Crepuscular, finally

Rico says it's taken until November to have the damned cats stay asleep until 0500, but now Bud, the littler one (whom Rico categorizes as the destroyer; photo, top) meeps to wake up Flora, the larger one (whom Rico categorizes as the heavy cruiser or dreadnought; photo, bottom), who then comes and leaps up on Rico's feet, making sure he's awake and going to feed them (which is what this is all about, of course).