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AUTUMN'S ANTICS!

My Defense

My sisfur, Czarina Smokey, has just made a terrible and completely false claim against me in her diary. She insists that I am to blame for the hot water tank breaking and flooding the basement yesterday while she was sleeping down there. I deny all accusations. I was upstairs minding my own business (and some of Grandma's business)when it happened.

Smokey claims I took the tank apart in order to flood the basement on purpose so I could sail my pirate ship in it. She's got to be kidding! I take my pirate ship out on the high seas where I pillage and plunder. I do not sail it around the basement. How ridiculous! And to think that I did consider taking my beloved ship to the basement if the water got high enough (which it never did) to rescue her. She was stranded on a chair in the basement and had to be carried upstairs. A pirate queen like me could have commanded a whole fleet to rescue her and I would have, too, if it had been necessary. And this is the thanks I get. Character assassination!

My big adventure!

Today I had a very special adventure. At first I was afraid because Meowmy took my carrier out and I thought she was going to take me to the vet. I HATE going to the vet. I tried to hide under the table, but she got me and stuffed me into that awful carrier and then into the car. I was put in the back seat because Grandma rode up front with Meowmy. Smokey got to stay home.

It was only a minute or two before we arrived at our destination. Way too quick for the vet. Where was I? My carrier was lifted out of the car and placed on the ground. Grandma stayed right by me while Meowmy was busy putting things on tables and talking to people. Before I knew it lots of other animals began to show up. There were dogs on leashes and cats in carriers. But we were outdoors and it definitely wasn't the vet.

Then Meowmy picked up my carrier and brought me over to meet a very strange looking animal. I thought it was the very biggest and weirdest looking dog I had ever seen. It didn't smell right either. I've smelled dogs before at the groomer and at the vet, but never one that smelled like this! What was this odd creature?

Then Meowmy said, "Look, Autumn, this is a calf, a baby cow. Isn't she cute?" Ummm...cute? Well, that wasn't my word for her, but she certainly was different and even sort of interesting.

In a little while two humans in long robes came out and all the humans said lots of words all together. Meowmy called them prayers. A couple of humans made speeches, including the calf's human. I don't know what that was all about, but the humans seemed interested. I, however, was greatly enjoying being outdoors (where I never get to go), smelling all the outdoor smells and feeling the cool air. The humans said it was cold, but that's because silly humans don't know enough to grow fur. I was perfectly comfortable.

When all the talking was done, one of the men in the white robes came by and sprinkled water on all of us. Now what was the purpose of that? Meowmy said it was holy water and we were being blessed. Don't these humans know that cats don't like water?! What were they thinking? They even sprinkled water on the calf. She didn't seem to mind, though. I think some of the dogs actually liked it, but then dogs are weird.

There was more prayer talk after the water. Then the humans began milling about talking to each other and eating treats that were set out on a table. I heard an announcement about cat and dog treats being on another table and I was sure I would be taken to that table to eat, but it did not happen, which was terribly disappointing. However, I did see Meowmy take a couple of bags of cat treats to bring home so I'm sure to get them tonight.

While all this was going on lots and lots of humans came up to my carrier and said how beautiful I am. Several dogs came to admire me, too. I don't really like dogs, but as long as they were paying proper respect to me, I allowed it.

Finally, everyone went away and Meowmy put me back in the car and took me home. As soon as we got in the door, Smokey was waiting for us. She thought I had gone to the vet. Ha! Wrong! She was so confused to find that I did not smell like the vet at all. I told Smokey all about my adventure and I think she is quite jealous. Meowmy said Smokey didn't go because it was too cold out today. Smokey's fur is much, much shorter and thinner than my long, thick, luxurious fur and Meowmy was afraid she'd get too cold.

Well, it's only fair, after all. Smokey gets to go outside all the time and I never do. So today was my day. I got to be outside with lots of animals including a really strange one (strange, but very nice). And I got blessed. I still don't quite know what that was all about, but Meowmy says my halo is glowing. Now I just need to know - what's a halo?

The View from my Window

I have been watching the best show this summer. (See the third picture on my page). Right outside my bedroom window (okay, so Meowmy thinks it's her bedroom window, but we all know the truth), is a beautiful snowgoose cherry tree. All summer I've been sitting in the window watching intently as two robins flew back and forth with twigs in their beaks. Some twigs were almost bigger than the robins themselves! Little by little they built a nest. It was really fun to watch.

I think something special is happening there now. The lady bird spends all her time sitting on the nest. She sits so perfectly still like she's protecting some precious treasure. Sometimes her mate comes to feed her. She doesn't even leave to get her own food! What on earth could be in that nest that's so important that she won't leave even to get food?! I can't imagine ignoring food for anything. It's a good thing her husband goes for takeout!

My goal is to find out what's in that nest. I'm going to watch intently and see what happens. I mean, she's got to get up sometime! I can't really see into the nest, though. Oh, I wish she'd just show me what's in there. I've asked asked, but she just ignores me. The curiousity is really getting to me. Everyone says I'm the nosiest cat they've ever met. I don't think I'm nosy. I think I'm very curious due to my superior intellect. I just have to know about things.

Well, when I find out what's in that nest I'll be sure to post it in my diary.