Just between you and me, I find it very hard to forget that I'm a Snow Bengal, and that my ancestors came from high up in the snowy mountains.
I'm purr-fectly happy for most of the time, but every now and then, and you can't really blame me, I do get a bit homesick for all that snow.
So, when I looked out of the window last Thursday morning . . . oh, was I excited!
I couldn't believe my good luck!
There it was . . . snow, wonderful snow . . . snow covering the houses, snow covering the ground, and snow covering the trees . . . snow everywhere!A beautiful blanket of white . . . just what a Snow Bengal dreams about!
I couldn't wait for my Mum to put on my harness and for both of us to get out into the garden. The thought of that crisp snow beneath my paws had me rushing down the stairs so fast that my Mum couldn't keep up.
Oh, what fun I had . . . it was every bit as good as I'd expected!
There are, of course, one or two drawbacks to snow . . . for instance, no-one ever explained to me how you can have a successful toilet dig in such conditions. But that's a very small thing compared to all the fun.
Someone had helpfully built a great big snowman on the lawn . . . perfect for a cat to climb up and get an excellent view of the snowy garden.
After that I made my way along the branches of one of the snowy trees . . . although I must admit that this wasn't a total success. An icy branch was a little more slippery that I'd expected and I slid off and fell into a snowdrift.
Luckily, I don't think my Mum was looking.
But, oh dear, with all this excitement, and so much to enjoy, I wasn't prepared for the terrible disappointment that came when I woke up two days later.
I poked my nose out from the covers on my Mum's bed and the air smelt warmer. This was a very bad sign, and I was worried. You'll never believe what had happened.
Rather than stay here, giving pleasure to everyone, that selfish snow had decided to thaw!
My whiskers quivered with shock when we opened the garden gate and walked down the path.
Everything had changed.
Instead of a lovely carpet of shimmering snow, the ground was muddy, and puddly, and slushy . . . and look how the great big snowman had shrunk!
So here I am back home, curled up under my Mum's jacket and trying to sleep.
Sad to say, it seems that, for most of the year, a Snow Bengal can only get the snow she needs by closing her eyes and dreaming about it.But, wait a minute, I've had another idea.
What if I called myself a Sun Bengal . . . just until there's another fall of snow?
