I was going through old messages and found a picture of seven cats on our porch.

We have six cats.

Yeah. *weak smile*

It's OK, we've actually had more like FIFTEEN semiferal cats living here. Our neighbor would just let them kinda wander when they got old enough. We finally got them snipped and ended that cycle.

I'm pretty sure Number Seven in that photo was Penumbra. I loved the shit out of Penumbra, but just like his identical-looking older brother Umbra, he bolted within DAYS of me thinking we'd really bonded.

Umbra was the one who turned out to have hit the Cat Jackpot up on Banks Street-- we met his new Food Lady and she seemed awesome. And there are at least five healthy black cats in the neighborhood that I look at and think, "Penny...?"

Love ya little voidlet. I hope you are having an excellent cat life, and if you ever decide to come back, there will always be food and a scritch for you.