Zip is a cat who loves life. Although he’s around 18 months old, as the video shows, he’s still a kitten in many ways.

The fun never seems to drain out of him.

Zip loves to walk with us, visit the donkeys and sheep, chase after the dogs, sit in my lap, lie in the sun, hunt mice and moles and chipmunks, go up in the hayloft, hide in bushes, go to the marsh, vanish into the woods.

He has fun just about every minute of his life, which is one of the reasons I love and enjoy him so much.

That’s a precious gift. The more freedom he has, the more fun and energy he shows. It’s infectious.

Day by day, I am confirmed in my belief that this animal should never be confined. He is a free spirit, happy and busy all the time. Come and see him burst suddenly into play. He is bursting with personality, life, and adventure. The more he roams, the more he sees, and the more he conquers.

This morning, as we were getting into the car to go into town, he was sitting on the porch. He put on a show for us.