie, Dom's wife, exchanges pictures of kittens with me now and then, funny pictures, United Bamboo calendar pictures, and this one.]

3 comments:

  1. aw, how cute! i hope that vivian and the kittens are well! if you're worried about the rain, can you bring them into the house?

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  2. Vivian won't let me get near them, and they are down this very narrow alley/corridor. I would at least like to bring them under the covered patio awning ...

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  3. oh, how sweet! i can't wait to see pics of the kitties - i have a feeling you'll have more stories to share :) xox

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