Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for November 04, 2014

At first glance, I thought that Ludwig was stalking some bugs or other critters in the pots. But now I’m wondering if the point is that Luddie doesn’t want these things in his house, and neither does Arlo, but he’s trying not to say so to Janis. He’d just as soon do without this annual ritual.

It’s an annual ritual because you shouldn’t bring perennials indoors for the winter.

Luddy looks like he wants to munch on some green leaves.

If it’s like one of mine, he’s eyeing the inclement weather “indoor facility”. We have a cat that will run to the nearest large potted plan on the deck when it’s raining rather than the longer trek to the yard.

I thought he was looking a us, making the comment..

I think it actually has everything to do with the smudge on her top (and the look on his face) in panel 2. I just can’t quite put it all together.

I don’t get it.

Cats make deposits.

I hope a squirrel makes it in the house

Lots of house plants go outside for summer, but come back in before the first frost.

Yikes! Bugs coming in……

Is that catnip?

1. We had a cat that loved to see the Christmas tree brought in. She’d lie in the corner on top of the sheet underneath and bliss out under the lights.

2. My Florida-born daugther has put three potted banana trees on the kitchen-dining-area table. The tallest one is nearly a yard high. On the floor behind a row of chairs are a good helping of pampas-grass-looking stuff and a key lime that is upwards of four feet tall. We’re in Wisconsin, expecting below freezing temps by evening.

We, mostly I, did this chore last week. An upstate NY winter would kill everything.I’ve read that plants in the house clean the air.After emptying the deck our big bedroom and Kitchen should have very clean air until May. I have 5 beautiful hanging plants that I’ve wintered inside for 4 or 5 years.Figure that’s a savings of over $100/year and they bloom year round. I can NOT leave a healthy plant outside to die. Taking care of people, animals and plants is just me being me.

I’ve helped a friend move his wife’s plants. One is a 4 ft high cactus. Moving that booger was “interesting”.

My California-raised kid grew lemons in Vermont that way. Till her cat braved the thorns and destroyed it.

Good one doublepaw….

Along the Gulf Coast, we bring the tender ones in on nights when it is going to freeze and put them back out the next day when it warms back up. Most years, I haul potted plants into and out of the carport a dozen times during the winter. When it gets really cold they actually make into the house for a few days.