God's creation.

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant (and the hippopotamus) and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things.

Pablo Picasso. Spanish artist. 1881-1973.

It's a cold wet day, fit for man nor beast. Naturally enough, an old cat like Thomas prefers to spend such a day in warmth, dozing, perhaps contemplating what life as an hippopotamus might be like.