Catnip and Catnaps

With automated food dispenser and/or cat sitter and suddenly she’s extra attentive. Sleeping at our heads instead of feet, hanging around wherever we are, sleeping on a nearby chair or desk, or when painting boards, right by my heel.

She’s also completely mellow to oversee whatever we do from the library ladder.

A quiet, calm, peaceful looking cat like this would surely never chase a chipmunk and carry it in her mouth and await entrance to the house. Or hover over its doorway of burrow and cause chip chip chipping.

If given the chance, Holly would too:

Meanwhile, at the local farmer's market….. pic.twitter.com/i9V4SuJmHN

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We keep a close eye on her, and any potential chipmunk-chases. Outdoors is okay when there are no other cats to chase away. She got bitten by blackflies tho. Not all first times are a pleasure.

Holly likes the cottage much more than at home. No cats sitting on her porch or window sill or walking across her yard. She doesn’t meow and scratch through the morning like her habit was for months. She has places to climb, sun, watch outside. All the windows are at her height or up somewhere high. She doesn’t claw legs or bite ankles anymore.