April 2004

Iri's first posed photo, in April 2004. This was taken the day before she escaped through the cat door in the garage and out the garage door. We searched (in the dark and with flashlights) for 2-1/2 hours before giving up. We had decided that even if we found her, we couldn't catch her, and she wasn't wearing a collar because she wouldn't let anyone get close enough to her to touch her. 2-1/2 hours later, she came back in through the cat door and went to our bedroon, where she sat on the windowsill and looked out. I think at that moment, she made a decision to stay.