Exploring Fall With Mr. Kitten Pants

Oh, it's Fall in Tennessee! And Fall is my favorite time of the year! Do you say "Fall" or "Autumn" in your neck of the woods? I love the way that "Autumn" sounds but feel too fancy saying it.

The weather is getting pretty nippy here and at night, we're piling on the blankets. And the cats. It's a wonder that I don't dream that I'm trapped under a truck with all of the cats that pile on my legs when I'm sleeping. They're complete and utter opportunists. Cute opportunists though.

Speaking of the cats, this is Mr. Kitten Pants' first Fall season. He's already started enjoying sitting in the window and watching the leaves blow around and is particularly interested in the squirrel that lives in the knothole of the tree out front. Today, he got particularly amped because he and Pip got to help me decorate for Halloween.  Oh! And he got to see the first faux fire of the year! (and of his life)

Of which he was completely terrified. 

I think it was the crackling sound that put him on edge.

He did everything in his power not to actually come in contact with the thing. 

Then he discovered old Mister Skeleton lounging around.

And slowly, slowly, slowly crept up to him.

He never really did want to get involved with him but later on, he grew confident enough to 

steal a closer peek.

AND A FOOT!

Here you see grainy video footage of his brazen skeleton foot thievery:

That, my friends would totally hold up in a court of law! 

There's one thing about it though - after all of the edge-of-his-cute-little-seat adventure, he was pooped and soon fell prey to a catnap. 

This Just In: Pip demands equal time in this post. 

Doesn't this shot of Pip remind you of every scene in every horror movie ever where the female heroine doesn't know that the serial killer / creepy monster / alien from outer space is....

RIGHT. BEHIND. HER?!! 

Have you ever noticed that in those films, upon hearing a noise, the victim always yells out, "Who's there?!" Never once have they been answered back the way that they'd want to be. Just a tip - never ask who's there. Oh wow, another thing that I love about Fall - scary movies! Want to see some of the worst (and thus in my mind -  the best)  horror movie monsters through the decades?


I think that I used to work for the Watermelon Monster. Always chewing on my arse, that one.

What about you all? Doing fun things to prepare for the change of season where you are? Anything that you're looking forward to the most?  Do you have any cat burglars at your house? Do posts with nothing but cat photos make you break out in hives. Do tell! 

Until next time,

x's and o's,

Eartha