Obviously this was Jennifer’s doing as you all know I’m not a fan of Christmas beyond a few movies, some navel-gazing nostalgia and putting together a humorous-weird musical compilation. Even before the divorce, Somara and I just gave up on the artificial tree because it became too much work plus it was too much temptation for Nemo; thankfully the other cats were not interested. Jennifer compromised by getting a fake one, normally she buys a live one for her apartment but I have a much lower ceiling.
Our household currently has five cats and only two were mysteries about trees; we knew Isis, Vegas and Nubby don’t care. The verdict? Metztli ignored it and Agamemnon has been busted twice in the lower areas. He continued to probe around the base until Jennifer installed a barrier. This was in less than 24 hours.
I do like the lights now that LEDs have become the standard! They even came with a remote so you can make them blink or fade in various sequences. Only two colors though, blue and white. The star was directed after the photo since it projects several images on the ceiling. It’s designed to do it on a direct, flat surface or else you get el Greco Santa and snowmen.
Will there be ornaments later? I recall asking Jennifer yet I can’t remember her answer. Until we have a better assessment on the barrier’s effectiveness against Agamemnon’s “regression” (he was born in a feral colony around Corpus Christi), I vote “no,” especially if they’re fragile/prone to breakage. Will there be gifts under the tree later? I have no idea. Again, I vote “no,” as I have busted Nubby and Metztli for trying to tear open bags of food, wrapping paper will be a breeze with their murder mittens.