Halloween Cat

I am preparing to post my Halloween pictures of the girls and I thought, "What is Halloween without a black cat?"  And so I am posting our Halloween cat pictures, even though he wouldn't sit still long enough for the girls to dress him in anything.

Awesome LOVES to be outside in the backyard. However, he doesn't like the heat much.  During the summer he would meow and meow to be let out, but as soon as we opened the door he would get hit with a blast of heat.  He usually decided he would rather stay inside. 

We have had such lovely cool weather recently and Awesome is in heaven.  I often prop the back door open while I work and he spends hours exploring the backyard.  He pounces on grasshoppers (and occasionally brings them inside to play!).  He sits in the shade and watches the birds fly overhead.  He naps in the tall grass.  He is such a happy cat!

However, as soon as he hears anyone coming down the alley, he bolts for the house.  The other day I was on the phone and he came skidding into the den with his tail about 3" around.  I didn't see anything in the alley, but something really spooked him.  Maybe it was a Halloween goblin!