An abundance of black cats

Here on the ranch we are once again experiencing an overabundance of cats. Last winter, in the midst of a personal loss, I let two of the barn cats from the previous summer’s litter become house cats. The kindness of bringing two teenage kittens in from the cold as well as their playful antics was a tiny source of solace even if it did mean a second litter box to keep clean. The addition of the…