Today, June 10, is the eighth anniversary of Luna’s adoption, otherwise known as her “gotcha day.” We woke up to find this wonderful graphic waiting at The Cat Blogosphere:
After eight years, Luna continues to make every day a delight I certainly hope I do the same for her.
We will celebrate this evening, but in the meantime, please join me in wishing Luna a Happy Gotcha Day!
This Sunday (June 10) is Luna’s adoption anniversary, otherwise known as her “Gotcha Day”.
It has been seven years since I encountered her at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter and she chose me. Here is her official shelter photo:
Luna has of course grown up a lot over the years, but in some ways she hasn’t changed much. Here are some very recent Instagram photos of her:
Please join me in wishing Luna a happy 7th Gotcha Day!
June 10 is Luna’s “Gotcha Day”. It was six years ago today that she was adopted from Santa Cruz County Animal Services and became the much beloved member of our household that readers have come to know and love.
As we often do on this occasion, we look back at some early photos in comparison to the present. This particularly cute one was taken during her first week at home in June, 2005.
By contrast, here is one of the most recent photos of Luna:
She is quite fond of that PurrPad at the moment.
Another interesting comparison. Here is Luna sitting with our often-featured glass table in June, 2005:
And here she is again in 2010:
Some things stay the same.
Please join in me in wishing Luna a Happy 6th Gotcha Day! It is a day to celebrate, and to remember what’s important in life.
We would also like to give a mention to Friends of Santa Cruz County Animals – I support them every year in gratitude connecting us.
This past Thursday we celebrated Luna’s adoption anniversary (aka “Gotcha Day”). For Weekend Cat Blogging we present some photos from our celebration that evening.
Of course, there was yummy food. In this case, Sardines, inspired in part by a (human) recipe I had heard on the radio few days earlier and still want to try out. Luna devoured her feline fish treats with aplomb:
There were some cards from friends. And of course, new toys. I was particularly fond of this toy, which seemed apropos of this year:
Luna was not quite as interested (though I did see her kick it around briefly):
On the other hand, she took right away to this black mouse toy and spent quite a bit of time kicking it around, even getting it stuck on a shelf and pawing diligently to get it out.
And after a spell of vigorous play, it was time to relax:
Not only is this Luna’s fifth adoption anniversary, but it is also the 5th Anniversary of Weekend Cat Blogging. It was started by group of primarily food bloggers who set aside a post on the weekend for their cats. We found it back in 2006 as I was first starting this site. This special edition is being hosted by LB and breadchick at The Sour Dough.
The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at Nikita’s Meowings of an Opinionated Pussycat. And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.
Today marks five years since I first brought Luna home from the Santa Cruz County animal shelter. Time certainly does pass quickly. We celebrate this anniversary (otherwise known as Luna’s “Gotcha Day”) with a look back at photographs from our five years together.
Here she is back in 2005.
and then in 2006
and finally in 2007.
That series of photos ends after we moved to San Francisco in 2008, but there is no shortage of images of Luna basking in sunlight. Here she is in 2008 (outdoors):
and 2009:
and finally this year:
(There are so many photos it can be hard to choose just one representative.)
Our friends at the Cat Blogosphere made an announcement today along with this nice banner:
Please join us in wishing Luna a “Happy 5th Gotcha Day!”
I returned home from China and Japan today. There is still much to relate, from the last stops in Shanghai and Tokyo. But today we pause to recognize that this homecoming on June 10 is also Luna’s adoption anniversary, or “Gotcha Day”.
The timing just worked out so we could both return home to celebrate. But first, it’s time to find a familiar comfortable place to rest.
Please join me in wishing Luna a happy “Gotcha Day.”
June 10 is Luna’s Gotcha Day, or the anniversary of her adoption.
Here is her official adoption photo from Santa Cruz County Animal Services, back in 2005:
This photo had not yet been posted when I went to the shelter on June 9, 2005. I was browsing the kennels and this charming little black kitty came up and greeted me. It was perfect, I knew I really wanted a black cat. It turned out she had just come up for adoption after being surrendered to the shelter by her previous family. I played with her for a bit, and said I would think about it overnight, even though that wasn’t really necessary. The next morning, June 10, I called the shelter to hold her for adoption, and I picked her up and brought her to her new home that afternoon.
She has been such a joy for the last three years. I get verkempt thinking about how I found the ketzela and brought her into my life.
We have since left behind that first home. But she has truly shined in her new life as an elegant and sophisticated city cat:
Please join me in wishing Luna a happy 3rd Gotcha Day!
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“Gotcha Day” is the day a feline companion is adopted, a fact that we at CatSynth did not know before last week, when we helped celebrate multiple Gotcha Days for fellow cat bloggers during WCB 104.
Well this weekend is Luna's Gotcha Day, also known around here as the “Lunaversary.” I adopted Luna from the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter on June 10, 2005. She was 7 months old at the time. Here are a couple of many photos I took that day:
Luna was quick to come out an explore her new surroundings, which was for the first evening limited to the bathroom. She quickly gravitated towards the softest object in the room and started kneading and purring, a habit she retains to this day.
Of course, the kitty bed has been largely ignored since she discovered my bed, where she often kneads a little nest and beds down for a nap.
It's interesting to look back and see how she's grown in the last two years.
The festivities for “Gotcha Day”, such as they are, will have to wait until tomorrow. I'm sure our friends Sher and Upsie will indulge us in a two-part Weekend Cat Blogging for the occasion. In the meantime, visit them for WCB 105, complete with squirrels. Update: you can see the big WCB roundup here.
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