Last night, after we finished dinner (leftover black bean & turkey chili, which I hadn’t made in a while) and cleaned up the kitchen, we were watching a cat documentary, “The Lion in your Living Room” streaming on Netflix.

Of course, we’re suckers for anything with a few facts wrapped around lots of great cat video.

But it turned out that Romeo was also getting into it.

He abandoned his prowling around my chair for attention and instead jumped up on the chair closest to the tv for a better look at those cats. Not long afterwards, I had to pluck him off as he started to scramble up for an even closer look. He was definitely interested!

The cats rarely pay any attention to the television. It’s as if it isn’t there. But I think it was a few scenes of cats making fighting sounds that caught his attention. He is, after all, still the main defender of the house from roaming cats, keeping watch from various lookout points. At least once he has successfully confronted a visiting cat because he was ready! Although they were separated by the sliding door to the deck, the incident still rewarded his vigilance.