There are more flowers here in spring and summer but they don’t disappear in winter. This beauty is flourishing all by itself at the foot of our steps. As predicted, once J acquired cat food two felines took up residence, outdoors only but minorly put out to find that I lay claim to my chair in the pool of sunlight regardless of which of us gets there first. Though it seems that a flower pot can serve as an alternative to a chair in spite of lacking a soft cushion.
Interesting study, the cats. Quite clear that the posturing over the kibble J put out is not simply in order for cat number one to get more - it’s important to cat number one that cat number two gets none. She can’t quite manage the logistics but would like to. On the other hand they’re happy to curl up together on MY chair. Maybe that’s just another version of the shut out.