Cats!

Cats! I have never been fond of cats. To be honest, I was never very fond of dogs until Toffee came into my life. Allergies and fear of the unknown has kept me away from most cats.

This past week I spent several days with my daughter, her fiancé and their two cats. Benji is mischievous and friendly when he feels like it. He is curious about visitors and spends time coming close to sniff and observe what I am doing. Bandit is very shy. He hid inside the couch or under furniture for the first 3 days. Finally he did come out and ventured quite close to sniff my fingers, then went back into hiding. I have no photos of him on my phone because I only saw for less than a minute!

I think I have more in common with cats than I realized. I am lot like Bandit…trying to stay invisible until I trust people. Sometimes I just feel like taking my time before feeling comfortable enough to let them “see” me. There are days when I am more like Benji–curious, yet aloof–then I am pure Bandit again, preferring to hide.