cats!

as i mentioned in my last post, we have 3 stray cats that live in our area. i started leaving food out a while ago and now they're pretty much regulars. we've named them and managed to take pictures of all of them as well. they're fun to watch and help me not miss my own little fluff ball back home. (note: we haven't managed to get close enough to determine if any of these are male or female so they all have gender neutral names)

this is spooky.  spooky was the first to come hang out at our house and now stops by just about every afternoon when we get out of class. spooky is also the bravest of the cats. the first time he came by, i had the back door open while i was in the kitchen filling up the bowl with water and he took a few steps inside! he'll also let us sit in front of the door and watch him eat. he probably thinks we're insane. spooky is my favorite because he reminds me of my old kitty, ebony. he also has a bite out of the top of his left ear, probably from a fight, so i just want to keep the little bugger so he can have a safe home.

this is our latest addition, teenie (alternatively called tiny). we first saw him near another house down the street from us and he looked like a little kitten. now that we've gotten a closer look at him, he's definitely not as tiny as we first thought. he's not as brave as spooky is. he'll let us get close but you have to be really sneaky about it. if he does get scared and run off, he'll come back a few minutes later. we also think he may be the offspring of the next cat.

 roly-poly is the largest and the most skittish of the 3 cats. that's why this picture is so bad. this is the closest we could manage to get to him. he also only shows up to eat later at night and will run off if you use flash. he will bolt if he so much as suspects that you might be looking at him. i think he may have been a  house cat at one point but was probably abused. he likes to sleep behind the house that's next to us so you can sometimes see him when you're coming back from class if you're quiet enough.

our last visitor is not a cat. robin hood is a fox who has been by twice. apparently foxes also like to eat cat food. we haven't managed to get a picture of him yet but i'll post it as soon as we do.