Buddy the cat
Buddy, the Cat Formerly of No Fixed Address
Word in the alley is that the Timmermans’ place is a rest stop for traveling cats
Global warming is not yet affecting us in Alberta, Canada.
Winter lasts six months, and we endure week after torturous week of -30C temperatures. We cannot, in good conscience, ignore a cat who’s been lost or left outside.
Word has spread in the feline community (I’m sure), that the Timmermans’ place is a way-station for traveling cats.
Cats will stop and check if we’re home. If they need a safe place, they’ll find it in the back garden. Sometimes we’ll offer a dish of food, then they’ll be on their way. If a cat sticks around, we’ll check for a tattoo, and our community page online for a ‘lost cat’ notice.
It’s a pet friendly community and we’re proud of that.
The orange and white cat
About 4 years ago a certain traveling cat started coming by regularly, to visit.
I’d be in the garden and would feel ‘eyes’ on me. When I glanced around, I’d catch an orange and white cat staring at me from across the garden. When I moved he would dart away.
