Aby-a-Day – December 20: “Craft” (Saturday Photo Hunt)

This week’s Photo Hunt subject is “Craft.”

Back in October, BuzzFeed challenged its readers to craft a simple trap and see if their cats fell for it.

Well, of course I had to try it!

Jacoby actually showed up while I was still building my trap.

Of course, he wanted to help. Or criticise…I’m not sure which.

Although he’s right, you would think someone with a degree in art could at least make a tape cat trap look a little nicer than this.

Jake did walk towards it…

And he did step into it briefly. But I think that was just an accident. He was really looking at the tape and the trap just happened to be in his way.

I wouldn’t say he was trapped, exactly.

I’m not sure, but I think he was actually mocking my tape trap.

“Really? That’s it? That’s all it does?”

“This is boring.”

“No, I mean really. It was more interesting to watch you make this whatever-it-is than it is to watch you take photos of it…I’m outta here.”

Well, that was a tremendous failure. I decided to try it out on Angel instead.

She hadn’t seen me crafting the trap, so maybe she’d fall for it?

Let’s find out, shall we?

After a bit of thought, Angel marched right into the middle of the trap.

And stood there.

The thing is, Angel kind of acts like everything is a trap, so why should a lopsided circle of tape on the floor be any different?

After a bit more thought, she sat down…

…and started to groom herself.

She kept looking at me like she was waiting for me to do something. Give her a treat, grab her…I’m not sure what.

And then…she left.

Okay, BuzzFeed…Not sure your cat trap works on Abyssinians. Angel did sit down, which I consider a partial victory…but I think that had more to do with the fact that I touched her and it was a convenient spot to clean off my cooties than it did with there being a tape circle on the floor.