Zip had a quiet day for once. He was looting all night and slept for hours on the back porch. We met around 4 p.m., and he lay quietly in my lap for nearly a half-hour when his nemesis, the stone wall chipmunk, popped her head up, and off he went.

This is like a sweet meditation; it is calming, peaceful, and nourishing. A great love is growing between us, and I accept it and look forward to it. It has done me good. I didn’t know I needed this, but I do. I like this selfie; it captures the feelings of both of us.

He came back a few minutes later, but I had a lot of work to do, so I said goodbye. Then it started to cloud up, and more rain was coming. Zip wore himself out last night, but we had a sweet time together; it seems necessary to both of us.

Zip napping this afternoon.

I keep forgetting to put this photo up, so I’ll do it today; Maria has a runaway succulent heading for the ceiling. It just needs to be an inch or two.