Don't you hate it when you have an opportunity, and it gets away from you?

This morning, I was chasing a beetle of some kind across the carpet and then it vanished into the heater vent!

"I know it's down there..."

The frustration of it all!

I sat and watched it make its way across the room, Then I went up and sniffed it, and then watched some more.

Then I batted it with my paw once, which only made it move faster.

I watched some more. But did I take action and pick it up?

Noooo.... and next thing I know, it took a dive into the heater floor vent!

"If I just wait here very quietly, maybe it will come back up..."

And so, I ended up sitting there, waiting for it to come back out. And waiting, and waiting... and waiting.

In the end, I had to give up and acknowledge that it was an opportunity gone; the beetle had crawled away through the ductwork.

So therein lies the Curator Cat "Teaching Moment" of the day: When an opportunity presents itself, don't become too casual and cavalier in sitting around and evaluating what to do... because that opportunity might disappear in a very unexpected way!

Even if "non-action" IS a choice, it's usually not really the one we want, when we feel uncertain.

Hope you are all having a beautiful day!

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