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Both Poofy and Sunny are falling into a routine in Monterey while the Creek Fire continues to burn. It’s looking like even after we’re allowed back in to Forked Meadow (so far the fire has gotten to within three or four miles but hasn’t burned any closer), Poofy may stay in Monterey to give my parents a break. She is demanding of lots of attention which they don’t have the time to give at the moment.
Here are a few pictures of the kitties, Heather, and around the Monterey harbor.
After evacuating from Forked Meadow as the Creek Fire started to come into Shaver Lake, I took Poofy and Sunny back to Monterey. While Sunny lives with us in Monterey, Poofy is not used to living by the ocean. Luckily they’ve cohabited before so it wasn’t too challenging for them to figure out how to get along again. Although Sunny is definitely displeased that Poofy can go most places in the house. We ended up having to put up a gate between the main part of the house and the front bedroom to give Sunny a Poofy-free sanctuary. While Sunny is spry and nimble, Poofy hobbles around on arthritic legs and definitely does not jump over baby gates.
The smoke from the Creek Fire and other big fires in California has reached Monterey. Good thing we’ve already got air purifiers from after experiencing the smoke from the Paradise Fire a couple years ago.
Sunny and Poofy are co-existing very well at Forked Meadow. It sure was a big moon rising over the meadows tonight.