Let me give you a description of the all the felines occupying the storage building behind the gallery. Momma is a small black and white cat with a very serious expression all the time. I guess I would be serious if I had to take care of three of my kittens and two strangers. Two of her kittens are almost one hundred percent Siamese. Blue crossed eyes, the great coloration, and they talk a lot. One male and one female. The third kitten in her litter is the runt. She was about half the size of the other kittens and was having a hard time with cold and wet weather. She is black and white just like her mother but not very serious.

The forth kitten is a strange mix. She has some Siamese in her but does not have the typical coloration. Her eyes are very light blue and not crossed and her coat runs from white to tan to light brown. A very striking and beautiful kitten. Of all the cats, she was the most friendly. Came right up to me and rubbed up against my leg and purred like crazy. Wanted to be friends with any and everyone.

The last kitten is gray with black spots and is going to be a very large cat. Her paws and claws are huge. She was a little standoffish at first, but after a couple of dishes of good cat chow, she warmed right up to me. I could pet her, but no picking up was allowed.

The dilemma was if all these female kittens get pregnant! Talk about your population explosion!! I had to do something to prevent being up to my knees in kittens.

My neighbor across the street is a cat trapper. She had become involved in trapping, spaying or neutering, and getting feral cats adopted. What a blessing for me. Well, she gave me a few lessons on trapping and supplied the traps for the great cat trapping expedition that is to follow.

So that we can keep the scorecard straight, I named the cats. Momma Kitty, S1 and S2 for her Siamese kittens, and Squad Car for her black and white kitten. The two cats from the different litters are called Roo and Leena. Roo is the gray spotted cat, and Leena is the Siamese mix. I named her Roo because she can jump like a kangaroo. Leena is a good Russian name and also she leans against just about anything and purrs. So, now we know whom we are talking about in the commentary.