Cats

We live with five: Aoife (who was the pregnant mommy we adopted out of the field) and the four kittens that she had, although we can't really call them kittens anymore since they're two years old: Trouble, Compo, Spooky, and Princess Buttercup. The picture was taken back when they were little, and it's Trouble at the top and Spooky and Butter curled up together. They still all get along well, generally speaking; I never knew that cats were so social since I'd never had a family of them before. The family works different together than just having five cats -- they all know where the lines are drawn with each other.

I also put food and water outside for two feral cats; I've seen as many as four different ones living out in the fields behind our housing development. But in putting the food out, we've also attracted a family of skunks this summer. Alas.

I love cats.