Briar had gone missing (again) for 2 days. He was spotted running up town with some folks around 3:00PM Sunday. Soon after that, the hailstorm hit. It's been raining and hailing pretty hard with sub-usual temperatures the last two days.
I was worried about Briar. He had never been gone for so long in extreme weather (to us, 38 degrees and hail is extreme). Maybe he was waiting out the storm somewhere under a bush, huddled and fluffed trying to keep warm.
Come to find out, Briar kitty decided to be nice and cozy at the Wayside Inn. Apparently, one of the housekeepers opened the door for room service when Briar ran out. And to think, I was worried he was freezing his tail off trying to get home when he actually decided to get a hotel and stay in town to wait out the bad weather. Little rascal has stayed in more hotels here in town than I have.