Monday, July 29, 2019

Things That Go 'Clang' in the Night

I wake several times in the night. I often wake about four o’clock; I have to get up to start my day at about five during the week, about five-thirty on weekends. When I wake at four, I can usually fall asleep again without trouble, and gain advantage from the hour remaining. When I wake at four-thirty or so, I have difficulty returning to sleep, probably because my mind, knowing how close it is to the moment I must rise, anticipates being roused by the alarm, and keeps wondering when it will go off.

This preamble sets the stage for Sunday morning. I woke at four o’clock and, realizing that I had another ninety minutes or so in which to sleep, drifted back into unconsciousness. I was woken abruptly forty-five minutes later by a metallic clang. I am sure it wasn’t part of my dream, as much as I am sure it did not originate from outside. Something had fallen, or was pushed, inside the apartment. I got up and searched, but found nothing out of the ordinary. All was as it should have been.

The cats looked innocent of any wrong-doing. In fact, they appeared surprised that I was up so early, and wandering about the apartment in the twilight before dawn. Nothing seemed to have dropped onto the floor; there was no debris; all was in its place. I think Josie even suggested that I was hearing things. I went back to bed but - the time being so close to when I had to rise - I could not regain my slumbers, and lie awake for another half-hour. Cammie thought it a good moment to come and lie on my head.

I still haven’t discovered what made the noise or, almost as significant, who made it. But I have thoughts on the subject. Here are the usual suspects…





16 comments:

  1. Yep, every cat has a halo over their heads...

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  2. Is there a clue in the photos? I love a good mystery, but usually am only fair at deduction.

    What astonishes me is that your fur crew permitted you to go back to bed! Nicki will make such a ruckus if I'm up before I want to be (hmm, I'm always up before I want to be), but then return to bed, that it's pointless to try unless it's before 4 AM. Even then, it's touch and go with him.

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    1. No clues in the pictures, I'm afraid. The only thing in which they act in concert is keeping me in ignorance.

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  3. well we noe tiss de naybor catz waz left out oh de line up.....
    guyz ya noe what they say; guiltee til proooved other wize.....
    ~~~~~~~~ may bee thatz de other way round ~~~~~~~~~~ ♥♥☺☺☺

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  4. must have been that "not me" cat that visits here sometimes :)

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  5. They all look the picture of innocence snoozing or relaxing the time away.

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  6. It was Angel Parker paying you a visit and checking on things.

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  7. They all seem to be keeping the secret very well. :)

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  8. HaHa! They ALL look quite innocent to me..
    But! Don't they always..are your sure there
    was'nt an overturned ice~cream bucket on the
    floor..! :).

    ME! I could look/stare at pussy~cat photos/pics
    ALL day..Nothing like the real thing though! :).

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  9. I have an idea what MAY have been the noise. I'll let you know...

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  10. Ahh...everyone looks innocent to me. Perhaps this is a case for Sherlock Holmes and Watson. :-)

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  11. Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Those *Innocents* could not have caused the clang! Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... -giggles-

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  12. My 'thuds' are caused a tiny tailess cat!She loves to open (and go into)cabinets AT NIGHT. Only at night. I think she must be bored as her senior siblings are totally asleep. She likes to roam. I've learned if I want to sleep I have to keep my door closed or else it would be sleepless nights for me.

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  13. Cats have many abilities that confound but the "loud noise without cause" is surely up at the top of the list

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