It's PO'Monday!
Some images of some of my attempts to coax Celestial Paddy O'Malley inside over the years:
November 29, 2012
Front Door
August 14, 2013
Downstairs Back Door
December 6, 2015
Upstairs Back Door
March 9, 2016
Front Door, with Sweetie
September 25, 2016
Upper Back Door
February 6, 2017
Front Door
March 15, 2020
Front Door
We have two back doors: one off the kitchen downstairs, or on the first floor, and a second back door for upstairs, which was once a separate rental apartment.
This upper area is now considered Henryville, and the old two-story porch and deck for each floor, with stairway, was removed awhile ago when it got too old and musty.
The PO'M would only step in just so far, then leave, despite food, water, warmth, and my loving coaxing, at any of these doors!
Year after year after year.
It wasn't until July 24, 2021, when I opened the lower back door during a rainstorm, and reached out to pull him inside.
He lived in comfort until August 7, 2021, when he was unable to walk straight or breath properly, due to his lungs being completely filled, and he left us while in my arms, and my tears soaking his fur.
This isn't meant to be a Debbie Downer post; it's a celebration of how he lived his life; HIS WAY!
And how...for years...he told me how it was gonna be, yet I kept trying.
I loved that cat.
I love him now.
He was a huge part of my life; our lives.
WHAT A CAT!
❤️ 😻 💕
The most important thing is you got him inside and gave him a home
ReplyDeleteI guess basically he was just not a box loving cat. Meaning your house was a giant box and he just didn't simply enjoy the indoor life. What a shame he didn't, but how much love you had for him cannot be measured.
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