Here’s one of my favorite photos of a stray cat that, 
for more than a year, has taken up residence in my
back yard. Prior to this past year, however, he/she
(am still not sure) made fairly regular visits (usually at meal
time), but to the front. Now, he/she seems content
to live in the back.
I call him/her Mystery-Kitty, because of his/her unknown
beginnings and for the occasional multi-day
disappearances….for his/her
apparent need for human
attention and the times
of total disinterest…and
for the fact that he/she will rub up against your leg, give you a sweet
nose-kiss, follow you from here to there, and then the next minute,
runs to hide and/or swipes at you with claws fully drawn. I have,
albeit rarely, heard him/her purr.
Rarely.
It would seem that he/she has had a tough life. The left ear tip has been
sliced off, and there’s a scar on that same side of his sweet little face.
In any event, it’s not a bad match, he/she and I, for now. And since
summer and lovely outdoor-days are upon us, I thought I’d stray
from my normal posting topics and share a look-see at M-K.
Hi Carolina,
Since I couldn’t make it ALHFAM this year, it would good to see your comment on the list about your blog. It’s nice to catch up with what is going on, even from a distance.
On your stray – I’d almost guarantee it’s a girl. The calico coloring is a gene linked trait that is almost exclusively female. I guess you’re lucky so far that she hasn’t also presented you with kittens.
I hope all is going well for you out east. It was good to see your name pop up when you started posting on the list.
Michelle