Tuesday Show & Tail - Timmy...a very special friend

Today I'm participating in Angela's Tuesdays' Show and Tail at West Virginia Treasures. For a list of this week's participants head over to Angela's blog.

If you love cats and you live long enough you'll have many cats pass through your life. Sadly, their life spans are relatively short compared to ours. All cats are special, but every once in a while a very, very special cat will come along. Timmy was one of those cats.

Timmy was the second cat in my life. I believe we got him as a kitten from the O'deas who lived next door. I'm not sure exactly how long we had him, but I do know it wasn't nearly long enough. I was in the 7th or 8th grade when Timmy was hit by a car in front of our house. I was heartbroken. Timmy was my best friend.

Look at these pictures. All were taken by me. Timmy was a very cooperative model. He would go along with just about anything. He was a sweet cat with a wonderful disposition.

For a while I cried whenever I thought of him. I missed him so much. My mother never understood because she was never a cat lover. I remember her telling me to get over it or we'd never have another cat. So I'd quietly cry myself to sleep at night so she wouldn't know.

I could still cry now just thinking about him. He was that special.







I'll always miss you Timmy.