Our feline buddies:

Chessie, at 1 year, 3 months (yes, she "dances on the railing" - she's quite the gymnast!):

  

...photographed below at about 8 weeks (it's so hard to remember her being that tiny!):

  

Chauncey, age 6 months:

  

This page for my cats wouldn't be complete without a tribute to my 2 very-longtime companions, Quimby and Splat.
Quimby was my buddy from 8/1988-12/2006 (19.5 years):

  

... and Splat, who was my shadow from 12/1988-11/2005 (17 years):