April 15, 2008
Kittens in the desert
Something unexpected happened the day before yesterday. We were out in the bush, Charlie riding, me on the bike...
...when suddenly Charlie stopped and said 'Steve, look!' (the photo below was not staged - I just happened to be taking a photo at the time!)
Two kittens, each about the size of a highlighter pen, were running over to us. A woman passed by carrying a heavy load on her head. 'They've been thrown away in the bush to die,' she said. 'The sun will kill them soon.'
Well, we couldn't let that happen...
Our new kittens are called Chiiwel (Fulfulde for sparrow) and Wiliwindu (bat). They are very cute and playful. Expect, with sincere apologies, occasional kitten posts on this blog.