Zoe... one stinker of a cat!

There's been a black male cat roaming about these parts. Apparently, he thinks he owns the neighborhood, having already made his mark with our neighbors cat...... who now has the kittens to show for it.
He's been harassing Zoe to the point where she doesn't want to go outside any more. She used to stay out for hours on end, but now only a few minutes (just to enjoy the fresh air) then dart back inside.

Today, dad let her out and then she vanished. We searched and called, tromping about through the back back yard (yes.. that's 2 'backs') twice.. both times to no avail. She was out the whole day, and not responding to our call by the night time is uncommon. Then to top everything off, it started raining! I'm thinking, "Great... she's probably hiding somewhere far away where that stupid black cat chased her... and now it's wet and cold.."
But not too shortly after the rain died, she shows up at the back door.. BONE DRY. Not even a wet paw. The little stinker hadn't gone anywhere..... clearly hiding somewhere around the house, and not budging when we called her.




Stinker.