Pictures of Dar Morev Yankee
Red Witch
Yankee's name
came about because we wanted a nautical name. Yankee comes from Irving
Johnson's famous ship Yankee, and also refers to her Northeastern
origins. Red Witch is for the fictional schooner in the movie Wake of the Red
Witch, and also refers to her color and occasional crankiness. Like me,
Yankee lives up to stereotypes of redheaded temper! Yankee’s father
is Ch. Cooncreole Skagit of Dar Morev,
and her mother is Ch. Gregridge Lightfoot of Dar Morev.Yankee was born in April
1996, and came home with us that summer, when I lost my Fractal to
diabetes.Yankee was our first pedigreed cat; we’d both wanted a Maine Coon for
years.Yankee is a red classic tabby with white.
The
Maine Coon is thought to have evolved from cats brought from Northern Europe
onboard ships as rodent control officers. It is North America's only
natural native breed. They are very large, friendly, intelligent cats. A person
owned by a Maine Coon never does anything alone; they will follow you to the bathroom,
to the kitchen, accompany you while you cook, offer “assistance” in bedmaking
and working on the computer, may very well join you in the shower, and
generally get underfoot and embedded in your heart.For more information on the
breed, check the Maine Coon Breeders and
Fanciers Association / website.
Cap'n
Jim, who we call Cappy
or KittyCap, was born August 1999, and came home with us in December.
Cappy's mother is CH Coonyham Santa Fe
of Pinecoon, and his father is SGC Coonmora Hot Shot of Pinecoon, both quite wonderful cats, with
delightful temperaments. He has the most wonderful
"purr"sonality of any kitten imaginable. When he grows into his
HUGE ears and feet, we expect he'll be quite a large fellow indeed! Cappy’s
name is a play on the character in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island,
Jim Hawkins.Cappy is a brown classic tabby with very little white.
Fire is a third-generation foundation cat, and was originally purchased from Connie Zimmerman of Coonmora by Betsy Tinney of Pinecoon as a breeding male. Unfortunately, Fire did not adapt well to the hormonal changes of puberty, and became very frightened of the other breeding males, and intimidated by the breeding females, and just generally unhappy with being a whole male. Betsy made the very humane, albeit very costly, decision to have him neutered, and kindly allowed him to come live with us as a pet. He has adjusted amazingly well, and he and Cappy are the best of friends. Fire is a red classic tabby without white.
Tristan Jones,
Fat Elvis, Jigger, and Fractal, all much loved and still sorely missed.
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