Sir Bill & Gentle Mike and the Wet Food Heist 🍽️🐱

Morning at Pleasant Pasture brings many things—birdsong, sunrise, and the unmistakable sound of thirteen cats gathering for canned food like it’s a royal banquet.

Sir Bill and Gentle Mike eyed the scene from the fencepost.

“We need a strategy,” Bill murmured.

“A masterpiece of timing and charm,” Mike agreed.

Phase One: As bowls were set down, Gentle Mike initiated “Operation Leg Weave,” artfully twirling around Farmer Terry's ankles to cause a brief—but effective—delay in distribution.

Phase Two: Sir Bill performed his signature “Tragic Stare of Starvation,” a look so dramatic it could win awards. This earned them an extra half spoonful in the first bowl.

Phase Three: The duo positioned themselves between Gentleman George (aka food vacuum) and the dish with the best gravy.

What followed was a ballet of subtle nudges, strategic paw placements, and the occasional gentle shoulder-bump. By the end, Bill and Mike had secured not one, not two, but three prime-position bites before the rest of the cat mob descended.

When it was all over, they retreated to their sun patch under the barn roof overhang, bellies full, whiskers smug.

“We don’t steal,” Gentle Mike said contentedly.

“We simply… maximize opportunity,” Sir Bill corrected.

And together, they purred.

Champions of breakfast. Legends of the wet-food battlefield.