The Ledge

One of Diego-san's solitary places is the ledge that runs up and down the stairway into the upper level of the house. The ledge itself is around a half a foot wide and Diego likes to leap up whenever I am walking down the hallway on my way down the stairs. Eventually by standing on the ledge he towers over me as I descend down the stairs.

The problem is the ledge is somewhat accessible to Thompson and Theo. But I don't particularly like when those two try to leap up because if they misjudge their leaps they can tumble down the height of the stairs- probably over a ten foot drop. Thompson of course lacks the necessary balance to always stop himself quickly after a jump. Theo just plain misjudges many of his jumps. He actually did fly over the ledge once and I'm not sure exactly how far he fell but luckily he escaped uninjured. There's really no way to say the ledge is off limits since it is out in the open. Talking reason into T and T hasn't worked yet. Here of course is a picture of Diego mocking somebody downstairs.