i've been letting moses go outside for good portions of the day for awhile now. i found her at camp, and i felt bad that i had turned her into an indoor cat... so i try and let her outside a lot more than i used to. i have always wondered what she does all day... several of my neighbors have told me that they really like her... so i know she's made it to a lot of houses... but still... if i could attach a video camera to her some how to see what she gets into, it would be great...
well, yesterday i found out one thing that she does. i was sitting in my living room play on my computer, when i heard this horrible meow come from the outside. it sounded too horrifying to be moses, but i ran outside to see what i could find. i didn't see any cat... anywhere. i knew that she had to be close by, but i couldn't find her... then she made the sound again... and i looked up and i found her. in my neighbor's tree. not just her though... a few branches above her, there was another cat. i think she decided to chase him up there... but was unable to find a way down.
the other cat wanted to get down really badly, so he just jumped to the ground from his perch. he was fine, but moses was certainly not as brave as was, so she just stayed where she was. i tried coaxing her to lower branches with her dry food. then i tried coaxing her to lower branched with a can of beef and gravy. it was no good. katie said at one point, "oh no.. she's clumsy!" i was so scared for her. luckily kevin spotted a tall ladder in the neighbor's shed, so he grabbed it and climbed us the tree. she was able to climb a little bit lower, and she crawled right to him.
the neighbors came home right as kevin was climbing down. we told them what happened, and thanked them for the ladder. all they did was laugh and say, "we saw her up on your roof once... ohhh moses."
that cat...
