This morning I was searching for a pair of socks, when my cat Jeter walked over. He was planning on jumping on the end of the dresser so he should push aside the curtain and peer out the window. (He’s a good guard cat.)

He must have miscalculated his leap, however. Instead of gracefully landing, he ended up hanging by his front paws before finally succumbing to gravity and falling to the floor.

Cats never seem to anticipate falling short. Poor little guy had such a look of surprise on his face. (Don’t worry, he’s OK. He did land on his feet after all!)

I’ll never forget seeing the same look on his sister, Posey, the day she decided to jump into the (wet) bathtub shortly after someone had finished showering. After a moment of panic, she bolted out of the bathroom!