The Distress Call

I was awakened this morning by a loud and persistant meowing. Rowena was standing outside the bedroom door and uttering an urgent distress call. I got out of bed and talked to her, but she did not indicate the source of her distress. I heard Ned trying to get out of the closet, where he had gotten himself stuck inside - but she kept meowing even after he got out. It was not until Ani went downstairs for breakfast that we realized what her agitation was about. Suki had left a large wet mess on the kitchen floor just next to the cat's food dishes. We had walked her just before bed, but aparently morning was a bit too long to wait after drinking one-too-many bowls of milk last evening. Suki was a bit ashamed and requested to go outside right away this morning, even though the weather was cold and clammy after the storm of last night.

This afternoon Suki is tired after having spent the day in the brisk wind. The sun is out now and our daffodils and tulips are 3-4 inches high today. Suki demonstrated her enjoyment of flowers by sitting on the flower bed in the back yard, but there was really no harm done this early in the spring season.

Tomorrow Mom and Dad are back. This is Suki's last night with us until Mom and Dad go to Alaska in June!