Flora climbs out of the window

Flora is usually not as relaxed in Ullapool as Tom; when we arrive she tends to start off by hiding under our bed. Then after a while she ventures downstairs to the living room. She mostly delays going outside until it’s dark, only occasionally going into the garden during the day. Meanwhile Tom is very confident in his Ullapool kingdom and roams freely around the garden and down the lane. It’s strange how they react so differently, they have their own wee characters just like humans. 

The other night we had our bedroom window more open than usual because it’s very warm just now. For some reason, Flora climbed out of the window during the night and made her way down to the garden, presumably via the porch roof. We had no idea that she was outside until we were woken at about 7 a.m. by Flora miaowing loudly outside the porch door. James said that he had heard her earlier as well, but had thought she was downstairs. When we rushed downstairs to let her inside she was very vocal; I don’t know whether she was thanking us or reproaching us for not letting her in sooner! Then she ate hugely and went upstairs a nap on our bed. Meanwhile James and I made our breakfast and took it outside to eat in the sunshine. To our surprise Flora’s wee snout appeared at the door and she ventured into the garden in broad daylight. Tom was as surprised to see her as we were! Fingers crossed that her nocturnal adventure has helped to build her familiarity with the Ullapool outdoors.