{"id":2075,"date":"2023-05-28T14:59:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T19:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/?page_id=2075"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:05:00","slug":"pets-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/pets-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets &#038; Wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">As long as I can remember, animals have been an important part of my life. I&#8217;m so thankful that my parents encouraged my love of cats, dogs, horses, and other creatures when I was young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Cat-March1958-cropped-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Cat-March1958-cropped-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Cat-March1958-cropped-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Cat-March1958-cropped-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Cat-March1958-cropped-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Cat-March1958-cropped-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1958-Sharon-Chickens-1958-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1958-Sharon-Chickens-1958-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1958-Sharon-Chickens-1958-2-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1958-Sharon-Chickens-1958-2-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1958-Sharon-Chickens-1958-2-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1958-Sharon-Chickens-1958-2-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1958-Sharon-Chickens-1958-2-2048x1500.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Horses-Fall1960-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Horses-Fall1960-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Horses-Fall1960-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Horses-Fall1960-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Horses-Fall1960-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Horses-Fall1960-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Horses-Fall1960-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Ruth-Rabbits-Fall1960-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Ruth-Rabbits-Fall1960-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Ruth-Rabbits-Fall1960-cropped-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Ruth-Rabbits-Fall1960-cropped-768x694.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1011\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Spotty-1961-1-1011x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Spotty-1961-1-1011x1024.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Spotty-1961-1-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Spotty-1961-1-768x778.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Spotty-1961-1-1517x1536.jpg 1517w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Spotty-1961-1-2022x2048.jpg 2022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Deer-Ken-July1963-cropped-1024x1015.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Deer-Ken-July1963-cropped-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Deer-Ken-July1963-cropped-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Deer-Ken-July1963-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Deer-Ken-July1963-cropped-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Deer-Ken-July1963-cropped.jpg 1431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Missy-Kittens-1964.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Missy-Kittens-1964.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Missy-Kittens-1964-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharon-Missy-Kittens-1964-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CURRENT FURCHILDREN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I lost Kian, my last elderly Siamese in 2019, I knew I would wait at least a year before adopting another cat.  Due to unforeseen&#8211;and ultimately life-changing&#8211;events, however, one year stretched into almost five years!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Spring of 2024 I was finally ready to adopt, and I was astounded to find a bonded pair of adult Siamese cats at the same shelter where I&#8217;d adopted three Siamese littermates in 2002! From what I was told, these beautiful sisters (who were about 3-1\/2 years old then) had been tearfully surrendered by their previous owner, and they had been at the shelter for a <em>full<\/em> <em>month<\/em> before I became aware of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I truly believe that we rescued each other; Xena (Snowshoe) and Lilith (Seal Point) are just the best girls. \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2569\" data-id=\"2569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-0813-Xena-Lilith-scaled.jpg\" 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https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-0928-Xena-Lilith-2-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-0928-Xena-Lilith-2-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-0928-Xena-Lilith-2-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-0928-Xena-Lilith-2-1536x604.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-0928-Xena-Lilith-2-2048x805.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1785\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2575\" data-id=\"2575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-1123-Lilith-Xena-Kitchen-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-1123-Lilith-Xena-Kitchen-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-1123-Lilith-Xena-Kitchen-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-1123-Lilith-Xena-Kitchen-1024x714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-1123-Lilith-Xena-Kitchen-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-1123-Lilith-Xena-Kitchen-1536x1071.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-1123-Lilith-Xena-Kitchen-2048x1428.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2070\" height=\"1950\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2583\" data-id=\"2583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lilith-2024-0907.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lilith-2024-0907.jpg 2070w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lilith-2024-0907-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lilith-2024-0907-1024x965.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lilith-2024-0907-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lilith-2024-0907-1536x1447.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lilith-2024-0907-2048x1929.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2070px) 100vw, 2070px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2259\" height=\"2560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2584\" data-id=\"2584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Xena-2024-1118-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Xena-2024-1118-scaled.jpg 2259w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Xena-2024-1118-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Xena-2024-1118-904x1024.jpg 904w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Xena-2024-1118-768x870.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Xena-2024-1118-1356x1536.jpg 1356w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Xena-2024-1118-1807x2048.jpg 1807w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2259px) 100vw, 2259px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE FERALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In December 2016, I learned that there were feral cats living on the campus of the school where I was teaching. I first thought there was just a mama cat and four kittens, but I ultimately trapped a total of seven adult cats (and had them spayed\/neutered, ear-tipped, vaccinated, and returned to campus through a local TNR program) and five kittens who were all young enough to be socialized and adopted out by the local SPCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three of the ferals on campus are &#8220;regulars&#8221; at the feeding stations, and every day food and fresh water is provided for them.  They also have straw-filled, insulated shelters that they can use during cold weather.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;regulars&#8221; are &#8220;Cali&#8221; (calico female), &#8220;Birdie&#8221; (long-haired black female), and &#8220;Max&#8221; (gray and white male). \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2126\" data-id=\"2126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2017-0719-15-Cali1-1024x819.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2017-0719-15-Cali1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2017-0719-15-Cali1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2017-0719-15-Cali1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2017-0719-15-Cali1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2017-0719-15-Cali1-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2128\" data-id=\"2128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-0408-Birdie1-1024x819.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-0408-Birdie1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-0408-Birdie1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-0408-Birdie1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-0408-Birdie1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-0408-Birdie1-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2129\" data-id=\"2129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-0820-Max-1024x819.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-0820-Max-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-0820-Max-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-0820-Max-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-0820-Max-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-0820-Max-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read more about the ferals on my blog, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?cat=113\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?cat=113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simply Art-Rageous<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WILDLIFE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The variety of wildlife that I&#8217;ve seen in my yard is pretty amazing&#8211;especially since I&#8217;m not out in the woods somewhere. In addition to birds and squirrels, I&#8217;ve seen non-venomous snakes, lots of deer, raccoons, &#8216;possums, foxes, and bears!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2192\" data-id=\"2192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer2-2023-0518-1024x819.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer2-2023-0518-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer2-2023-0518-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer2-2023-0518-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Deer2-2023-0518.jpg 1209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"485\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2193\" data-id=\"2193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Raccoon-071114-01.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Raccoon-071114-01.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Raccoon-071114-01-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"461\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2194\" data-id=\"2194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fox-121610-1-low.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fox-121610-1-low.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fox-121610-1-low-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2196\" data-id=\"2196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2021-0802-2-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2021-0802-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2021-0802-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2021-0802-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2021-0802-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2021-0802-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"894\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2197\" data-id=\"2197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-09-Cropped-1024x894.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-09-Cropped-1024x894.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-09-Cropped-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-09-Cropped-768x671.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-09-Cropped-1536x1342.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-09-Cropped-2048x1789.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"626\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2199\" data-id=\"2199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Possum-2023-0519-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Possum-2023-0519-1.jpg 783w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Possum-2023-0519-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Possum-2023-0519-1-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2200\" data-id=\"2200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-01-1-819x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-01-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-01-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-01-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-01-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-01-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bear-2018-1103-01-1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the more interesting wildlife experiences, however, have involved bats. For a number of years, a maternal colony of Big Brown bats would roost in the louvers of my attic to have and raise their babies. Caring for baby bats (under the supervision of a permitted wildlife rehabilitator) that sometimes fell from the louvers allowed me to move from fear to fascination, and then to sincere respect for and appreciation of bats and their role in our environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Baby6-052612-2-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Baby6-052612-2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Baby6-052612-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Baby6-052612-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Baby6-052612-2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Baby6-052612-2-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some of the stories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/baby-bat-june-2005\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/baby-bat-june-2005\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2005: Baby Bat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/baby-bat-june-2010\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/baby-bat-june-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2010: Baby Bat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/adult-big-brown-bat-winter-2011\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/adult-big-brown-bat-winter-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2011: Adult Big Brown Bat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/baby-bats-spring-2011\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/baby-bats-spring-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2011: Baby Bats<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/baby-bats-spring-2012-and-beyond\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/baby-bats-spring-2012-and-beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2012 (and beyond): Baby Bats<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY SPECIAL FURRIENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CICA <\/strong>(<em>&#8220;SEE-sa&#8221;<\/em>)<strong>: December 23, 1981 &#8211; April 6, 2002<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cica-122701.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2095\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This beautiful Seal Point Siamese girl was my best friend for over 20 years.  After her death, I created a memorial garden over her grave:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CicasGarden-062405.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CicasGarden-062405.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CicasGarden-062405-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SPOTTY: September 1991 &#8211; August 23, 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Spotty-072004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Spotty-072004.jpg 352w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Spotty-072004-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saying goodbye to this wonderful old beagle-lab girl<br>was one of the hardest things I&#8217;ve ever had to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=17\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Special Tribute to a Much-Loved Dog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HONEY: February 15, 1994 &#8211; May 23, 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Honey-June2007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Honey-June2007.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Honey-June2007-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=58\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodbye to My Little &#8220;Velcro&#8221; Dog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CIRRUS: Spring 1997 &#8211; March 26, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cirrus-111206.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cirrus-111206.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cirrus-111206-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cirrus was an enormous fuzzy cat with a wonderful, affectionate personality.  We adopted her from the local SPCA in June 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NIKO: Summer 2003 &#8211; May 18, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Niko-061104-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Niko-061104-2.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Niko-061104-2-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I fell in love with Niko, a beautiful Lynx Point Siamese, after seeing his picture &amp; bio on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.petfinder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Petfinder.com.<\/a>  I adopted him on November 22, 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CHESSIE CAT: 1996 &#8211; August 12, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HowardsCat-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HowardsCat-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HowardsCat-1-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chessie Cat (aka &#8220;Cat&#8221;) belonged to my uncle. After his death in December 2005, my mom took her in and gave her a home. After my mom&#8217;s death in November 2012, Cat came to live with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ECLIPSE: Summer 1997 &#8211; March 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Eclipse-102702-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Eclipse-102702-2.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Eclipse-102702-2-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eclipse was adopted from our local SPCA in June 1997.  She chose my youngest son as her special <em>purrson<\/em>, and she was the first kitty in our family to go to college!  Wherever my son moved (including to Colorado), she was always home as long as she was with him. \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAI: April 16, 2002 &#8211; November 14, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kai-041703.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kai-041703.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kai-041703-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My beautiful Flame Point Siamese, Kai, was one of the &#8220;Three Meezeketeers.&#8221; He and two of his siblings were adopted from a shelter in June 2002. Kai&#8217;s death was completely unexpected. The vet who helped him to the &#8220;Rainbow Bridge&#8221; said that he probably had hemangiosarcoma, the same silent form of cancer that took my dog Spotty&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RILEY: September 2001 &#8211; March 21, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Riley-010105-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Riley-010105-1.jpg 406w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Riley-010105-1-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riley was a survivor, and he apparently had far more than the allotted &#8220;nine lives.&#8221;<br>The loss of this special cat truly broke my heart&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=1844\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=1844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Amazingly Wonderful Riley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AJA <\/strong>(&#8220;<em>Asia<\/em>&#8220;)<strong>: April 16, 2002 &#8211; February 23, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Aja-010304.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Aja-010304.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Aja-010304-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Aja-010304-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aja was a Seal Point Siamese, and one of the &#8220;Three Meezeketeers.&#8221;  While she liked her brothers, she was always, always Riley&#8217;s girl.  I&#8217;d never had cats that bonded so closely. \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Riley-Aja-July2011-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Riley-Aja-July2011-4-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Riley-Aja-July2011-4-1-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KIAN <\/strong>(<em>&#8220;KEE-un&#8221;<\/em>)<strong>: April 16, 2002 &#8211; August 19, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kian-031306-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kian-031306-2.jpg 554w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kian-031306-2-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Handsome Kian was the last of the &#8220;Three Meezeketeers.&#8221;  He and his siblings, Kai and Aja, brought so much joy.  They were truly wonderful cats.  Below is a link to the story of how I found three perfect Siamese kittens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/the-quest-for-a-kitten\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/the-quest-for-a-kitten\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Quest for a Kitten<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*******************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SIMON<\/strong> (the grandcat): <strong>April 2007 &#8211; February 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Simon-081608-1-1024x847.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Simon-081608-1-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Simon-081608-1-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Simon-081608-1-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Simon-081608-1-1536x1270.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.art-rageous.net\/Art-Rageous3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Simon-081608-1.jpg 2012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My oldest son heard a kitten crying outside of his house late one night, and when the crying went on and on, he got a flashlight and found a tiny orange kitten, no more than about three weeks old. Was a mom cat moving her kittens and couldn&#8217;t come back for this one for some reason? My son brought the kitten in, made the decision to keep him, and named him Simon. I offered kitten care in the evenings while my son was at work, and the kitty&#8217;s other &#8220;grand-paw-rents&#8221; also helped out with bottle-feeding and the like during his early months. When my son moved out of state, of course Simon moved with him. It was always fun to visit with him, though, and to marvel at how such a tiny, tiny kitten grew up to be such a huge cat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764 \u2764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. <\/em><br><em>Remote from universal nature and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image in distortion. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate for having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein do we err. <\/em><br><em>For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with the extension of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings: they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, <\/em><br><em>fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.&#8221;<br>~ Henry Beston, Author (1888-1968)&nbsp;The Outermost House<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As long as I can remember, animals have been an important part of my life. 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