Peek a boo

This guy loves to hang out in my bamboo garden. He comes from generations of street cats who hang around our house. This one is one of the smarter street cats. He found the field under the ledge next to the bamboo provides are very nice resting spot on a spring day.

These cats have always been surprising to me. Twenty years ago when I moved in the cats were afraid of people. They moved like lightning and would jump at anything that moves. Now they move slowly like lions around the neighborhood like they own the place. More people have started to take care of these street cats and give them attention and food. Still for some reason they like to hang around our house. Maybe they like good music or maybe it is the bamboo.

You can see that they are in no hurry to leave. They are here to stay no matter how much the neighborhood changes the cats are a constant.

I have not always been found of cats. But they are literally growing on me. The neighbors have gotten together to deal with the growing population and the city has offered some solution.

One day a cat catcher had to come and spay the wild cats. That was probably the most human thing we could do. There are not enough homes even if we adopted all of them. They really are a lot more fruitful than most of the humans in the neighborhood.

Time goes by too quickly and kids grow up so fast. Every memory is precious but spending time now is really what counts. I hope you have a great day and give someone a hug.