This is the time of year when critters traditionally try to come inside from the garden to avoid the winter weather, even though San Diego's winters are really pretty mild.
So I wasn't too surprised the other night to see our two youngest cats stalking a spider that had made it into the house downstairs and was scurrying across the rug. Knowing Bailey and Jenna, I felt the spider's life expectancy was measured in minutes, if not seconds, so I quickly grabbed a cup, scooped it up and deported the spider to the outdoors. The kittens kept up the watch for a while, but the spider apparently realized it was flirting with danger and didn't reappear.
Draft Blocker, AKA Cat Toy. Isn't He Cute? |
We knew one of the cats was doing this, but didn't know which one it was. Now that we know it's Chutzpaw, maybe we'll start calling him Sisypuss, since he apparently feels compelled to repeat this process every night.
We really could use a big King Snake around here to take out the gophers and California Ground Squirrels that are digging up our yard.
Just not in the house.
We really could use a big King Snake around here to take out the gophers and California Ground Squirrels that are digging up our yard.
Just not in the house.