Raindrops on Cat Whiskers

Right beside our hot tub--which the bride and I use most days, especially the colder it gets--sits a wrought iron cat sculpture, with a crepe myrtle tree immediately behind it.

I was out there a couple of days ago, warming up after having done a rainy day run, when I noticed the droplets on the cat whiskers:

And the close up:

So I ask you: what self-respecting real cat would stand for actual raindrops on its whiskers?  It's just not done!