(Well, I DID promise them. . . ! Maybe now I'll get some sleep.)

Here Thay Are! In the back row, Bunny is on the left; Holly is in the middle; Oscar is on the right. In front, Frida the Wolflet, is being typically feisty and has her back to the camera(!)

Bunny, the eldest, is jolly and an excellent story teller. He will be your friend for life if you rub his tummy. A very dear friend in the States, Susan, introduced us in 1993 and since then he has travelled all over the world with me as a loyal friend and companion.

Holly, the youngest, arrived just before Christmas. Being so young, she was very insecure and frightened when she arrived, but The Animals soon made her feel welcome and loved. (Oscar even gave her one of his bow ties to wear.)

Oscar, is Highly Artistic (like his namesake!) and tends to have a well developed sense of Irony. He's responsible for the colours here (green and VIOLET???)

Frida the Wolflet is, as I've said, feisty and wishes to make it clear that sbe is NOT a weeny wolf - instead she is a particularly large wolflet. She is extremely good at hiding (which probably explains why very few wolflets are ever seen...)

The Animals enjoy accompanying me on my travels and take in events and sightseeing from my shoulder bag. On those occasions where I only have a purse, Frida goes with me (another advantage to being a wolflet, she says!) whilst the others wait in my hotel room; Frida, is very good at telling them all about our adventures.

Besides being wonderful friends, The Animals are part of an experiment in Lucid Dreaming - serving as focus points much in much the same way that shamans utilise totem animals. (Clicking on their photograph will take you to the main website for research into this fascinating topic.)

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The Animals have very kindly lent me space on this page to store photos until other Websites of which I'm the Webmistress are up and running.

This was taken at Ron Storme's wonderful Club Travestie Extraordinaire ~ during one of the rare moments when I wasn't on the dance floor.
You'll almost certainly find me there most Saturday nights ~
First on the floor, Last one off.

(Click on the Red Star to go to the Club Travestie Extraordinaire Website)

Another portrait by my favourite photographer, Stuart Michaels.

(Clicking on the image will take you to his excellent site - check out his photos of Carnevale in Venezia.)

A photo by Sarah West taken at the end of the recording of "Wearing the Wind as Rings".

(For anyone who's interested, the Trachtenmode frock was purchased on a research trip to Salzburg. . .)

(Click to Chimes Star for more info on the CD)