1. The Breakfast Routine. I am glad to say that I do not get woken up by cats in the mornings, even though I sleep with my door open for ventilation purposes. No, the cats are waiting patiently downstairs by my parents' door for the moment when my father will emerge to get them their breakfast. The outdoor cats too are waiting, and they make their presence felt through their mewing and thudding on the front door.
2. Orlando takes the air. My ritual every morning after my breakfast: wash my breakfast dishes, wash the cat dishes, clear the litter tray. As soon as I have finished the last, Orlando is on the alert. He comes to my side and walks me to the front door where he waits for me to pick him up and take him to sit on top of my car. He sniffs the air, looks around him, and when he feels like he is ready, jumps down and goes to the front door and waits to be let in. The downside is that sometimes our little friend wants to stay out a lot longer than I have time for and I have to pick up him and carry him, protesting grouchily, into the house.
3. MC's manja in the morning. When I open the front gate just before driving off to work, MC walks from wherever she is and lies down behind the car. She is waiting for someone to stroke her, pick her up and put her in a safe spot. Never mind that I'm late for work!
4. Jumping on the bonnet. Coming home, Paddy likes to jump on the bonnet of the car, and walk up to the windscreen to look me in the Eye.
5. Night time head-rubbing. Winky and Dinky need attention too. They like jumping up on my bed as I lie there reading before going to sleep. Winky just wants me to stroke him as he lies beside me (one paw extended to touch me) but Dinky likes to come up, rub my head with his and slump down beside my face. And that's when he is not lying on my chest just below my chin, practically suffocating me.
Ah, pussy cats. You certainly make life interesting!
A rare picture of all three lads - Dinky and Winky and the back, and Orlando in front.
