First came Covid, with all its dangerous variants. Frightening enough, right?
Now it’s also the seasonal flu and a dangerous respiratory virus. Egads!
What else could possibly be lurking out there, waiting to steal your peace of mind?
Well, since you asked, let me show you…
Here, creeping over your neighbors’ fence, comes Norma Jean*, just in time for Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!
(*Pseudonym courtesy of Cindy & Robin Cooper, with thanks to their daughter Jennifer for capturing the frightening moment on a cool fall day. By the way, this beastie is actually a nice but overbred neighborhood feline, caught in a moment of greeting the photographer, but please, folks, haven’t we seen enough of designer pets?)
Thanks for a moment of levity. However, the black cat on my lap remains unimpressed.