A shocking start to the day, with the news of Bowie’s death – I’m still having trouble believing that.
But a much nicer surprise when I went out to give the cafe crowd their second meal of the day. It’s been so wet here, or else frozen up, that I haven’t been able to give them much for a couple of days. But today as I opened the door I could see one orange tabby on the step (the one who will often sit on the kitchen windowsill, just in case I forget!) and as I stepped outside I could see the black one with white legs beside him. That’s the one who made his first contact with me just a few days ago.
As I pulled the door up behind me I noticed the older, bigger black one not far away – and as I started putting food down for them, teeny black one appeared too! So I had four furriends together as I did the dishing up.
Older black one didn’t stay long – she doesn’t always, just eats quickly and then goes off somewhere else, although she did have a quick cuddle before she left. Teeny black one is still too small to eat huge amounts, so she had her share and then went to sit beside the wheelie bins and watch the boys. But ginger tabby and black-with-white-legs stayed a fair bit longer – and b-w-w-l became very playful and affectionate, rubbing up against me with a lot of purrs, and rolling over on his back so that I could admire his tummy! (And give it a bit of attention too, of course.)
I must have stayed out there with them for about half an hour I think, and it was lovely to see them all being more accepting of each other – as well as the food, naturally.
These four are the most regular visitors, ginger tabby being first in the queue most days. There are several others who come now and again, but it’s quite unusual to have so many all at the same time. Definitely worth getting a bit cold for!
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P.S. I do try not to put the food into a puddle, honest . . .