I can now report that they did absolutely nothing in the run up to the storm. They blinked owlishly when the thunder and lightning got (what I thought was) alarmingly close and one snuggled a bit closer.🙄 I won't be relying on these two for barometric info any time soon.

Nature has provided! Looking forward to watching the cats closely over the next 24h as the weather rolls in. So far they're a bit rubbish, but time will tell.

Must remember: Never put the cup of tea next to the dip pen water. I wish I could say that this was a one off slurping experience but alas I reckon my insides must be a rainbow by now.

Portrait of the cat listening intently to my comments about the data in a webinar.

Merry Christmas everyone, and good luck for your grants! Thanks to @ErrantScience for being both happily festive and painfully accurate, all in a single panel.

Determining the ToC (tangent of the cat)