A Narrow But Satisfying World

I worry about Indigo and Neville. Neither interact with the other cats, and Indigo especially takes no interest in the environment around her. She doesn’t play, doesn’t explore, and doesn’t look out the windows.

Neville, at least, has come to appreciate the advantages of the Cosy Cabin. He has taken to spending a lot of time in the cat-room, perhaps because, unlike the cat-trees in the sitting room, the one under the back window is usually free. He likes to snooze there. But he also takes a look at the outside from time to time. He watches the wind stir the dead leaves and move the bare branches of the trees. He observes the odd bird. Soon there will be grass moving in the spring breezes, and numerous birds alighting on the fully-leaved boughs above. The scenes provide his latter years with interest and curiosity, and may remind him of sprightlier days. Before he naps, he checks his narrow world to see what is new. I think it satisfies him in a small way.

I’ll see if he can impart his mild pleasure to Indigo…