We arrived home last Saturday night after a week in San Francisco.

Our arrival seemed unremarkable, but I was shadowed through the week by each of the cats, although Bessie is too timid to venture into our bedroom where she risks being chased out by Kinikini. Territory is still important in the world of cats, I guess.

Kinikini, Kali, and Kiko appointed themselves my medical assistants and accompanied me whenever I ended up in bed for an afternoon nap or an evening’s sleep.

Meanwhile, after a few days at home, I finally felt good enough to pick up a camera when the light was right. The cats cooperated.

I forgot to note that tomorrow will be the fifth anniversary of Kinikini’s adoption on April 4, 2021. It was Easter Sunday, and I drove up to the top of Aiea Heights to pick him up. He had just recently been diagnosed as FIV positive, meaning he has a compromised immune system and may at some point need special care. But you wouldn’t know it so far! He has proved to be a very, very good cat, and harkens back to those early days when I spent hours alone with him in our front room, trying to coax him out from his hiding place under our futon. He is returning the favor multiple times over by sticking with me these days!

Okay. No more editorial commentary needed! Here come the cats.