Annoying Mucha-dews and scheming birds

Have they gone insane, you ask?

But no. Simply Mucha-dew. It will pass.

Sit here, and – SIT. Look, a dog can do it, so at least make an attempt.

Now, was that hard?

(Goodness. No wonder their young need twelve years of boxing.)

Evicting hard-working birds is not on the RC Cat approved Mucha-Dew List. ©

What? Why are we cowering on the floor under the window? Dunderhead!

(And We thought to find amusing conversation.)

The tile is cool on such a humid sultry day.

And besides that intimidating bird can’t see Us.

Speaking of birds, inch your head up and peek out the window to see if it’s still out there.

Earlier as we meditating over the Outer Realm through an open window, a giant Mockingbird hit the window sill with such force that the wind generated blew Us completely off the window seat.

Yes, a strong cat moving blast. You cannot possibly be suggesting We dove for cover? We thought not.

Perhaps Staff spoke true. The screens are to keep intruders out and designed to thwart Our manic breaks for freedom to prevent Us from rolling outside while slumbering pressed up against the cool mesh to experience the breeze.

Bird free? Ah, good. We shall relocate to the more comfy window seat. 

“It looked like this. Exact image of the cat blasting bird.” (Сергей Панасенко-Михалкин/ Commons.wikimedia.org)

We can smirk over Staff and their Mucha-dews.  

We are weary of all the shouting of “So Mucha-dew before it gets hot and the mosquitoes hatch.”

Odd festival. Maybe it’s an ancient ritual that they do not even understand the origins of now.

“One of the Mucha-dew rituals seems to be splashing great amounts of water on windows. Which seems like a waste of resources considering all the rain. But We shall closely observe the odd bubbling water ritual.”©

Mucha-dew involves great deal of frantic outdoor activity:

• Mucha-dew some sacks of pulverized cedar wood around plants. (Obscure purpose. Is it an attempt to apply a deodorant to the earth’s soggy armpit? The cedar smell is lovely, but not long-lasting. Cedar spreading appears to be a one-act play with a limited run. Staff often displays ADHD tendencies.)
• Mucha-dew trimming of  bushes against the house. (Bush whacking pleases Us. We scramble from window to window to supervise. If Staff cannot see Our scowling encouraging face, then more of the window surface must be cleared or We cannot enjoy any contests.  Humans have their games on smart phones, and We have Our “Swat the bug” or “Herd the lizard” games on window panes.)
•  One futile Mucha-dew is the glass door muddy paw print removal. As long as there is mud and dog, there shall be earth patterned designs on doors. (“Sometime is it important to roll with it, ” says the dog. We despair of that logic.)
• The grand finale Mucha-dew seems to be a stately evenly paced parade in parallel lines back and forth across the grass pushing a small two-wheeled device which spins some sort of tiny confetti like a flower girl in a wedding. There is much joy from Staff if this parade is followed immediately by a rain shower.

We know. We are so benevolent with Staff’s comical ceremonies.

“Will they now waltz around the freshly mulched flowerbed like a Maypole dance?” ©

This year We tried to participate with Our own Mucha-dew request.

It was a simple one: A hawk nest.

We did not appreciate a lack of enthusiasm.

We are benevolent!

A Resident Hawk would provide aerobic exercise for any outdoor mice.

And the hummingbird world would be all a flutter.

Hummingbirds’ tiny open nests with their tiny eggs are easily raided by blue jays, large birds, and squirrels.

Ages ago, by some treaty, the hawks offered the humming birds protection from the hungry bullies. (Truth be told, eating hummingbird eggs was just too little reward for the effort required by a hawk. But over time, perhaps hummingbird protection became a hawk honor and tradition rather than a dietary choice. )

Grateful, the little birds often settle close to their big brothers.

While humming birds totally ignore Staff’s feeder, they are enchanted by the Lantana outside this window.

(No surprise. Who doesn’t prefer eating local and organic unprocessed food choices? So near the window. So near….so lovely to graze gaze upon.)

Housing a hawk makes perfect sense.

“Now there’s a festive touch for Mucha-dew.”©

Oh my. Our visitor is so soothed by Our lovely window, wafting breeze, and lovely tales they are dozing in meditation.

(If We can just get this human lump to roll a bit more against the window screen. Pushing against it a little harder…Oh, yuck, drool. Human drool on Our fur! What is a bit of unpleasantness if We manage to sneak out tour Our Outer Realm?)

Nothing to see here.

The rest of you are dismissed. Go on about your lives.

Audience over.

Adieu.

The paw is waving!

Waving!

Fini.

And don’t forget to leave a can of cat food in the doorway as tribute

I am RC Cat and I approve this message.

Confused about Training Boxes for human young?

• “End of Slumber! HRH celebrates.”
• “Boxing day already?”
• “Dangers for the Unboxed. RC issues warning.”

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