Because You Asked

 

Yesterday I was quite bemused at all the questions and surprise garnered by my post: Friday Foto ~ Lofty Views , even more so because the location that Hopi was perched on is a place that all 3 of our kitties visit every day throughout the day, with no trouble at all. Someone even asked if I put Hopi up on that ledge. haha! I couldn’t if I tried. I can barely lift her and especially not up high above my head. She is heavier than my Dobbie Girl. Most cats seem to hide their lean, lithe bodies under layers of fluff, but not our Hopi. She is quite rotund under all that long fur. In fact, the kidlets tend to call her “squishy”, and “chunky monkey” when they are loving on her. Thankfully she is a very sweet, patient, and tolerant kitty.

Anyway, since so many of you were curious, I decided to take some photos of that window ledge and how easy it is for, not only our three kitties, but also our three kidlets to access that area anytime they like.

Jen has been known to carry a blanket and pillow, some toys or a book and just hang out up there. Often times her beloved Manx cat, Javelina will join her, and sometimes Sage, my twinling Jem’s cat, will jump up, too.

The perch is really just a plant ledge, at the landing between two flights of stairs on the way upstairs to our loft, offices and a couple bedrooms

There are no lovely plants gracing the ledge, though, because I tend to have a brown thumb. For some reason, Plants don’t seem to do well when you forget to give them water. Go figure.  Only one plant has managed to survive and thrive in my care and that is our ‘Jolly Green Giant’. A spindly banana leaf tree, it’s one of the reasons we chose this house with it’s two story high living room with lots of light, and room for JGG to grow. JGG has been with our family for over 16 years, after rescuing the 12” tall stubby scrub from K-Mart’s garden center toss-pile. JGG has moved with us 5 different times and traveled across country, from NM to SC and back again.

Anyway, it’s probably just as well we don’t keep plants on the ledge, because if we did, our cats would consider it their special vegetarian buffet.

The kitties do seem to like it up there and I imagine their instincts must kick in and they morph into mountain lions, leopards or jaguars, observing the world and their potential prey, ready to pounce!

So there ya go. I sure hope that helped solve The Mystery of The Lofty Views.