Fall is apon us and I am slowly getting back into the cyber world. The last few months have been dedicated to home and family life here on our ranch and have given us experiences, joys, changes and challenges.
The end of the school year in June, gave us all the wonderful feeling of summer approaching, but not only us but also some of the furkids. Four of our furchildren started to experience the great outdoors and loved all the new sights, sounds and smells that it brought. They have been amazing for remaining at the house even though Im sure the river and woods just beyond would offer much, much more. Our one boy did however get over confident with his new found freedom and started to venture to parts of our property that really were too far for comfort. He then lost his freedom and became confined to the interior side of the glass. One Sunday early evening, Sunday June 25th to be precise, we experiences a fairly heavy rain. Thinking that no creature would want to be venturing outside in that when they had the dry, safe comforts of home, I opened the screen door to let in some of the sweet smells of rain not thinking of the hole in the screen the dogs had created with their nails. A few hours into the evening I sat comfortably on my bed and then came to the realization that my Shai was not. This was a highly unusual event. Shai is ALWAYS on my bed or realatively close to it...not far out of vision. No where!
Shai was gone for almost a month and it was the longest, most stressful time I have encountered. He returned early morning and nothing more then skin and bones. His purr never stopped and he would let me out of his sight for almost 3 weeks upon his return. It took a while for his weight and personality to return...but it all did. I thank the Powers-That-Be every day for keeping him safe and guiding him back home to us. I just couldnt imagine life without him..
Mom of Shu is Krista. She has two more with us also black, and they are Mink and Tefnut. Krista has often been a subject of my paintings. This pic below is Krista with Mink, Shu's sister..
And here is her twin, Moonette... She is only a twin in looks as her personality is the complete opposite of Stars. She is quiet, hidden a lot and very skittish...
The final sister is Gabriella or better known as Gabicat...now THIS one thinks she rules the roost and often will stock and attack our poor Shai. So much so Shai had to be put on a sedative to relax his frazzled nerves. 
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