I made a lot of weird noises to get Smokey to finally look up at me. He was absorbed in something behind the house. A tree, perhaps? Maybe he was meditating? Daydreaming about food? Stuck on the landing, uncertain about whether to climb or descend?
You can see the abnormality in Smokey’s right eye in this shot. The pupil looks kind of like a keyhole.
Friday Feline! Your guess would be as good as anyone’s regarding what caught Smokey’s attention. They’re inscrutable.
Cats are definitely inscrutable. Interesting abnormality in Smokey’s eye.
Scott — I could see Smokey’s ears twitching as I made my sounds, but cats can also be supremely disinterested.
Robin — Inscrutable is one word I might use, but there are others.