Scaling the heights

She looks malevolent, and used to be fiercely independent, but has become a real softy. Here she's perched on top of a high wicker bookcase, which she used to scale with ease. Now it's a slow and painful-looking process and I give her a leg up when I can.

Tried umpteen times to get a shot of her grooming the other cat, but the inside of her ear is just about all that shows up - hard to catch her eyes open, and keeping still enough for a shot.

Tedious day with the old laptop, moving with glacial slowness. Basically failed to get anything done. As for Christmas cards - why do I have to complicate my life by trying to make them myself?

Think it's time for a beer.