Dare I say it - Kleintje is STILL being good. I swear the neighbours have done something to their side of the fence cause she hasn’t gone near it for weeks. In fact my neighbour said to me the other day "Oh your cat hasn’t been over the fence for ages" I’m thinking hmmm, I wonder why. Kleintje always went over the fence, and I mean ALWAYS. We couldn’t keep her in, it was like as soon as the back door opened she scrambled up the tree and was gone. It’s a good thing I guess.. but it just makes me wonder.

Anyway I’ll leave you with a couple of pics from the last few days.

Kleintje

Sandy

Other news - For some reason Kleintje has stopped climbing the tree. That’s either because next doors dogs bite is worse than his bark, or it’s just too freakin’ hot to climb trees. 

That’s Kleintje for you. I swear she should have been male. We had to leash her to stop her clambering over the fence, after she’s climbed the tree, that is. Well the other day somehow she’d managed to release herself from the pole, but was still attached to her collar and leash. Then, she’d somehow climbed the tree, got caught in the branches, and took a leap into next doors garden. All this while STILL attached. Next thing I know, the neighbour is trying desperately to untangle her, while I’m going frantic cause she’s gotton herself into such a muddle.

Before you say anything, I know it’s not wise to leave a cat leashed while unnattended, but I’d only stepped away for a few minutes.. and Kleintje decided to do such a stupid thing.

Arghhh, that cat drives me nuts! 

She waits until we’re not looking and climbs the tree. It’s no ordinary tree either. It’s a fir tree. She clambers inside, scuffles her way up the middle, then when she’s nearing the top, she takes a giant leap onto the fence. Then, and this is the best bit, she just SITS there, watching us. You can almost hear her thinking ‘nana nanaaaaa na’

I know keeping cats in isn’t an easy job, if they wanna get out. But the grass isn’t always greener on the other side either. Our neighbours have a dog and Kleintje sits there while the dog barks, teasing him cause he can’t get to her. Now, while our neighbours are really nice folk, it’s going to drive them neighbours bonkers, and we haven’t lived here that long.

So, how far do we have to go to keep the cats in..  cut the tree down?

Argh

Outside is freakin’ 36 C and getting hotter. It’s unbearable, even for cats that will NOT come indoors no matter what!

Sandy - The Queen

Kleintje - The Bug Catcher

Cindy - The Sweety

I have 3 cats each with their very own personality and they are all very much a BIG part of our family.

The eldest is the Queen, sticks her nose in the air and thinks she’s lady muck. The next one is a tomboy, races around, catching bugs, into everything.. you name it. The little one is dainty, with her soft purr and her even softer meow she’s just a sweety.

I’ll be posting pics too, so you can see just who is who..