I took Frankie out for a walk on Wednesday because it was a beautiful day and because he was bothering me to go outside. It’s hard to resist Frankie when he follows me around the house meowing at me.
Shortly after we got outside the community housing salesperson stopped his golf cart to talk to me. I tried to hold Frankie back but he wanted to go, and you can’t hold a cat back like you can a dog. At least not Frankie, anyway. The harness I have has a flaw in the design that allows a cat to escape if he pulls backwards hard enough. Since the harness is so easy to put on, I don’t want to get rid of it so I just try to avoid those situations.
My plan was to pick up Frankie and hold him but that didn’t work so I thought if I put him on the golf cart seat he might stay for at least a minute or two but that made him even more nervous. It occurred to me later that maybe he thought I was giving him away. Since I couldn’t stand around and talk, I told him I would just talk to him later.
We continued on and when we got up near the pool Frankie decided to do some sunbathing. Perhaps he saw people at the pool doing this.
After a while I had to pick him up and bring him home. As usual, he was not happy about this, but it was Chris’s turn to go out.
Chris spent some time enjoying the sun and then, of course, he had to eat a little grass too. When it was time to go in, he got under my truck again but this time far enough to where I couldn’t reach him to pick him up.
This may seem like a Frankie trick but actually Chris invented this years ago.
Bad Cat Chris 
They can be pretty “slick” when it comes to avoiding coming back inside after being outside! Ted can run like the wind at 23 lbs. and knows his old parents can’t quite keep up with him – that’s how he avoids the inevitable! Amazing.
Hugs, Pam
They love living in the moment and when that moment is good, they can’t understand why it must end. I actually think they are the smart ones.
I TOTALLY agree……
You kids are SOOOO LUCKY that your dad has the patience for your shenanigans. I’m glad Nom reads the stories because maybe now she’ll stop saying I’m either asleep or in trouble.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
It’s all relative. 🙂
I didn’t think of that…Frankie’s thought that you were giving him away. Oh, to get inside the mind of a cat.
I’m sure they are not much different than us except they don’t think in words..
Beautiful day here in Nova Scotia, too, but there’ll be no walkin’ for me. I see Peepers has been haulin’ plants out of the sunroom so I’m thinkin’ she’s plannin’ on cleanin’ it top to bottom for the last time this year. She had better leave me some sunpuddles. PURRS
I didn’t know you were in Nova Scotia. Two of my great grandparents were born there. Ever hear of Marble Mountain? We had plans to visit there in the fall of 2020. We bought plane tickets, booked hotels, etc. Then there was Covid.
Frankie looks like a mermaid in that picture! And is it just me, or is a harness that allows a cat to escape a bit of a crappy harness?
It connects around his neck and around his belly with velcro. It is the easiest harness i could find and with a cat you need easy. I also accidently bought one too big for him so that could be part of the problem, but it is really a non issue as long as I don’t try to force him in a particular direction.
It’s not time to go in until the BossCat says it is time!
Love that sunbathing pose. 🙂
I’m glad both Frankie and Chris got to spend time outside.
Thanks. They really like that.