…spend their first hour on the deck. This is the first time they’ve been in the open air, able to explore the sky, the trees, the bugs, the reflections of the wind chimes, the view of the area outside our house. It’s so exciting for them. Ane was wandering around, sniffing everything in sight. Imo’s tail was jiggling with excitement as she realized that now, after watching from the door for all this time, the deck was hers to explore!

It’s exciting for me, simply watching them

We’d been waiting until the right time, out of concerns that they might jump up onto the ledge and out of the deck. Now, the proverbial cats are out of the bag, and they’re loving it.