Cat TV

Looking out the window is the pet equivalent of watching tv. During the day they watch the lizards and birds flitting about the garden. During the night they watch the geckos and moths under the lights. Occasionally there is another cat to watch - the grey 'baby' that hangs around, or the white tom that is so aggressive even I would like to see him done in.

The other night I walked into the room to find all three females staring out the front window...



Left to right: Smokey (5 months), Minina (2.5 years), Maya (10 months)

Of course, it's hard to sneak up on cats and get their photo without distracting them...



The front window is a popular place for all the animals, although Loco rarely gets a chance to enjoy that spot with all the cats taking it over.

On the weekend the 'baby' grey cat (that recently lost his best buddie/father (Chong)) had been following Luna everywhere and calling out to her. Luna was growling and letting him know she wanted nothing to do with him, but later in the afternoon I noted that the grey cat, exhausted, had finally fallen asleep in the corner of the garden wall. Luna was sitting on the front part of the wall, simply watching...as if to say "there, you finally went to sleep". Later we went out, and when we came back, Luna (who was now inside the house), was parked in front of the same window, looking out - as if she was still watching the sleeping grey cat. And since then, Luna does not want to come in the house other than to grab a bite to eat. I think she has taken over being a baby-sitter whether she wanted to or not.