I went out for a few minutes to take some flower photos – I am resting more, but I couldn’t help it. Zip is my photography assistant. These

Days, when I show up with a camera on the porch, he curls up underneath and pops his head out periodically just to let me know he is there.

Zip is not one of those cats who sleep quietly and peacefully out of sight. When Maria and I are out, he always shows up to see what we are doing, and if he finds it dull, which he often does, he disappears.

He never seems to get bored when I am taking my photographs. I appreciate his company if he does take some weird positions, like lying under the wicker chair and popping his head out to startle me.  “I know you here,” I said, and he often goes to sleep.