Cat and Mouse

 

Oh my goodness! Our crazy cat!

Today Matthew and I were sitting outside on the patio enjoying the sunshine when Bodie comes into the backyard carrying a mouse in his mouth. I figure it was already dead. But when he put the mouse down by our treehouse, it ran away and stopped right under our fence, between our yard and the neigbors. He seriously was playing dead (and doing a fairly good job of it, I may add) Bodie ran to it, of course and was just staring at it, but the mouse didn't budge. 

Then, all of a sudden the mouse pops up and runs into the other yard. Bodie quickly jumps the fence and starts chasing the mouse. The mouse at this point...no joke.. CLIMBS THE FENCE. Bodie jumped back up to the top of the fence but the mouse just clung to a fence board just below where Bodie was laying in wait. 

See the mouse hang there? It was hilarous! Bodie had NO idea it was there!

They both sat there very still for quite some time. The mouse was there for seriously 5 minutes when all of a sudden, it crawled up to the top of the fence RIGHT in front of Bodie. 

At this point Evelyn started filming and the most amazing thing happened. You need to click on the link (or cut and paste to a new browser)  to watch. 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Lp2CZtB3RrEiMxHU7

I had Evelyn stop filming because I thought for sure Bodie was going to kill the mouse at that point. BUT... the mouse ended up getting away and another chase across the neighbors yard ensued. And you know what? The mouse got away!! HAHA!! 

Bodie is a hunter and usually has no problem catching birds and mice. This time the mouse won..and the cat was left wondering what the heck happened. 

It was seriously one of the funniest things we have ever seen. And yes, I did submit it to America's Funniest Home videos after MANY people suggested I do so..haha!

Oh, our crazy cat!!