Water, water, everywhere

My friend Jeanne is responsible for introducing Dingers to the joys of running water. And now it seems as if there's no going back. The cat has a strong need to check out sinks and bathtubs, and she's especially interested after I've been doing dishes, or if someone has just taken a shower. But she was overjoyed to play with water that was actually running. She has spent as long as thirty minutes playing in the sink.

Jail Break

Roger was taking the trash out the other day, and Ding Ding made a break for the great outdoors. She immediately climbed our magnolia tree, and was extremely excited about all the falling petals. She got up pretty high in the tree, but had no trouble getting down on her own.

She is continuing to explore the great outdoors, a little at a time. Yesterday she went out again, and had an encounter with our neighbors' small dachshund Willy. Willy is a very yippy dog, and although he's not that much larger than Dingers, she was intimidated by his noisiness and happily retreated inside.

Looking forward: see Ding Ding enjoy running water, and watch her watching her favorite television programs.

Back By Popular Demand

Apparently the reading public is desperate for an update on Ding Ding. Well, one person (my son) asked me when I planned to post again. So here's another entry for fans of Ding Ding.

Dingers has had an exciting new experience (not yet documented on camera). She has been outside. I am still unsure about whether she should be allowed to go out on regular basis, given the tragic demise of Molly Bloom (see first post), but she is very eager. She came outside with me yesterday while I worked in the yard, and she encountered a neighboring feline, Kato. It wasn't clear how this might work out, so Roger intervened and shooed Kato away. At this point, Ding Ding seems to prefer to hide under the shrubs, but she will probably get bolder.

The picture above shows Ding Ding in a favorite place--a paper grocery bag.