of cats and Christmas trees

Wait a minute…

Is this supposed to be here?

What is it?

I don’t know, but it smells pretty interesting.

Of course, now that the tree is up, the cats think it’s the greatest thing in the world. A real tree! Inside! We’ve always been fortunate that it has never occurred to the cats to actually climb the tree; they’re content just to sit underneath it or chase each other around the tree skirt.