In memory of Slinky

My little sweetheart, you will be sorely missed by us all. We only knew you for 3 months - on that fateful night where you wandered into our farm, you became one of the family. I think back to the harsh winter you endured & you came out the other side unscathed. I was looking forward to spending the summer continuing to earn your trust & giving you a more permanent place to live. You would have met Loki & Rosie - you would have liked them. I know there's plenty of reasons why things would always have turned out this way; you were a "street" cat, I hadn't fully earned your trust, you didn't trust people ... none of these make what happened any easier to bear. I'm going to miss watching you trip-trap across the garden stepping stones, walk around the garden wall & watch you loafing by the shed. You're now in your forever home, where you're safe & loved.

by DAVID MCELIN