Little Big Cats

It's cold around here (on the underside of 0 many nights), but Smokey, aka the Terrible Tiger, still ventures out into his jungle on sunny afternoons. 

In contrast, Mercy has given up the panther business for the season. Hubby called her a houseplant. Have you ever heard of a Siberian panther? she snapped. 

I'm not surprised, Smokey said. Everyone knows that tigers are tougher than panthers.

"Winter tames man, woman, and beast." ~William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew