This morning and yesterday morning I woke to discover my little cat had got himself right into bed with me to keep warm.

At the other extreme on hot summer nights he stretches out on the floor getting maximum benefit from the open window,

Progress through the seasons takes him to snuggled on top of the bed next to my legs and thence up the bed to take advantage of the greater warmth of my body; next he moves under the old eiderdown kept for his benefit, then (as I add layers to the bedcovers) between the counterpane and the duvet, until he is right in bed with cuddling up to me under the duvet.