BabyRalip, Queen Of The Felines

   

 

BabyRalip was born in early January of 1991 and became my kitty in February of 1991...

 

1991, Spring At my Greenway Ave. apartment in Charlotte - Baby Ralip resting her head on Pilar's back. Pilar came to me as a gift from Amy in December of 1990 and Baby Ralip came onboard a couple of months later to be Pilar's little pal. Sadly, Pilar disappeared without a trace in October of 1991 leaving Baby Ralip as the lone kitty of the house...

 

1991, Summer At my Greenway Ave. apartment... Baby Ralip in the right hand, Pilar in the left... with Mother and Father...

1993 On the porch at my Greenway Ave. apartment in Charlotte - Baby Ralip on her chair. My guitar playing never seemed to bother Baby Ralip...

 

Circa 1995

 

Circa 1999

 

2000, July 29 Saying goodbye as I shoved off to Seattle... Photo-Journal...

 

2000, December 27 Baby Ralip... at Thompson Manor in Charlotte... Photo-Journal...

 

2001, February 25 Photo-Journal...

 

2001, May At Farmwood in Charlotte, North Carolina... Photo-Journal...

 

2002, January 5 Puss 'n' boot... Photo-Journal...

 

2002, December 14 At my parent's Farmwood home in Charlotte... Photo-Journal...

 

2002, December 15 At my parent's Farmwood home in Charlotte... Photo-Journal...

 

2003, January 1 At Thompson House... BabyRalip knew how to find a soft spot! Photo-Journal...

 

2004, February 22

For 10 years Baby Ralip roamed the grounds at Farmwood in feline paradise. But alas, it became necessary that Mother and Father downsize into a more manageable apartment at Strawberry Hill. It was not possible to move Baby Ralip to Strawberry Hill, nor could I bring her to live with me in Seattle, so it was necessary to place her with a new family. These shots were made during Baby Ralip's last few minutes at Farmwood...

 

       

 

     

 

I drove Baby Ralip to Sister Jan's home at Mountain Island Lake where we would meet Baby Ralip's new family...

 

The couple that adopted Baby Ralip and my last glimpse of a kitty that I loved for 13 years. A very hard goodbye... Photo-Journal...

 

Over the next year I heard from the couple that adopted Baby Ralip a couple of times. They reported that Baby Ralip mixed well with their family and that she was living out her days comfortably, both inside the house and outside in a nice-sized yard. Baby Ralip loved her daily stalks around the grounds at Farmwood so I imagine she probably prowled around her new yard as much as she could. I will always remember Baby Ralip to have been as fine a little kitty as ever there was...