The Smudge

~One of my family's beloved cats, Smudge, passed away last weekend. While it was sad to see him go, he was probably one of the luckiest cats to walk the Earth. Despite having diabetes and a single functioning kidney, he lived for about thirteen happy years with humans who loved him and his brother Rascal. Smudge, like all pets, had many unique and interesting quirks of personality...he had a lot of them. I like to imagine him playing around someplace like the beastlands, happily chasing mice and barking at birds and squirrels.

In memory of Smudge, I present some of the better pictures I've taken of him over the years, along with a well-known poem:

(ahem) Cats sleep anywhere...

^ "any table..."

^"any chair..."

^ "Top of piano..." (or rather, dresser)

^"window ledge, in the middle, on the edge..."

^ "Open drawer, empty shoe, anybody's lap will do..." (although he liked Mom's the best)

^ "Fitted in a cardboard box, in a cupboard with your frocks..." (he loved curling up in boxes, and being the SPACE CAT when we played Omega Virus)

^ "Anywhere..."

^ "they don't care..."

^ "cats sleep anywhere!"

I hope you enjoyed the photo-poem. Here are a few other good Smudge pictures:

^ Looking regal on the front doorstep.

^ Smudge, The Cat

^ The Cat of the House

Smudge will be missed, but will live on in our hearts. He was a great cat, and remembering him will always make me smile. :-)