I used to have bird feeders hanging from my front porch, and the cats loved to watch the birds, and the squirrels , while they ate. Then I had a grumpy neighbor complain about the birds, and birdseed, and the squirrels as well. I know I'm in the "city", but geez... it's nice to see some wildlife. He kept complaining, and blamed the birdseed for the mice getting into his house (I did offer him a foster cat, lol), but in the end, I took down the birdfeeders. Sigh...

The cats still love to sit at the windows. They watch the people pass by, they watch the kids playing, and watch the squirrels and birds that are now at a distance . Some of them like to play with eachother. Some of them like to play alone. Some just want to not be bothered, and so they keep to themselves.

They do have an abundance of cat toys. Of course the ones they like best are the ones that cost nothing (like the strips that ripped of the milk caps, lol), or they like to play with my blush brushes that fell apart and carry the tops around. My one girl likes to play with my fabric hair bands, which is I guess why I can never find them. Every now and then I find a Christmas ornament they are playing with, and I haven't had a christmas tree up for 2 years . Finae still loves her blue gift bows and carries them around as well. She's so odd. There are feather toys, things suctioned to windows, play cubes, you name it, they have it.

The only one who ever goes outside, and this is only ever on my deck at this point (and he has a flimsy harness and a leash, so I don't really trust it) is Zach. He just loves to lounge on the deck and smell the plants as I'm reading. He's a good boy, and hasn't tried to get off the deck so far, and I'm not going to see if he does. He is forever under my watch, and the leash around my wrist. Last thing I need is him lost in my neighborhood.