This morning, before I even went outside, I looked out the living room window to see what the weather might be like. That’s when I noticed Elusive has returned. He was in my front yard looking across the highway.

With my heart in my throat, I stepped back a little to watch and see what he does. I knew that if I went outside and spoke to him or tried to stop his mad dash across the highway, that could go very wrong. Instead, I just sat back and I watch this kitty actually gauge, the traffic on the highway. He is smart enough to know that what he is doing is very dangerous. But I watched him and could actually almost feel him thinking about what he had to accomplish, which was darting out to cross the highway without getting killed. To his credit, he did not move until the highway was completely clear of traffic. My heart was still in my throat, but I was quite impressed to see that he understands to some degree that this is a treacherous path he is chosen to make in the mornings.

I will once again start putting food out in the front yard for him, to lessen the chance of him, running into twist or Poe, and getting into a fight. I’m glad to see him back, I just wish that he would stay on the side of the highway, he’s playing a dangerous game of roulette.