Goodbye

Please forgive my latest indulgence, but I want to say goodbye to yet another long-time animal friend, my little cat Radley. She literally grabbed me from between the bars of a shelter cage and didn't let go for 18 years (again, literally; she never bothered to sheath her claws and always gripped whatever surface she was on, concrete, wood, or flesh). The loss of one leg, the tip of her tail, and several teeth barely slowed her down. She's buried now beneath the bench in the photo, her favorite summer morning basking spot.