Lighter Days are Coming!

Thank goodness January's gone! With it's belly wetting, pad chilling dark long days making toilet requirements an urgent, stressful dash to the nearest bare garden patch. February's begun and already days are turning lighter even though it's still cold. The Snow drops and crocuses are out and it's brought a playful spring to my step and my eyes are a brighter green. My ears more perky. My purry moments are more frequent. That mischevous flick has returned to my tail though still I sleep a lot, naturally. Well, I'm nearly 16 now so you can stop that tutt tutting!
Millhouse hasn't noticed any difference yet. He's too young(or stupid)to appreciate the finer points of worldly seasons. In and out of the catflap like a cuckoo in a clock, he is. Rain absolutely bucketed down last tuesday while he was out foraging and I'll swear he was 3lbs heavier when he got home with the sheer weight of water absorbed by his thick coat. Serves him right for going out when the weather's tricky. Me? I just watch with wisdom in my eye. "Told you so," I think to myself smugly.
Yes, I am pretty smug. There's not much I don't know...well except how to open a door that's already open a few inches. It's always been a tricky problem for me. I always pull it towards me when it needs pushing and vice versa. I'm just not mechanically minded, I suppose. Now throw a rolled up sweet wrapper my way and I'm Federer hitting the winning shot! Funny, isn't it!
I'm a bit worried about my whiskers at the moment. They used to be all black, but I've recently grown three white ones on one side and one on the other. Must remember the Grecian 2000 next time I'm out.
Hmm, I'll just roll over and warm my other side against this radiator while I think of daffodils and meeces.....