The gloomy skies of the last few days have not made ideal conditions for interesting photographs and so I have continued to clean the house! I am still stunned by the view through my sparkling clean windows and cannot believe they are still invisible after two days. Unheard of next to the sea here in Kommetjie.
Lots of animal activity going on here. The cats, Mango and Biggles, are spending more time at home now that cooler weather is around and even deign to be petted and lie on the beds at night. Cleo is completely ignored by Biggles, who observes her frantic yapping from the giddy heights of the balcony balustrade with the disdain that only a cat can achieve. Mango still leaps off the balcony and back into the safety of the treetops, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time before she lashes out and reclaims her position.
Cleo is most definitely a teenager now, with baby teeth almost gone and much larger but blunter gnashers emerging, so the biting is more bearable. She goes absolutely crazy from time to time, dashing up and down the garden, in and out of the potplants and stopping only briefly to dig large holes. She is hard work!
Monty went to the vet again and basically is living out his last days at our whim. He played like a puppy yesterday and felt the effects today, but we should have him for a while still as we manage his various ailments and feed him chicken and roast lamb to his heart's content. Susie is close behind, and we can only hope that when the time comes, they can depart together after a lifetime's companionship. More sad times ahead, but life's lessons, I suppose. They have lived in the lap of luxury and will continue to do so until the last.
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