Sunday, January 11, 2009

New Kitten!


Today we went and got a new kitten, a gorgeous 4 month old female Maine Coon kitten. We have named her Raven after the Native American god of their creation myth (read more here). The Raven in Native American Indian lore is a creature of metamorphosis, and symbolizes change/transformation. The Raven is also called upon in Native ritual for healing purposes.
Raven's name thus matches Denali's name, which is the Native American name for Mount McKinley in Alaska. Denali translates as "The Great One" in the Athabascan language.
Australia has its own native Raven, which we often see in our backyard.
We will pick Raven up in a couple of weeks, after she is desexed (look for MANY more photos then!).

1 comment:

Bits said...

Love Raven. I saw her on Tim's Facebook page and she is adorable. Great name too.