I am posting this at the risk of upsetting my cat loving sister.  Jane, I apologize.

My post last October about the unfortunate feline in Anoka seemed like a one-of-kind event.  But running into a second black cat, lying dead within feet of a hidden geocache, is just outright strange.  While geocaching my way home from the events in Hudson, WI last weekend, I spotted a geocache, Welcome to RiverFalls! (GC17QDN) by Hike and Seek, located near the River Falls city limits as I approached from the north on highway 35.  It seemed like an easy find so a stop was in order.  As I approached ground zero of the cache, I immediately knew something wasn't right.  Upon closer inspection, it was clear that I had stumbled upon another unlucky kitty.

Whatever happened to the notion of nine lives?  I know crossing the path of a black cat is not good but I would not have thought that would affect the cat.  Was this just really bad luck or was this another despicable act of feline murder?  Fellow geocacher Norvina and I surmised that kitty may have been hit by a car.  Still alive, it managed to climb its way to the final resting place in the tree where it passed into cat heaven.

Another Despicable Act or More Bad Luck? Unlucky kitty lying in tree within feet of the geocache.

Another Despicable Act or More Bad Luck? Nine lives come and gone.