Watchcat protocol MCCCLXXXI

Watchcat Sylvia's approach to drinking faucet water in Summer 2016 was similar to the way some people approach Thanksgiving dinner.  First, you look at what you want to consume:

Then, you move in closer:

You savor what you're about to consume:

Next, you open your mouth:

Then, you consume it:

Three years ago, Watchcat Sylvia's life ended.  I think about her every day and grapple with the pain her absence causes.  I'm very thankful, however, for the 11 years and change she spent with me.  I hope that she's staying at least as well hydrated in the afterlife as she did during her faucet water days with me.