December 23. From the tree he’s got the perfect view of all the birds flying over the yard. Sometimes he just watches them, and sometimes he switches into hunter mode.

December 22. He finds a huge pear tree in the yard and decides it’s officially his tree now. He climbs up into the branches and checks out his new kingdom from above.

December 21. Over time we take off the harness, and he starts going out into the yard on his own. The black cat walks down the garden path like he totally owns the place.

December 20. His first tours of the new kingdom are on a harness, and the outside world feels huge. He steps carefully on the grass, the harness is annoying, but there’s pure explorer energy in his eyes.

December 19. We’re finally not moving into yet another apartment, but into our own house with a garden. For the cat, it’s like a whole new level just unlocked.

December 18. New apartments keep coming and going, but the cat has his own routine: he hops out of the carrier, gives the whole place a good sniff and picks “his” spot. He flops down, tucks his tail in and it’s like he decides, “Yep, this is my home now.”

December 17. Life changes again, and we’re moving once more. The cat still isn’t a fan of his carrier, but he’s made his peace with it, it’s become his seasoned traveler suitcase now.

December 16. From the balcony he keeps an eye on all the neighborhood cats. They each have their own patch of the yard, but the balcony is his personal territory.

December 15. Here he suddenly unlocks a new skill: he jumps onto the mosquito net and hangs there like a spider. One look at his face is enough to see he totally feels like a superhero.

December 14 & friend. Cat @jesse.base.eth stops by the office to say hi, and the two of them just sit there on the balcony, discussing the best way to build on Base.

December 14. He chills out on the balcony and watches the street cats doing their thing. They also come over to hang out with him, and the balcony slowly turns into his own little office.

December 13. One day all the moving around takes us to Turkey, to an apartment with an ocean view. For the first time in his life, the cat hears the real sound of the waves.

December 12 First, in every new apartment he does a full perimeter check and sniffing every corner. Then he picks his main throne the couch or the windowsill. But his absolute favorite spot is still on the bed with us.