The look of innocence

We're just sweet innocents...

...who know nothing...

...and that's the truth

POULSBO, WA - - We had been warned by the owners of the demure appearing felines (above) that they could get into mischief.  It took just over a week to find out.  And there are two more prowling around the house just waiting for their moment.
     Jinx, with the black fur, is friendly and always looking for a good massage and will purr accordingly.  Miss Lily is a bit skittish and prefers he own company...but she's the one to watch.
     Early this morning (Tuesday) I just happened to glimpse Miss Lilly slinking under a bench in the kitchen...WITH SOMETHING IN HER MOUTH.  Not good, since there isn't anything she could catch being an indoor cat relegated only to the upstairs deck to see what freedom might be like.
     ML dropped the object and upon close inspection it appeared to be one of the swallow-like birds who are always darting around although we've never seen any come close to our outside area.  There's always a first time and Miss Lily didn't let the chance go to waste.
     The bird looked dead, but upon close inspection after I scooped it up in a napkin
it was moving a bit.  Now the hovering was being by ML with guest appearances by Jinx.  Lydia opened the front door and I quickly went out to set the bird in the grass to see if it had any real life left.  It flew away from me like a rocket and deserves an award for superb  acting in the face of imminent extinction.  Jinx slipped past the door guard to make a run for is, but I caught him.
     We don't want to think about what a calamity it would have been if the bird had flown off inside the house.   And this was Act Two of the antics.
     In act one on Monday afternoon, LuLu   (cat #3) alerted us to something by scampering to an area where Jinx had been on the deck.  And there in the grass below us was a black cat scampering towards a large area of thorny berry bushes.  It went into the briars just as Lydia got to him/her.  The next plan of attack was for me to bring the packet of kitty treats and shake  to see if I could entice the escapee into returning home..or at least as close that I could nab our 'buddy'.
     Meanwhile Lydia went back upstairs to feed the crew and discovered a coal-black fur ball (probably inwardly laughing his tail off at the stupid human antics) while I was succeeding in getting the impostor out of the briars.  After shouting at me that Jinx was still a family member and the impostor had no collar,  I left the the black kitty to wonder what would have been if I had shaken out some treats.