Let's Take A Walk

Today was a glorious day in Chicago. The sun was shining, and it was 76 degrees! In honor of the lovely weather, I decided to treat my kitty to a special evening of outdoor activity. I slipped on her pretty blue harness with the matching leash and took her outside on the front porch. We visited with Liam, our one-year-old neighbor, and his mommy Megan. I read my book, while Victoria sniffed the grass and rolled happily on the sunspotted sidewalk. After about an hour, I took the little fuzz-button back inside.

A few hours later after I mistakenly deleted a portion of my nomination project, I decided I needed another break. So, I put the harness and leash back on the kitty and let her sit on the porch with me again. This time, we decided to go for a walk up and down the block a little way in each direction. It's rare that a cat will walk on a leash, but Victoria will. While I was outside, my neighbors locked me out of my house, so I picked up Vicky and took her on a longer walk to my friend Whitney's house to get my spare key. We got to Ashland when I realized that she wasn't going to be home anyway, and I stopped to talk to a neighbor. Victoria then decided that she needed to walk again, so I put her down. She took off like a shot and before I could finish my conversation, we were down the block and around the corner. She stopped to sniff the church and walk through my neighbor's garden. We even walked the path between the houses into the backyard and back. I think she really enjoyed herself. She was purring like an outboard motor when I picked her up to bring her back in. What a wonderful way to spend an evening...