Yesterday my little black cat hopped up on my lap and looked up at me with his sweet hopeful face, and for the life of me I could not recall his name! Isn't that awful? It came to me after a moment or two ... APOLLO! I didn't name him, so maybe that's why I couldn't remember it.
A while back I told the story of how Charlie came to live with me, so now I'll share Apollo's story. A few years ago, my neighbor stopped by to ask if I wanted a kitten. She said that one of her co-workers discovered him in her kitchen, in the oven vent! He had somehow gotten up on the roof of the house and fell down the vent. I agreed to take him, and a few days later a tiny five week old kitten was delivered to my door.
Apollo and Charlie were best buddies right off the bat. Apollo still needed mothering, and even though Charlie was only one year old, he took care of him like a parent, cleaning, playing, and napping with him.
This is my favorite picture of the two of them when Apollo was a kitten. He looks like a tiny monster. I wonder if in his head he was saying, "Grrrrrr ..."
The person who found him named him Apollo, but I tried to change it. I called him Tink for a while, but he never responded to it. He seems to know that he is Apollo, so I went back to that. Of course, he does have lots of nicknames, like Polly, Tinkles, and Boo Bear.
Oh, maybe that's why I can't remember his name. :o)
Have a great week.
7 comments:
Well, I was beginning to worry that you might be losing your memory... now I understand why you couldn't remember his name:) So cute and love the one of Apollo standing up like he is scaring Charlie! Too sweet... Have a blessed day!
Apollo is so cute, that was such a lovely story. We have Charlie who is still fairly new and our older cat Olive loves him so much. They are together most of the time, it is precious to see them.
Have a great day...
What a sweet kitty! I've always wanted a full black cat. Charlie and Apollo look like a great pair!
Aaaawwww...so sweet.
Cute pictures. I'm having serious pet withdrawl. :)
Kimberly
Oh he's a handsome fella! He was lucky to find you.
Lovely cats, i love cats too! great pictures and a wonderful story!
Hahaha -- I couldn't figure out why Apollo would have a girly name like Polly, but now I get it! He's a cutie!
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