01-29-2026, 06:15 PM
Winter Clowder edit (bryn)
"Domestic cats are best brought home in pairs."
as if they didn't sleep the day away,
content to snooze while we're out on a walk,
or babysitting infants so their moms
and dads can meet their mortgage, pay the bills
and warm their house when arctic fronts converge.
Supposedly, most felines crave the company
of other cats to keep them busy and amused,
ours argue over laps and water bowls
and stalk each other at the litter box.
We hoped expanding their environment
might help relieve the stress of indoor life;
we split the deck to build a cat retreat
adjacent to the lakeside sliding doors.
We stapled hardware cloth to cedar frames,
attached the fiberglass with roofing screws
and weatherproofed the swinging catdoor flap.
Now snow accumulates around the edge
and coats the slatted upper lookout shelves,
they're not deterred by single digit temps
and gallop out to make their great escape.
"Domestic cats are best brought home in pairs."
as if they didn't sleep the day away,
content to snooze while we're out on a walk,
or babysitting infants so their moms
and dads can meet their mortgage, pay the bills
and warm their house when arctic fronts converge.
Supposedly, most felines crave the company
of other cats to keep them busy and amused,
ours argue over laps and water bowls
and stalk each other at the litter box.
We hoped expanding their environment
might help relieve the stress of indoor life;
we split the deck to build a cat retreat
adjacent to the lakeside sliding doors.
We stapled hardware cloth to cedar frames,
attached the fiberglass with roofing screws
and weatherproofed the swinging catdoor flap.
Now snow accumulates around the edge
and coats the slatted upper lookout shelves,
they're not deterred by single digit temps
and gallop out to make their great escape.
