Tri-State Velo

Four of us met early at Falls Bridge yesterday to avoid the hassles of getting around the Philadelphia Distance Run. Annie, Andrea, Steve and me took off on a nice ride to Collegeville. It must be squirrel season because along the way, we (or I) kept having some close encounters with them. There were other such critters as a possum (dead), skunk (dead) and probably something else I can't remember.

Near the halfway point on the ride, as we approached Stump Road, another critter jumped out of a field. This one was not a squirrel nor any of the above mentioned, but a tiny kittie. She sprung from the field all wet probably from the dew and began meowing at us. We came to a stop and kittie ran up to me and let me pet her. Sooo cute! Fortunately, we had a veterinarian on the ride (Annie), who immediately picked up the kittie, identified the sex (female), checked for fleas (none), mites (none) and her overall well-being (good). Annie exclaims, "Maria, here's your kittie! She's a very healthy kittie." She was too cute to abandon and we were concerned about the cars on the road. How to get her home? I happened to be wearing 2 jerseys, so off came the inner one, Annie stuffed the kittie in a pocket and balled her up in a bundle.

We started the trek home with her stuffed under my jersey...and meowing all the way. We had to stop a few times to secure the bundle and Annie picked up on carrying duties...all the way to Manayunk. We stopped for coffee at La Colombe, which gave us a chance to feed her a little saucer of diluted half and half with a sprinkle of sugar. She loved it. Back into the bundle, under my jersey and home into a comfy little shoebox. More pictures to come. : ) Steve and Maria Proud owners of a cute kittie soon to be named.