It was Sunday today, a beautiful day, and the temperature got into the high 40s. It might be as warm as 60 degrees over the weekend. I went outside to sit in the sun, and Zip appeared quickly and jumped into my lap. His favorite spot with me is to turn us on my left shoulder – only the left – and curl up and start purring.
After ten minutes, he gets restless and turns around, facing the other, still on my shoulder.
I hold him with one arm so he doesn’t slide or fall off my shoulder, and I scratch his neck, ears, and back. He purrs and closes his eyes. After ten or 15 minutes, something else catches his eye, and he is off, and our time together ends. I’m sure he sometimes dies soon after he leaves. Zip is restless, and he never stops listening.
The time together seems essential to him, and I know it is for me.
Having the love of this cat is an essential experience for me, especially later in life. I wasn’t expecting anything like that. But if you love animals, there is no end to it or boundary. You can love an animal anytime and at any point in life.
Cats are so smart. My Lennie knows when it’s time for me to go upstairs for stretching on the heated massage table. She either beats me up there, or waits for me by the stairs. When I lie down, she nuzzles my face. It’s the Zen part of my morning ritual. I can almost feel my blood pressure dropping. Thank you for sharing Zip with us, Jon.
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My black and white boy used to sit on my left shoulder, Zip reminds me of him.
Jon, the last paragraph is not only true, but beautifully written.
Yes so wonderful to have companionship with a cat or dog or chickens. I kinda understand Maria feeding them my neighbor has beautiful chickens I always like when they roam over in my yard. And my dog well she’s the best! I’d have a farm like you and Maria if I could Jon with lots of animals I enjoy your stories and pictures a lot