Tonight the outside temp got comfortable around 8:00 PM, so I went out
to the back yard to sit and enjoy the quiet. I was immediately joined by
five of the six cats. Amelia prowled the yard looking for mousies or
lizards to hunt, Tabitha and Samuel did some half-hearted chasing, Harri
came over to me for some petting, and Ranger ran over the whole yard
looking for toys.

After just a few minutes the serious play started. Tabitha and Ranger
took turns chasing each other around the yard and through the open back
door into the kitchen. They would occasionally try a differnet approach,
and play "chicken". But when kitties play it, the "chicken" jumps up and
over the other kitty. Those two would also once in a while run straight
at each other, stop just a foot or so apart, and "Halloween cat" at each
other with tails standing straight up, backs arched, and hopping in
their toes. It was hilarious.

Ranger would occasionally give Tabitha a break and play with Harri.
Ranger will run up to Harri and give her a swat on the tail, then wait
for Harri to turn around to wrestle with her. They'll wrestle for the
better part of a minute then bounce apart, then go do it all over again.

And while this was all going on, Amelia would come over every couple of
minutes for some more scritches.

Over all, this was a very enjoyable evening.