Zip, the master of timing, always finds a way to steal the spotlight. Whether stocking firewood or a simple photo shoot, he’s always the center of attention, the camera’s friend.

I’ve been taking pictures for a long time; I’ve never had an animal as photogenic as Zip.

This morning, we celebrated letting the animals out to graze for the first time since last October. Suddenly, Zip showed up, walking on the pasture fence and getting into my face while I pointed the camera at something else.

He is a ham, a movie cat.

I see Zip is sensitive to heat; he loves to doze in the shade.

Zip knows how to get attention. While the other animals were out grazing, he was dancing on top of the fence posts, showing off and finding a way to get into the picture. He has a promising future ahead of him as a movie cat.