*Yes, of course the “mal” is our mutual friend. Who else would it be?
Louis Catorze appears to have adopted Teenage Me’s body clock: sleeping all day and partying all night.
The little sod goes out at dusk and eventually rolls in between around 4am and 5am every morning. At night, The Back is transformed into a magical place. Because the garden faces north-west, and because we are not overlooked by anyone, we are blessed with everlasting summer sunsets that deliver an enchanting light display.
Le Roi is on high alert at this time, having slept throughout most of the day to power up for after-dark tomfoolery, and his creepy kitty sixth sense picks up all sorts of animal sounds inaudible to us. Cat Daddy swears he can hear the snails chomping away at the leaves, and he constantly berates Catorze for not doing enough to destroy them.
(Incidentally, Cat Daddy hates the snails as much as he hates the pigeons and the squirrels. “I found one on my chervil plant the other day. That’s my f***ing dinner he was eating! What a ****.”)
Catorze’s favourite thing to do is to sit and stare at the virginia creeper, as if absorbing the sounds inside, sometimes bird-chattering at the invisible prey, then launch himself into the leaves to pounce on thin air.
Seeing our old, haggard boy frolicking around with the life and vigour of a young kitten is a heartwarming sight. During their most recent Boys’ Club en plein air, Cat Daddy thought it might be cute to take some pictures.
It wasn’t.
Just look at the horror show that resulted from that photo session. NOW do you believe me when I say Catorze is the devil himself?
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It’s his infra-red vision.
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It’s his inner demon.
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Next time hide the camera!
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I bet next time he won’t even show on it, in the same way that vampires don’t show in mirrors.
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I BELEIVE!!!
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Hahaha, thank you! Glad someone does! 😈
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Thank you for making me laugh this morning. The first picture is my favourite one.
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I am terrified of them all in equal measure.
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Be cautious. This evening, it will be a full moon.
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Sadly I think he’s like this all the time … 😳
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Louis Catorze is a very lucky cat. I’m sure our boys would love to be outside every night but, unfortunately, they are stuck inside with us.
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Yes, Catorze is lucky that The Back is fairly safe and enclosed (apart from, erm, the army of foxes).
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I never use a flash to photograph the menagerie. My husband, aka Human Daddy, often does. My phone is full of innocent, indistinguishable furry lumps. His contains many Woofie and Meowie daemons.
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They look so evil with the flash!
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You have GOT to print the first one out as a Halloween card! 🤣 (Although he is the cutest little devil I have ever seen…your own personal sentry)
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He looks far from cute in these! I find the last one the worst of them all.
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He is much cuter in your photos
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🤣🤣🤔
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I kind of love these photos. Looking terrifying is how they keep us lesser beings in line 😀
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It is indeed! 😱😱😱
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