A very funny story about trying to convince a cat to cuddle in a hammock

I’ve started a new evening ritual: I leave all my technology inside except my Walkman, and I get into the hammock in the back yard and listen to an album from start to finish.

My cat has been curious about this new habit, and I’ve been trying to coax him into the hammock —

— Aaron Reynolds (@aaronreynolds) June 23, 2020

Tonight was some Rolling Stones — I’ve never really given them a fair shake, so I’m working through the Stones in Mono box set — and like clockwork, my big grey lump of a cat shows up. I make some space and start patting the hammock and asking him to jump up —

— Aaron Reynolds (@aaronreynolds) June 23, 2020

And to my delight, he decides to climb into the hammock! Except not in a very cat-like way. Huh.

At this point I should let you know that my backyard is very dark and I don’t see well.

— Aaron Reynolds (@aaronreynolds) June 23, 2020

I have just invited a raccoon into the hammock with me and the raccoon has obliged.

— Aaron Reynolds (@aaronreynolds) June 23, 2020

The raccoon stares at me for a while. Like, “you invited me up here, now what”

Now what indeed

— Aaron Reynolds (@aaronreynolds) June 23, 2020

(Much more, including a prequel story in the thread.)