A Very Special Visitor

We had a very special first-time visitor to our home last week.  

I was a little nervous because I wasn't sure how he would be 

received by the rest of the family.  He's lived an isolated life,

with very few friends, and has never traveled away from home.

To be totally honest,   I didn't know if he would even venture out 

of his bedroom!

His flight went well, even though he was a little nervous

going through security at the airport.  He flew into

Laguardia airport with Kerry.  Vance picked them up

and brought them home.

Just as I expected, he spent the first day in his room,

and he was very nervous.  We respected that

and visited him there, trying not to overwhelm him.

One more thing.  While he was here,  

I was often referred to as

"Grandma Gayle".

It's Fletcher!  Kerry's cat!

The reason I was so uncertain of his visit was 

because he had never been around dogs before.

And I didn't think my cats would welcome another feline

into the house.  At least not without a fight.

We let him out of Kerry's room when the other animals were outside.

But they spotted him.

And he spotted them.

We introduced him to each of the dogs by bringing them

into the bedroom where he was comfortable.

He was curious and appropriately afraid, but he

got close enough to sniff them.  The dogs were

very well behaved.

But in the end,  that's as close as they got.  We decided to keep 

the animals separated for the entire week he was here.

We took him for a walk outside on his leash (he's an indoor cat).

He looked very handsome!

It was a very cold, windy day.  He was shivering but that didn't

stop him from exploring.  He loved chasing the leaves

being tossed around by the gusty wind.

Mel drove over to see him (and us).

I very much enjoyed taking his picture while he was here.

He didn't mind at all.

Momo was clueless that Fletcher was even in the house.

(Way to go, Momo!)

We brought them back to the airport on Sunday morning.

He is a very good traveler!

He needed to stay in his carrier on the plane,

but he just slept the whole way home to Nashville.

We love Fletcher, and we look forward to spending much more time

with him soon. Possibly, in the near future, his mom may

relocate back home to CT. 

Oh yes,  and we look forward to seeing much more of Kerry too!