Let's go outside!

My cats are declawed so they NEVER go outside.  If fact, I brought Sissy outside on the deck once.  You would think I dunked her in water.  She couldn't wait to go back inside.  I've never had the opportunity to put them in the grass.  I bet they would hate it.  They don't understand why anyone would go outside.  When the neighborhood kitties come to the deck doors, they look at them and wonder why they are outside (I'm assuming).  Well except Baby feels threatened and will pull out her best "bad ass" to scare them away....they aren't.  Sometimes Baby will thump the glass on the doors.  That does scare them.

When I go outside, Sissy gets nervous.  When I come back in, she always greets me with a concerned look and needs to sniff me to make sure I am okay.  I always assure her with a pet.

Well this morning was actually not too hot.  When it is like that, I open the window by their condo in the dining room.  I announce "Let's go outside!  Wanna go outside?"  They get so excited and both jump to the condo.  They each take a bucket in the condo and stretch their noses as close as they can to the screen.  It is the cutest thing ever.  They love to lay in the sunshine every day but having the window open is a whole other treat.  I tried really hard to get a photo but they are super shy about it.  Here is the best I could do.  This is Sissy and she is acting coy about it.  I'll leave the windows open until it is just too hot to leave it open any longer.  I hope we can make it a few hours today because they love it so much.

I love that they can be so happy with something so simple.  It reminds me it really is the simple things in life that can be so filling.