Flower the cat

Flower the cat was a wonderful cat. He was with our family for 15 years! His name is Flower because then toddler Hayley wanted him to be named that. Flower never cared. Flower would not stay indoors but somehow didn't succumb to the wildlife as other cats we've had did. Flower was hit by a car once but lived and thrived for many more years after that. Flower never, ever put up with anything from the dogs, he didn't hurt them, just let them know that he ruled this place. I don't know how he did it, the dogs accepted it and never gave him any trouble, even visiting dogs. Flower slowed down in his final year, thankfully he never seemed weak or in pain, just slowed down and unexpectedly passed away. This picture is one of the last one I took of him in December 2013. Flower loved this box towards the end and loved it ON the table so we decorated it to fit in with the Christmas decorations.
In the manger seemed a fitting place for this King Cat to spend his final days.