bad cat oski

i have gotten so much pleasure from watching oski become an outdoors cat
it seems he isn't that interested in hunting;
birds are feasting,
squirrels are carrying off tomatoes
while he is in the yard

but today i heard a fight
and when i got outside
there were 10 very long minutes
when he was no where to be found
and then, there he was
on the other side of the fence
in my neighbor's yard

i won't describe
in excruciating detail
what the next hour was like
as he went exploring,
hither & yon
until i finally got him home

all i will say is that there are tons of feral cats
in the backyards,
and he hasn't had shots
and i am not willing to loose him
it's going to be a battle
and it totally blew my painting vibe yesterday