Crossing Paths

Two critters normally not seen around these parts were spotted here at Buckingham Palace. One was a mouse, of the dead variety, who decided to die underneath my car in the garage. The other was a black cat, seen today.

The mouse is the same critter who decided to move in with us a few weeks ago. It made its introduction in the attic above our bedroom around 11 PM at night. After that, it wandered underneath the windowsill in our den. The house cleric put out a fatwa on its life and weapons of mass destruction were then deployed. The mission appears to have been accomplished.

The cat was seen wandering through our backyard this morning. I had recently done battle with our birdseed-eating squirrels and half-expected to see a squirrel sneaking through the yard. The cat didn’t seem to want to stick around to say hello, however. It raced through a hole under the fencegate once I got close to it. A few days earlier and that cat could have feasted on fresh mouse.

Two animals normally not normally seen around here. Wonder what’s going on. Maybe the floodwaters are rising or something.