Well it is Groundhog Day here in Indiana, and sadly, I do not have a groundhog.  I do however, have a cat.  Yes, the fact that we have a cat is one of the least-known facts about our family, and this is primarily due to the fact that she just does her own thing and is often not even interested in us.  If she had a shadow anyway, I would be surprised, as she is really only around at night

She used to be seen in the day at our old house, as she would go out a window onto the roof and sit on a pinnacle watching birds, but there is no such opportunity here as this house does not have the same kind of roof access.  She does occasionally go out on the balcony off my office and sit and watch birds there.

My office looks over the back yard, as does the balcony, and that’s where we have a garden in the warm months.  Ironically, we used to have a groundhog that would come into the garden because he liked watermelon.  The cat would watch him, but could do nothing.  In all honesty however, in all her 14 years, nothing is really what she does best.   She lives within her skill set.

But in my heart I totally believe she could care if it were winter or not.   She can’t weigh 10 pounds, and she isn’t even bothered by the dogs.  I am not sure what her passions are, or whether or not she cares if we are home (probably not, because she is a cat), but I do know she is as close as we have to a weather-predicting rodent.

So for what it is worth, I think she would say that we live in Indiana, and it is kind of cold till it gets warmer.  I can’t say that for sure, but then again she is our cat, and cats don’t talk much.

Tommy+