Silas and the cat

Taylor, our cat, is getting older. I adopted her in 1996 from the shelter in Waco. Her original purpose was to be a play-mate for the dog while I was busy in law school. Now she is our only pet and her purpose is just to be. She used to be very mean (a product of being the playmate of a rat terrier). Over the years she has mellowed and now lives peacefully with the family. She likes members of our family in the following order: Jeff, Abigail, Silas, Emma and me. I am not offended by this - we have learned to live together without incident.

So last night I was glad to see that Jeff had snapped some good pictures of Silas and Taylor on the fence. Silas loves to climb up our fence and exist high above the backyard. Thanks to some calm weather (and a calm 4 year old), Taylor decided to stay on the pillar as Silas climbed up.