Cat Alcatraz, v1.0
Last weekend we spent a sweaty couple of days cutting heavy wire mesh, digging trenches, pounding nails into all-too-hard planking, and generally doing things that were suspiciously close to this “physical labor” thingy people talk about.
Result: one Cat Alcatraz, version 1.0. Or actually v1.1, the first version (on Saturday) had the feline convicts confused for a while, but then Tempest got the bright idea of clambering on top of the fence at a low point. So on Sunday, it was a new trip to the hardware store to get 9 more meters of wire “mink cage” mesh and some more wood.
The new version has held so far, we’ve actually been able to keep the patio door open without the cats disappearing into the sunset. For now. I suspect this is a running battle, one of them has already begun what seems to be the beginnings of an escape tunnel.
Version 2.0 will involve covering the whole fence with extra mesh, and maybe some floodlights, razor wire and guard posts.
Version 3.0 will have a moat encircling the house, with sharks. Perhaps with fricking laser beams, too. Can’t hurt.
And yeah, I now have a new photo gallery up. Not much there yet and the layout is pretty simplified, one thing at a time.