Shared Space

I know I have written about the balance of power between the cats in my house.  For the longest time, Sake dominated Haiku, who was sweet, submissive, and demur.  Haiku seemed pleased to have a home where she was treated well, got special food treats, plenty to eat, no one yelled at her, and she could cuddle. Sometimes, when she slept on my chair at the computer, I used to sit on her unwittingly, so when she saw me approach, she would speak up.  And, I set up a chair for her, with the afghan that used to be on my computer chair, near my computer chair.  So, now when I approach, she still speaks up, but I just greet her as she is on her own chair.

After I got replacement windows, a lot of that changed, and Sake and Haiku could be in the same place at the same time: on the sofa, on my bed, in the garage.  They just wanted to be near the open windows and proxemics did not seem to matter.

When I brought Taki into the house, the balance of power changed again.  Haiku is less demur, and more confident. There are many times, when all three of the cats sit with me in close proximity.  Most recently, as is so often many mornings, Haiku comes to the northwest side of the bed, Sake to the southwest side of the bed, and Taki comes from the east and roams up and down.

Yesterday, we sat on the sofa:  Sake was on my arm to the right, Haiku on the foot rest, and Taki to my left.

I enjoy the cats sharing space with me.  The balance of power changes, the proxemics change, but the characters involved in the process stay the same.