Here is Melissa’s rendition of the cats posing by the front steps in their Halloween costumes.
Top row, l to r: Archy as Zorro; Oliver (the next-door’s kitten, who has an unrequited passion for Sparky) as King Kong; Damian as the Pirate from Ipanema (he couldn’t quite make up his mind).
Bottom row, l to r: Beazor under the cloak of invisibility; Mortimer (a rather nervous neighborhood cat) as a dust bunny; Sparky as a cowboy; Maggie as Queen Elizabeth I sending off the troops to defeat the Spanish armada; and Penny as a ninja.