Black is the New CAT

Astra spotted a new cat in the backyard this evening: a haunting little black shadow

This blurry black shadow in the far-away end of our yard has either a little white necktie or a bona-fide collar. Hard to tell from this distance, and they wouldn’t get closer to one another.

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a cat here. Maybe not since this grey stub-tail bearlike cat.

We think Smokey the bear-cat was a manx who probably perished due to the health risks of that condition combined with having no care in the cold, because it’s been a very long time since we’ve seen him.

And Astra *still* isn’t over Honey.

The black shadow observed and intently listened to Astra for five minutes baby-talking from the other end of the field and then slunk back under the shed and disappeared.