I still have to upload the last photos I took of her onto the computer, but last Saturday June was adopted. I had a feeling she would be; lots of people had been asking about her, even one who wondering if June could be shipped for free...
After June was adopted my wife and I watched a trio of tiny bottle-feeders overnight. They wanted to make sure they got every last drop of milk, and when that was gone they decided to suck on my hand for a while. They went back to their regular foster home the next day, but last night Tracey and I picked up two new foster kittens. I named one Eliza and Tracey named the other Madeline, and they're already at home in the apartment. Pictures should be up before Caturday.
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