Some of our cats excel at tree climbing - almond trees being the favorite. A few kitties imagine loftier goals. Our M loves ladders, no matter if inside or outside. M ignores our kitchen stepladder. No challenge! That's okay, since Wimpy and Tipsy love to snooze on the stepladder.

We try to keep our cats from climbing up the bookcases, but Buddy is a regular bookwalker. Occasionally Yanni will join him, but only for short spurts. Yanni prefers the great outdoors, though he'd rather stretch out on the picnic bench than be a tree climber.

Plato, Half M and Copper can usually be found balancing atop high stone walls. Roo is another fan of old stone walls - but not ours, only the neighbors' walls. Roo doesn't mind napping on the roof of our car either. She's always alone. No other kitty has interest in joining her there.

Occasionally fearless cats set their sights even higher. Not many hang out on the roof of our house, but when we hear the tappity-tap-tap of kitty claws we know it's Tigerella up there.

Q: Are cats social climbers?