cats and kitties and what to do?

Monsieur Le Bonheur has a small garden. or is it a larger terrasse? anyways ... For the last couple of weeks we have been seeing a cat strolling through the garden and the patios that are around us. yesterday the cat came to MLB's terrasse and miaowed. We provided milk and water and cat food. It looked kind of homeless. Greedy it gobbled the food.

Today it visited MLB again, obviously wanting more food and water. And the cat was not disappointed. Taking the food, miaowing and leaving. That was the game. It's a beautiful cat with a tortoiseshell pattern.

And then in the evening it came again. and brought its kitties. Now there is 5 cats lying on the terrasse in the sun, playing with bamboo and slugs.

We will try to find their owner, if there is one. Please, let there be one. 5 kitties is too much.

is the "Slug Hunter" and

will be in Hamburg next week Monday - Friday. How great is that? Haven't been there for a while.

d has hunted many slugs so far (usually around 30 per day. estimated size of the terrasse 25 m²). and is successful with this strategy. they are getting fewer and fewer. and the basil still lives. and grows. and enjoys its life. next week Monsieur Le Bonheur will have to take care. We will see whether he is brave enough to catch the slimy monsters.

d is still doing cosmology and hoping for the summer to come eventually. it was pretty wet here in vienna lately. no day without rain.

and finally: d was almost shocked about her sympathy for michael jackson. although she has never been a fan (not to say, that i didn't like his music. i like the 80ies stuff. but "heal the world" and "black or white" never really got me. kitsch³.) she feels truly sorry for him. probably he was a mirror of our society and showed us how far we have made it when it comes to tolerance. how sad this is.