This is a photo of Nellie, from the PawsPlus Maine Coon cattery, near our new home in Karana Downs. We've decided that since we are going to not have alpacas, that we would like to add to our cat family. We especially miss Newton's sunny personality - hence we have gone in search of another Maine Coon. Ann at the PawsPlus cattery had several excellent cats for sale, and we picked Nellie, who was super friendly and very beautiful. This photo does not do her justice - her tail is especially huge and fluffy. She also seems to have a very friendly and playful personality. Although Nellie is her cattery name, we are thinking of saying that this is short for Denali, the highest mountain in the USA, and in Tim's beloved Alaska - what do people think? :)
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Our New Cat!
This is a photo of Nellie, from the PawsPlus Maine Coon cattery, near our new home in Karana Downs. We've decided that since we are going to not have alpacas, that we would like to add to our cat family. We especially miss Newton's sunny personality - hence we have gone in search of another Maine Coon. Ann at the PawsPlus cattery had several excellent cats for sale, and we picked Nellie, who was super friendly and very beautiful. This photo does not do her justice - her tail is especially huge and fluffy. She also seems to have a very friendly and playful personality. Although Nellie is her cattery name, we are thinking of saying that this is short for Denali, the highest mountain in the USA, and in Tim's beloved Alaska - what do people think? :)
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I vote for "Denali". Then you can have a mountain lion! Seems appropriately Northern a name for a Maine Coon, and always cool to keep First Nations' languages going. (If you see anyone driving a Toyota Tacoma truck, you can tell them that they're driving a "big teat", which is literally the meaning of the original native name [Mt.] "Tahoma" or "Tacoma" for Mt. Rainier!)
she's so pretty!
Denali is much better. She's looks too regal for a "common" name like Nellie.
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