I’ve got a spring in my step

The days have been getting warmer and the nights a little bit shorter and so I’m starting to celebrate one of my four most favourite seasons. I know, I know they’re not all supposed to be my favourite but how could I possibly choose just one? When you’re a blindie like me the changing of the seasons is so exciting, everything changes, sounds, smells, textures, temperature and it makes the same walkies different for the whole year round. When mummy and I go out now for our daily walkies the birds are still tweeting and chirping and teasing me, as I climb the trees I can feel the new little leaves starting to grow and I can smell the scent of the little flowers starting to open. It’s such an exciting time and I know that this means that soon the little buzzing insects will be out and I can have fun running around chasing them, zig zagging this way and that, leaping and jumping trying to catch them, all to meowmy’s amazement as she can’t see what I’m chasing!

I love playing with the birds but they tease me so much, tweeting away and then when I get close off they fly so I never get to play with them. I’ve even tried sitting there really, really quietly waiting for them to come closer but even that didn’t work. So, I put on my baby duck bow tie as camouflage to try to blend in and get closer to the birds , maybe they’ll think I’m one of them and if I sit still enough in the tree maybe, just maybe they’ll come within paw distance so I can finally play with them.

My friend Pepper has been coming out to play nearly every day and he is very excited about it and runs after me, trying to pounce on me and nibble my tail! I’ve had to teach him some manners but that’s ok, he’s just so young and lives on his own so doesn’t have any other cats to show him what’s polite and what isn’t. Most of the time though he’s fun to play with and we play hide and seek and chase and I’ve taught him how to climb the trees but I draw the line at him climbing my trees at the same time as me! That’s just not on, I’m the queen of the trees and they’re mine – paws off Pepper! I might be a blindie but I’ll stand my ground (well tree) and defend myself, I you think you can sneak past me you’d better think again, you can’t get the better of me and my super blindie senses…plus I’ve got street cat fighting skills so you’d better watch out.

I love just sitting, listening to the world go by and the hoomans coming out to play in the park from one of my favourite tree top spots. Sometimes to get the best vantage point I’ve gotta do something that mummy calls ‘tree twister’. It’s not always the most comfortable or elegant way to climb but when I’m honed into an interesting sound all my paws suddenly get a life of their own and do whatever they need to do to get my head and ears exactly where they need to be to pinpoint where the noise is coming from. Then the chase begins…

I love this time of year, everything is new and fresh and smells just great. Spring brings new life, new joys and I know there are fun times ahead.