He’s very shy but been making progress. been leaving food out twice a day for him and a few others. he used to run on sight, but with a lot of treats I finally got to pet him yesterday. I’m hoping to get him into the house before the snow hits us.
He’s definitely got his winter coat on!
Ya he’s a lot of floof… just like his sister. His other brother that I already have in the house is a short hair. (The one in the back. Cinder (front) is an unrelated ex-stray I took in a few years ago.
He’s beautiful. Hi Dale, please trust the stranger that’s feeding you and go into the house when it gets cold.
Shit that sounds amazing. Can I come too?
I do have an extra couch but you’re gonna have to share it with a bunch of cats.
I’ll pay you $400 per month for the couch and the cats. Where is this? Midwest?
Hehehe I’m just kidding with you. I am quite happy living in the wilderness like a yeti.
Canada. The prairies to be more precise, about 17 miles as the crow flies from the middle of nowhere lol
Cons: hostile winters that can get below -40, fuck all out here.
Plus: lots of cats and very quiet. It’s so peaceful to sit outside in the evenings, smoke a joint, and listen to the coyotes sing off in the distance.
Ok I was just kidding but that sounds like pure bliss honestly.
I’m very outdoorsy. Sweden is beautiful all times of year, and I backpack through the forests and… I feel free there. Like something genetic is awoken in me.
Canada is a lot alike to us. Each unique in its own distinct way, but… You know, same same but different.
I am hoping to go up North this winter, to see the Aurora. But I’m not sure I got quite the right gear for it.
Heh. Thanks for teasing my mind.
If only…
Maybe one day I will find peace.
We don’t get really nice ones too often but auroras can be gorgeous, especially when they dance. Sometimes they’re pretty basic tho. I was born in the city but moved out here years ago for the peace and quiet with my kids.
I have some spare room and warmth, but I’m not sure I want any more anarchy than a 7yo creates in my house.
I am old school anarchist. More idealist and Wu Wei, there is this quote I love, it’s from a Norwegian show, and it’s about the friendship of a like 14 yo girl growing up, and a “fallen pastor”.
Anyway, she says to him something like, “I don’t care that I can’t, I want that thing!” or something along those lines, and he goes
“The older I get the less I focus on what I want, and more on what is possible.”
It really stuck with me, and it is something I have come to learn to appreciate over the years. Don’t focus so much on the particulars, it’s the big picture that matters.
I live in Sweden. If I ever come to wherever you live, I will gladly share your room and warmth and play games with your 7 yo son, but for now I will survive on my own wherever I am.
<3
I just got back in from outside. He showed up early today (I usually put food out at 6am and 6 pm) so he got first dibs on the food, and was all in for some scritches before he sat down with a full belly here to chill with me for a bit.
Hooray for black cat rescues!
If I bring him into the house, he’ll be my 4th black cat (Cinder, Ember, Bam Bam, and Dale) although I have other flavors of cat as well.
HE’S BEAUTIFUL
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You’re awesome for doing this. Thank you.
Strays are a bit of an issue around here. In the last 7 or so years I’ve gotten over a dozen fixed but a few more show up every year, so I do what I can for them with the little I have. I already have one of his brothers and his sister in the house. He has one more brother outside that is a total lush for attention and runs to me when he sees me, but he doesn’t want to come into the house because his sister is a bit of a bully.
What a stunning boy! Good luck to you. Thank you for doing this.
Thanks! Saw Dale again this morning when I put breakfast out but unfortunately he didn’t want to come close because another Stray (Gavin) was around and they don’t get along very well. I did get to pet him earlier this morn (around 2 am) and give him treats tho.
Looks like a nebelung 😻
