Since Lucy came into our lives about eighteen months ago she’s gained in confidence and is now a very independent young lady. When she first came to us every noise was a threat and she was spooked by the slightest thing – you only had to look at her in the wrong way and she’d scamper off and hide. These days she’s still a bit skittish and often charges out through her catflap (usually accompanied by much scrabbling of paws as she loses grip on the hard floor and experiences terminal understeer!) if you walk towards her a little too quickly. However, she always realises that she’s over-reacted and comes back in again pretty quickly. During the day she takes regular strolls around her patch, climbing the high fence at the back of our garden to see what’s going on beyond. She likes hunting in the evenings (many times I’ve been presented with a furry or feathered present – we even received a live frog recently!) but she spends most of the night asleep in her favourite spot on the sofabed in the spare room. Recently she’s taken to coming into our bedroom at 4.30am like clockwork and trampling over us in an attempt to persuade us that it’s light so it must be time to get up. Thankfully she doesn’t come armed with a baseball bat like Simon’s Cat (do follow the link if you don’t understand the reference – it’s hilarious!) and either settles down beside our feet or returns to the spare room to sleep until we decide to get up. All in all, she’s the model of an independent cat, albeit one that’s rather fond of us and is always pleased to see us when we get home!

LOL glad you don't possess a baseball bat . Great peaceful photo of Lucy MoMac · 2012-07-04: 07:07

That is one lucky cat. Nice pic. OH, and love Simon's cat myself. meow Lsample · 2012-07-04: 07:40

She looks supremely comfortable...! I love Simon's cat, that clip made me laugh, thanks for that! Annbramwell · 2012-07-04: 07:54

Wow Great contrasts So peaceful Nice mood helys · 2012-07-04: 08:30

Peaceful sleeping face of Lucy. sachiko · 2012-07-04: 08:55

Awww....Lucy is so relaxed...makes me want to go back to bed! Great depth here....I can almost "feel" her soft nose! lookagain · 2012-07-04: 10:01

Thats an awwwwwwcute capture mystic1 · 2012-07-04: 10:17

I like this confident and relaxed pose ! Cute Lucy josy63 · 2012-07-04: 12:09

So relax, lovely. kwibusje · 2012-07-04: 12:47

She is so much like my Freek, he seems to have the same character ... ;-) Now ... this capture ... Oh, I LOVE IT!!! Ryana · 2012-07-04: 15:47

Great story! Glad you took each other in 18 months ago. Such a nice relaxed pose. SheriJ · 2012-07-04: 17:14

Lovely! Thanks a lot for sharing and keep creating! davidcardona · 2012-07-04: 20:02

Oh my sweet Lucy...... You are so beautiful as is your description of her evolution, Helen. She is a real gem. My Kitty is a 4:00 AM alarm clock. She is relentless and oh so effective - as I type this at 4:17 AM.... Meow. danrav · 2012-07-05: 04:17

a flat cat :-) stormfish · 2012-07-06: 04:10

what a cutie, and such a nice photo as well Mgb527 · 2012-07-06: 19:07

what a pretty cat ! camilleauteuil · 2012-07-19: 13:22

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