Feral Cat Fridays: The Dynamic Duo (And A Joker)
I was leaving our driveway one day and noticed some movement in the weeds. When I investigated I found two tiny black kittens. With a little cajoling and some canned…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Where Did All Those Cats Come From?
How did we wind up caring for so many cats? It seems like we should have somehow, some way, been able to take evasive action. We certainly didn’t move up…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Looking Back
It’s been more than 18 years since we came to Dry Creek Hill and saw our first feral cat. We’ve known and named 78 cats in those years–you’ve met all…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: A Trio Of Black Cats
These 3 black cats were visitors to our feral cat colony but they never became permanent residents. Anyone who has been around black cats knows that it can be hard…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Chiefly About Thomas
Thomas was another wandering cat who hung around our feral cat colony yet never took the step of joining. Although he was comfortable with the colony residents and got along…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Two Nomads Passing Through
We saw a few of the visitors to our feral cat colony only a time or two. We never knew where they came from or where they went, but the…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: A Short Tale Of Short Tails
Wandering male cats were attracted to our colony, sometimes by the food and sometimes by the hope of feminine companionship. They found reliable food but their hopes for lady friends…
Read moreA Ringtail On the Roof
While bringing in the hummingbird feeders at dusk I caught some movement in my peripheral vision and was surprised to see a Ringtail on the roof of our shed. I’d…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Good As Goldy
Our feral cat colony was a magnet for wandering souls. It was an oasis in times of drought, a reliable cafe when food was scarce, and a place to make…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Limpy Larry Stumbles In
Limpy Larry hobbled out of the woods and into our clearing a few months after we last saw Larry. At first we thought Larry had returned from a long ramble,…
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