I somehow missed this post in the shuffle leading up to Minicon, but am glad to have read it now and to have seen so many fine pictures of such a beautiful cat. Seems like he was quite the guy and of course was very lucky to have wound up with you and yours.

Hearing about his walks reminded me of how I used to take Marlowe out for walks on a harness and he just loved to flop over on the trail or on sidewalks and roll around in the dust. Walks were definitely always led by him! Inky snagged a fly out of the air once in his giant paw (on the first try)-- so amazing how quick cats can be at times.