Cheddar

Here is Cheddar, at our back door, meowing for his supper. He has made a complete turnaround from being a skittish, run- when- he- saw- or- heard- us, kitty to an affectionate guy that loves to be petted and jumps up onto our laps for snuggling, kneading, petting, grooming.

Right now, he and Tux are getting to know each other through the front and back doors. Sometimes, they just sit and stare at each other...other times Cheddar growls and hisses at Tux, who backs down...then Tux's tail rapidly thrashes back and forth. They definitely are not ready to be together.

Meet Cheddar

About a week after we started feeding Ivory, we saw this orange tabby in the yard, then feeding at our feeding station. He, too, looks undernourished. We named him Cheddar, and he has been a "regular" from then on. He, also, is standoffish, but appears to have been around people some, because he does not run off. We can watch him feed too.

Meet Ivory

Ivory started coming around recently and last week I got a closer look and saw that (s)he was very skinny. I immediately decided to feed him/her. She ate everything we left out for her--moist and dry food--that first night and came back in the morning for more. (S)he has been coming a.m. and p.m. every day all week. We can sit out on the patio and watch her eat, and she occasionally looks up at us (with the most beautiful blue eyes). Apparently, she has been around humans and is not a feral cat. Eventually, we hope (s)he'll warm up to us. We are going to try to find a place where we canhave Ivory spayed/neutered. Maybe she can be our outdoor cat. Not sure how Tux would take to having another cat in "his" house.

Q: Guess who found her feet?? A: Baby Caroline

I was playing with my feet, and next thing you know--I fell asleep

Little cousins with newest cousin

Little Cousins

Katelyn, Hailey, Mackenzie
Having a sleep-over

Little hams