We've had some interesting nights here - our back yard has become cat central - complete with five tom cats - yes, five - two orange (one with more white on his face), a solid black, a gray and black stripe (the most beautiful cat I've seen in ages) and a huge black cat with white on his face. This last cat looks like a Disney character - with big jowls and that swagger that proclaims his confidence in his superiority.

Last night, there was a great deal of caterwalling, since there are a couple of females in heat. As I was locking up and getting ready for bed, I heard growling, cat screaming, a thunk, and a ker-splash! Chris and I ran out to find that a terra cotta pot had been knocked off the potting bench, and the yellow male had fallen in the pool. He got himself out and leaped onto the fence - soaked to the skin.

I guess we'll have to mark the calendar for about 2 months to see what the kittens look like! The challenge will be to keep Blues in the house - she hasn't been fixed yet, and she wants to get in on the action outside. That's the last thing we need - a litter of insane little Blues running around!