Birds and Squirrels

Anytime I am over at Matisse’s house to get help with Russian, I always get distracted by Dasha. She is so fluffy, sleek, small, vocal, and irresistible. I usually start doing my homework an hour after I go over because I just want to snuggle and play with Dahsa all night.

Tonight, was interesting. Since Matisse lives in a basement apartment, she only has one window. It is a good sized window, but you can never fully see the outdoors because it looks out to a dirt pit it was placed into. This makes it hard for Dasha to peer through the window to marvel at all of the blades of grass, trees, bugs, and occasional birds. The poor cat never goes outside because the last time she went outside, she was nearly lost forever.

To lighten Dasha’s grumpy mood tonight, Olivia decided to play her a cat video that consisted of birds and squirrels sitting in a green field eating nuts and berries most likely supplied by the camera crew that filmed them. It was heart breaking, but quite humorous to watch Dasha go full on huntress mode. She would crouch, staring at the birds or squirrels, observe them for a while, and then pounce at the screen. She would also sit patiently and slowly paw at one of the birds trying to grab it and eat it. Her little meows were pretty dang cute, but when you thought about the reason behind her meowing, it made you feel guilty and sad inside.

Overall though, I think Dasha enjoyed watching the birds and squirrels on the screen. I just wish she would actually be able to go outside and experience it fully. Talk about the struggles of being an indoor cat.