making the acquaintance of a feline neighbour

we've now been resettled for almost 2 months in the new neighbourhood. however, we've been away for half of the time, so we still have lots of rearranging to do in the home - books and toys and other paraphernalia all in the wrong places.

anyhoo, we'd left behind 2 friendly feline neighbours and i'd wondered whether we would make some new ones here. well, today, my wonderment ceased. around lunchtime i espied a trespasser slowly prowling her way across our garden along the back fence. presumably stalking a feathered quarry or 2.

i opened the kitchen door and called to it...uh...it means that i made loud "miaowing" sounds. it certainly caught the culprit's attention and after some time assessing me, she decided to come forward to investigate.

the bean was alerted to the cat's presence by my unsubtle meows and immediately rushed to the garden without bothering to put on shoes.

she and new feline friend spent some time getting to know each other...or rather the cat was its usual disinterested self while the bean kept tailing it, saying, "hello."

when the cat became bored of this it lounged under our clothes drying rack where there was some shade from the sun. and when it tired even of lounging it wandered indoors to snoop around our house. typical cat behaviour.

by this time the bean had been summoned back to her lunch and she was less obsessed by it.