Backyard drama . . .

The players: the squirrel – Luke, the cat – unnamed and the dog – LuLu.

Luke has been living under the old shed in the corner of my yard.He comes out often and just sits on the rotting wood deck in front of the old shed. LuLu sits and watches too but we’re inside – behind a sliding glass door.I’m now in the habit of peeking out throughout the day to see if Luke is out basking in the sun or shivering in the cold.

The other day I peeked out and saw a cat sitting outside the hole that Luke goes in and out of.Occasionally the cat would bend over to see if it could see Luke. LuLu doesn’t mind the squirrel sitting there, but goes into a frenzy when she sees the cat – or “kitty cat” as we call them. How can LuLu tell the difference?

The whole thing seems so sad (for Luke). I haven’t seen him in a few days. Haven’t seen the cat either. It just seems like a lot of drama going on in the back corner of my yard.