Cat and Mouse Games

Last night I went out pretty late to bring a bag of garbage out.  Immediately after opening the breezeway door a little mouse runs out from under my van.  It was a cute little mouse and kind of looked like a baby.  Shortly after our cat, Simba, slowly cowered out from under the car, almost looking embarrassed.  I watched the cat for a minute and watched his interaction with the mouse.  It was not the "cat and mouse" game I expected.  Simba was almost petting the mouse lovingly, and the mouse was playing back making no attempt to run away.  Only when I lifted the bag I was carrying did the mouse scurry off and Simba ran after it and stood in front of it, almost looking like he was going to protect the mouse!

I dumped the garbage bag in the can and turned around to walk back in the house.  Simba was just sitting there watching me, with the mouse close by.  I looked at him and said, "Don't stay out late on your date Simba, it's a school night." 

Maybe I should change his name to Garfield!