Shadoe
    1994 - 1994


    If we had a picture this would be you


    If you could not tell by now we have a house that is not a home without a cat.
    It wasn't very long before we came across a little black ball of fluff.
    He was so black and soft the he appeared just to be a shadow
    So our little fellow became ~Shadoe~


    Shadoe's time with us was very short,
    he was an indoor cat and we were very very careful not to let him out
    but at some point when he was about 8 months old he heard the call of Spring
    and made his escape out the back door
    We searched for weeks and put signs up everywhere, but alais no Shadoe.
    You see at that time we lived out in the boonies, as we looked after the Scouting Camp for our area.
    It was located on about 40 acres of woodland and our neighbours consisted of
    deer, racons, skunks, squirrel and a few coyote and bear.
    So you see we don't think his chances were very good, being such a young fella.
    God Bless you Shadoe, and we will see you along with ~Mandy ~ Sookie ~ Tiger ~at Rainbow Bridge


    "One cat just leads to another."
    --Ernest Hemingway





    When God Made Cats



    When God made the world, He chose to put animals in it, and decided to give each whatever it wanted. All the animals formed a long line before His throne, and the cat quietly went to the end of the line. To the elephant and the bear He gave strength, to the rabbit and the deer, swiftness; to the owl, the ability to see at night, to the birds and the butterflies, great beauty; to the fox, cunning; to the monkey, intelligence; to the dog, loyalty; to the lion, courage; to the otter, playfulness. And all these were things the animals begged of God. At last he came to the end of the line, and there sat the little cat, waiting patiently. "What will YOU have?" God asked the cat.

    The cat shrugged modestly. "Oh, whatever scraps you have left over. I don't mind."

    "But I'm God. I have everything left over."

    "Then I'll have a little of everything, please."

    And God gave a great shout of laughter at the cleverness of this small animal, and gave the cat everything she asked for, adding grace and elegance and, only for her, a gentle purr that would always attract humans and assure her a warm and comfortable home.

    But he took away her false modesty.

    ...Lenore Fleischer