everything blossomed all at once and then it snowed. penny lays on the heating pad most of the time now. we know all cats die and we always want our cats to stay with us forever until we die and we don't want to leave our cats. even other peoples dogs we feel are our own dogs. once we feel that connection we feel it everywhere with every animal and sentient being we share this time on earth. i can imagine each of us coming back as someone else with a memory of another time embodied in another being.