Chess Masters

A little while ago Petunnia was in the bedroom, on the floor, looking up at the corner of the bed, meditating on an eventual ascent. Angel was behind her, looking down from the dresser, and Buddy had just come in. Of course Angel had to jump to the corner, thwarting Petunnia. And of course the human had to admonish Angel, and make him settle in a more reasonable spot. And of course Petunnia - with a clear shot to the corner - instead moved toward Buddy - crouching under a pile of quilts and blankies that were just about falling off the bed - no ascent possible there - but at least she was so close to Buddy that he was in turn totally thwarted. In the end, Angel snoozed on a pillow, Petunnia purred away on Mom's lap, and Buddy kneaded the blankies and got petted to his heart's content. And AreToo joined us on the bed, and Cyrrie came in to birdwatch from the dresser. But first we had to go through all the maneuvers.