He loved to hang out in the garden with me.
Spring Is Here Now, And Another Season Begins Without Him.
He Loved Smelling All of My Plants and Flowers and Tools
And Following Me All Around Insisting On
KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT I WAS DOING.

Here's to YOU, Boy. I miss you so much. xo

=^..^=

* * *

F 4.5, 1/500, Layering Done In Microsoft Digital Imaging.
PSE7 for minor touch ups. "> He loved to hang out in the garden with me.
Spring Is Here Now, And Another Season Begins Without Him.
He Loved Smelling All of My Plants and Flowers and Tools
And Following Me All Around Insisting On
KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT I WAS DOING.

Here's to YOU, Boy. I miss you so much. xo

=^..^=

* * *

F 4.5, 1/500, Layering Done In Microsoft Digital Imaging.
PSE7 for minor touch ups. "/>

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Uploaded: March 21, 2013

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Not A Day Goes By That I Don't Miss My Kitty,
"Lucky Boy Swan"...
He loved to hang out in the garden with me.
Spring Is Here Now, And Another Season Begins Without Him.
He Loved Smelling All of My Plants and Flowers and Tools
And Following Me All Around Insisting On
KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT I WAS DOING.

Here's to YOU, Boy. I miss you so much. xo

=^..^=

* * *

F 4.5, 1/500, Layering Done In Microsoft Digital Imaging.
PSE7 for minor touch ups.

Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/5000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, FocalLength: 35.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90

Comments

Wm Nosal March 21, 2013

Beautiful, Laura! #1520331

Monnie Ryan March 21, 2013

He'll be looking over your shoulder again this spring, but just from a different vantage point. So sweet, Laura! #10618969

Colette M. Metcalf March 21, 2013

Beautiful!!! #10619016

Robert R. Goodman March 21, 2013

Hi Laura,I'm so sorry for the lost of your Kitty my friend.I know how heart breaking it can.Beautiful capture,and a fav!!!! #10619056

Mary K. Robison March 22, 2013

Wonderful tribute to your beloved Boy, Pom. Makes me want to wake Riley up and give him at least ten huge hugs!
P.S. Monnie's right! #10619347

Paul E. Earl March 22, 2013

I lost both my cats in the past year. Both were 18 so they did well but miss them.
I love cosmos. A lovely floral. #10619375

Millie A. Talarico level-classic March 22, 2013

I've lost many cats through the years, they all have a special place in my heart,each one had a special personality,no two alike~! this is a lovely composite, Laura!! #10619626

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic March 22, 2013

Laura

Beautiful picture and memories

YSA... #10620219

Tammy Espino March 22, 2013

A lovely dedication to your kitty! #10620359

Tammy Espino March 22, 2013

A lovely dedication to your kitty! #10620360

Chris Ebben March 22, 2013

What a lovely thought to put this on for Lucky Boy. I know just how you feel. They play such an important role in our lives & help make us who we are. Keep smiling=^..^= #10620386

Michelle Alton March 22, 2013

Lucky Boy was surely fortunate to be your Boy! He must have been a very happy cat! The Cosmos are beautifully photographed with just the might amounts of color, detail, light, and blur. #10620468

Irene Colling level-classic March 22, 2013

Nice memories Laura. #10620516

John Connolly March 23, 2013

I am sure you miss "Lucky Boy" Sister Swanee! Keep your chin up and enjoy your spring! #10621168

Ann Coates level-classic March 24, 2013

You made me cry, and think of all my kitties from the past. Thank you Laura for the memories. #10621754

Amanda J. Tanner level-classic March 24, 2013

He was so sweet! I know how you miss him. I miss my Brittany(Boston Terrier). She has been gone 3 years this month. She passed when the tulip magnolias started blooming. A wonderful image Laura! #10622341

Emile Abbott level-deluxe March 24, 2013

Hi Laura, So So sorry to hear about "Lucky Boy Swan". I know just how you feel and I want to thank you so much for your words regarding my dear Kemah. They made me come to tears just as I have now sharing your recent loss. I know they are both frolicking over the RAINBOW BRIDGE together and along with Koby, Chris E. recent loss. As alway thinking of you in your time of sorrow. #10622432

Laura E. Swan level-classic March 24, 2013

We BPpers are all so sensitive and loving. It's why we cry for each other and for ourselves and for the fact that our precious little friends are gone from this earth forever...Their lives are so short. It doesn't seem fair...

However, God is perfect and he knew best when he handed out each thing it's allotted life span. So, we must accept it and be grateful for the time we had with them, the lessons about life that they taught us and the joy, (along with the sorrow), that loving them has brought to us.

We know the old saying. "It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all."

I have prayed that there really is a rainbow bridge. It surely does give our human hearts peace and something to look forward to. If anyone deserves a Heaven it would be our pets.

Thank you all for every word here. You'd have gotten a real kick out of "Lucky". He was so jealous, and protective, extremely well behaved as far as all the human rules went. He understood things. Many things. He was as smart as any dog I ever knew! He even did tricks. (when he felt like it!) He had a purr that was so strong it would shake your chest if he laid across it. I could almost feel his purr healing my own heart after I lost my Dad,(or just needed a friend). Amazing the love that cat had in him and I pray it was a reflection of my love for him. We were "his" and he was "ours"...and I am so sorry for each of you that know the pain of this kind of loss.

xo-Laura #10622494

Nancy Marie Ricketts May 09, 2013

Our kitties are very special to us, and I believe they are put with us at the very time we need them for they radiate love, and remind us everything will be as it is meant to be.

A wonderful photo tribute, Laura. #10687536


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