I like to reminisce and imagine that someone rescued an injured cat, nursed him to health, and kept him—slightly disabled—indoors. If such alternate-universe scenario were true, we wouldn’t know. Kuma wasn’t microchipped, an oversight I have long regretted. He disappeared on this date 12 years ago.
While we lived in the apartment that was Kuma’s home, I looked for him long after city workers found his collar in a nearby canyon, strongly suggesting that a coyote snatched him. When we moved to another part of the neighborhood, in October 2017, I stopped searching and started dreaming of his escape and rescue.
More commemoratives:
- “For Kuma“, Jan. 15, 2022
- “Priscilla“, Jan. 15, 2018
- “Missing Kuma“, Jan. 15, 2017
- “What Kuma Leaves Behind“, Jan. 15, 2016
- “Remembering Kuma“, Jan. 15, 2015
- “Kuma“, Jan. 15, 2014
- “Kuma isn’t Coming Home“, Jan. 31, 2012
- “Our Kitty is Missing“, Jan. 16, 2012
My wife used Google Nexus One to shoot the Featured Image on Jan. 27, 2011. I edited and converted to monochrome in August 2018. Metadata is incomplete; settings are not available.
Photo Credit: Anne Wilcox