Merriest of merry-making May to you, beloved Rocky Family!
Perhaps I willed it into being with last month’s update by pining for warmer weather. Perhaps not. But it’s finally here! The windows are open, the washed-out grays of chilly weather have gone! I’m happy, sure. But our Saint of Stripes is JAZZED! The birds are happily active again, bopping around the giant maple tree just outside; their chirps and tweets are magnetic sounds throughout the days. With plenty of outdoor activity to observe, Rocky is quite pleased: Neighborhood Watch may resume.
Sort of.
Rocky has proven that no quantity of Ideal Napping Spots is enough. He has decided that Places to Perch have no limit. The birds? The breeze? The flowers and the trees? Kid stuff. (Kitten stuff?)
He’s the supervisor of Neighborhood Watch, so the actual watching has been delegated away in order to give him more time for the important stuff.
The REAL stuff.
The STUFF that MATTERS – more than any other sort of Stuff or Matter. Yes, yes indeed—perching! Napping! Napping AND perching! Rocky can’t really count, so the concept of quantity is universally dismissed in his dominion.
That mystical concept still exists in some way for him, however, and any new place he can claim is his goal. It is as infinite as considering the quantity of stars in the sky. (Or swirly lights on the ceiling.)
By my count, however, May marks a little celebratory milestone for Rocky’s people: it’s his 12th update! We’ve gone a full cycle around the sun of his shenanigans since his first update in June 2024.
Because I adore him, and not at all because HRH Rocky, King of the Sleeping Spots, Sitter upon Perches, Majesty of the Some Number Of Kingdoms of His Cat Lands may or may not lock me up for failing to do so, I shall dispense some complimentary verbiage.
For a being that is effectively a slinky masquerading as a cat, Rocky is incredibly easy to “maintain”. By maintain, I mean the range of cat care and checks needed, from the typical to the Rocky-specific. Yes, he can be a wiggler; it’s entirely expected. But does his slinky wiggle make care a chore?
No! (Yay!)
Rocky puts up minimal fuss for things like trimming his claws, giving him medication, checking his weight, and brushing his fur. For a cat who can (and does) abruptly move at the speed of sound, he’s incredibly well-behaved for these things. Aside from brushing a mini-Rocky worth of winter fluff away over the past couple of weeks, it’s a “no news” report for May!
Well, let me correct that. There’s news (there’s always news), it’s just the Rocky-being-Rocky news. Open windows, new perches, weird places to nap: that’s the news we love to see! He taught me a new trick, too – how to cease being a human person and instead be a perch!
With only a third of spring left and the joyful carnival of summery squeals on the horizon, I thank you for being here as we look ahead to the next dozen updates and beyond. May the times to come be bountiful for Rocky, for you, and for your loved ones!
With great appreciation,
Your correspondent,
Carrie