We are in Auckland, New Zealand, until the middle of next week, which explains the absence of current cat photos for the week.

But not wanting to leave you without the regular Friday cat fix, I decided to go back 20 years to July 2005.

Introducing, in order of appearance.

Harriet, also known as Ms. Harry, the black and white. We rescued Harry and her sister, Lizzie, as kittens about five years earlier. Lizzie wandered, and one day didn’t return. That was hard. But Harry was with us a long time.

Kili, the gold/brown and gray tiger. In her prime, she ruled the house. Rescued from Kahekili Highway after being dumped from a moving car in 1998, if I recall correctly. She became the huntress who gifted us with her prey.

Leo, the gray tiger with white feet. Also found one morning on our walk, clinging to a branch and crying loudly. He like to gnaw fingers and knock things off the table to get attention. He was a talker.

Ms. Annie, dark gray with a white front end. Another morning walk rescue, this time from the beach in Kaaawa.

Silverman and Romeo, nose to nose. Romeo took refuge under our house on New Year?s Eve 2004, and stayed. During his prime, Romeo weighed in at about 19 pounds. Silverman was invited in through the cat door while we were on a trip to Chicago in 1999, and surprised us when we got home.

I should probably return to this and add links to the various stories.

For now, I’ll just let you enjoy this cohort of Lind cats.