Meet Kimberly, the oldest kitty on the farm. She's wild as a March hare.
(Hahaha!!! That's an "Alan saying" -- cracks me up when he says that!)
Kimberly has lived on the farm many more years than Alan and me. As the oldest cat on the farm, she's the mama to many of the other cats here. She's a good kitty... a TINY kitty - I imagine she weighs 4 pounds, or less. Kimberly now has cancer and we're not sure how much longer she'll be with us.
I've never been close enough to her to touch her - until today. When I
came home from photographing the wildflowers, Kimberly walked right up
to me. So I took lots of photos of her. These two are my favorite.
I wasn't using a zoom lens, so you can see she got REALLY close to me today. But she still wouldn't let me touch her. She's WILD, I tell ya... WILD!
In fact, until these photos, Alan and I thought she just had a scar on her upper lip. But actually, it's a tooth! A snaggly tooth! We both got a chuckle because as old as she is, we've never been close enough to her to know she's a snagglepuss! =)
Alan has been feeding her Fancy Feast canned food, and I'm sure her bravery coming up to me this evening was in hopes that I'd have some yummy canned food for her. Thankfully, Alan was near and could give her some dinner and satisfy her belly. Alan says Fancy Feast will tame the wildest of cats. I think he's right! It's sure taming Kimberly!!
Edited to Add: Thanks to all who've left comments and sent emails about Kimblery. Always so nice to hear from you. For those of you who want to know how we know Kimberly has cancer if we haven't been able to touch her, she has a large tumor on her tummy that's visible. But, she gets around well and she seems happy. She's a very focused kitty. "Canned food... I need canned food, Farmer!" Right now she's laying in the driveway, soaking up some sun. Alan thinks the canned food is making her a yard ornament (fat and lazy), like all the other critters around here. Ha!
WOW!!!! She is gorgeous!!! I love, what I think is, your reflection in her eyes. I'm so sorry that she has that tumor. One of the reasons I don't get pets is because they just don't live looooong enough.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAR BEHIND I GOT IN MY BLOG READING, LOL & TFS.
Posted by: Juanita | May 14, 2007 at 10:18 AM
As always, wonderful photos....
Kimberly may be coming close to you because she's feeling bad too. (Not just the food) I know when my kitty was really sick she wanted me to stroke her furr. (Sadly, she died soon after) Give her any love you can at this point.
mary
Posted by: Mary | May 12, 2007 at 06:09 PM
How sweet she looks! There's a special place in heaven for people who are kind to animals! Here kitty cousins Max and Ollie wish her well!
Posted by: Rebecca Grohall | May 12, 2007 at 12:45 PM
She is so beautiful! I'm sorry to hear about the cancer, very sad. You will have wonderful memories of her.
Posted by: Deb | May 11, 2007 at 09:59 PM
Your photos always amaze me - they always seem to capture the true essence of whatever you're sharing with us. Thank you for that!!
And, of course, what a *beautiful* kitty - a lovely tortie. :) Even the wild ones warm our hearts, don't they? Enjoy Miss Kimberly for as long as she's here. {{{hug}}}
Posted by: Danita | May 11, 2007 at 07:06 PM
I think it's wonderful that she has the two of you in her life. Great story.
Posted by: Regina Davis | May 11, 2007 at 03:41 PM
As a cat lover, I'm sad about Kimberly...she is sweet & how you can handle not being able to touch her or have her snuggle up to you, I don't know! I know it's hard for us with our wilder one, she only wants you when she wants food. Our other little one is my baby & snuggles with me ALL the time! I miss her when she's not around. My heart goes out to you!
Posted by: Donna | May 11, 2007 at 01:03 PM
Shes so beautiful.. I'm sorry to hear she has cancer.. I hope she lives out the rest of her days out in comfort, and with a full tummy...
Posted by: Ginna | May 11, 2007 at 10:29 AM
Such a beautiful kitty! Love all that tawny colored fur! I too hope she isn't in pain and has a few more days of blissful sunbathing left!
Linda
Posted by: Linda (LSN on SCS) | May 11, 2007 at 09:00 AM
She looks so sad. Such interesting eyes! If you are unable to touch her, how do you know she has cancer? I hope she will let you touch and pet her soon.
Posted by: Linda Russell | May 11, 2007 at 07:14 AM
She looks so sad. Such interesting eyes! If you are unable to touch her, how do you know she has cancer? I hope she will let you touch and pet her soon.
Posted by: Linda Russell | May 11, 2007 at 07:12 AM
Poor girl! I really think a field trip is in order, you portray farm life in such a lovely way!
Posted by: kim | May 11, 2007 at 07:05 AM
Oh, she is so pretty!! I love her coloring and she really has a sweet face. Sorry to hear she has cancer, poor little thing! Thanks for sharing her with us.
Posted by: dotty | May 11, 2007 at 06:10 AM
The poor baby! She looks like a sweet little gal and not old at all! My kitties will all testify to Fancy Feast's beast calming qualities. It's the only thing they'll eat and then we narrow it down to minced turkey for all four! They will stick their noses up to another flavor. Go figure!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | May 11, 2007 at 03:02 AM
Awwww, poor Kimberly. I hope she's not in pain. She looks like such a sweetie -- love the snaggletooth :)
Posted by: jkincolorado | May 10, 2007 at 11:28 PM
Anna,
She looks like a wise old woman. I hope she will have a peaceful end, makes me sad she has cancer. If you get close enough to pick her up before she goes, give her a squeeze for me!
Posted by: Lenita | May 10, 2007 at 11:11 PM