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It's been months since I found little Nyx on the side of the road and brought her home, but she still just cannot wrap her little head around this water fountain.

After being MIA for a few days, my buddy TabbyTom stopped by for some food and cuddles. Last time he visited there was a failed trap attempt, and he must have either forced his way out of the trap or it may have closed prematurely. I was worried that his trust in me would be shaken, and perhaps it was, but ehen he returned he was very cuddly and spent some time hanging out on the porch. I'm hoping that after TNR he stays more permanently in my yard and roams less; the last time I saw him he was spooked by a loud car and very nearly ran into traffic. So if he stays in my and neighbors' backyards he'll be much safer.

Guest appearance by my void kitten, Nyx, who in this clip is just a shapeless mass of darkness and a pair of eyes 👀

Big update to This post from a week ago.

TabbyTom is a "feral" tomcat that I've been seeing around, maybe once or twice a week coming into my yard in search of lady cats. I've been trying to befriend him since early spring with zero success, never able to come within twenty feet of him. For all intents, he really seemed to be entirely feral.

.....but, a week ago I noticed that he was perched on one of my window sills, watching through the glass with a super sad expression as I cooked dinner and my own cats frolicked. That night he had a surprising breakthrough, as he came up to me within an arm's reach, even kicking some food off my finger. He was still shy, though, but over the past week has become a more regular guest, stopping by several times in the evening for some dinner.

Tonight, I got home from a late softball game (we got CRUSHED) and this little fella was waiting for me on the porch. He came right up to me and shoved his face into my hands, just begging to be pet. At some points he even put a paw on my leg, and seemed to be considering hopping right up into my lap. And he was purring! This is an absolutely remarkable change from the feral cat I knew just a week ago.

I do still plan to trap/neuter him, but if we keep going at this rate I'm not sure if the trap would even be necessary, might just be able to pick him up and put him in a crate.

* And disclaimer, yes, I know that these are not the actions of a feral cat. However he did seem entirely feral up until recently, so I wonder if he got dumped at a young age or something. I doubt he's someone else's indoor-outdoor.

A couple of months ago, I found this little voidling on the side of the road, and she's been super sweet and cuddly since day one!

The last picture is from the day after I found her; I had just taken her to the local APL to check for a chip and discuss fostering her or making a surrender appointment. Surrender appointments usually have to be made months in advance due to the shelter being very full, but miraculously there was an opening as somebody had skipped their earlier appointment..... but I couldn't. She'd spent hours the previous night making aggressive biscuits on my face (it kinda hurt, tbh) and smooshing her little face against mine. I wasn't ready to give up, so I told the APL I'd consider fostering her. I haven't thought about it at all.

I found this little voidling on the side of the road a couple months ago, and from day one she's been super snuggly. I totally get what people mean by "velcro cat."

This^ scenario is a bit rare, but she does fairly often chill on my shoulders while using the toilet.

I walk my older cat and it's common for her to stop and munch on some plants occasionally. I figured I'd give the kitten duo some crabgrass; safe to say they really liked it....

This is my void kitten, Nyx, who I found on the side of the road a month ago. She's super sweet and cuddly. Today she napped on my shoulders as O used the restroom, and then I had to walk through my apartment bent over with my back parallel to the floor. Made it into bed and she still is just chilling on top of me.

I found this little voidling, Nyx, on the side of the road a month ago, she's been super cuddly the whole time and often climbs up on me while I use the restroom, occasionally falling asleep up there.

Bonus pictures of her and adopted sister Pancake investigation the bathtub and snuggled up together.

I am a novice, wanted a cheap entry into this sport, and bought an old 2002 Gary Fisher hardtail. It would've been a sick bike when new; a mix of Shimano Xt/XTR, Bomber forks, and it was the first mass-market 29er.

But it's of course very dated. I know modern geometry seems to have headtube angles in the mid-60's, this bike has a 71% head tube angle. I went over this log- pile today without realizing how steeply it dropped off the other side, didn't scoot my butt back enough, and almost went over the bars. You can see in pic that fork is basically perpendicular with the ground, and that's without suspension compressed. Ended up smashing my leg into the flat pedal's pins, that hurt. I did return and hit the obstacle a couple other times, this time with the seat dropped and body farther back; that helped but still seemed iffy. Kinda wonder if it would've helped to carry more speed, as well?

Admittedly she's an off-white ("lynx point"), I just think the black/white contrast is kinda funny. These are my two free kittens I found separately on the side of the road.

My two kittens, found in separate incidents on the side of the road, are becoming BFF's. They are constantly playing, chasing and wrestling, and are slowly becoming more snuggly with each other

I've seen this cat before, I think he's someone's indoor-outdoor cat. He's got lovely blue eyes.

My indoor-outdoor cat is a huge asshole to other cats she meets. I've seen her chase intruders faaaar out of her own territory, and unfortunately she seems to have beef with the indoor-outdoor outdoor cat who lives a couple doors down. I leash walking her sometimes, and she'll often mark her territory, so she's definitely quite territorial.

But recently a horny tomcat has been coming around, often meowing, calling for the local unfixed ladies. I call him TabbyTom because he's a brown tabby tomcat, sorta self-explanatory. He's totally feral, stays far away from me and is really skittish. And on a couple occasions I've seen them just chilling near each other, casually, which is rare with my and any other cat. Like in this Pic, he was laying in the grass while she was pouncing on bugs, not the least bit worried about him.

Ultimately I want to capture him and cut his little furry nuggets off.

A little over a month ago, I was zooming asking on the highway when a tiny white fluffball ran out in front of me and fortunately made it across the road just in time. So I grabbed her off the side of the highway and moved Pancake into my home, where she slowly got used to my adult cat.

A few weeks later, I was driving home late in the evening and noticed a pair of eyes reflect off my headlights. After pulling over, I was able to coax out a little void kitten from the undergrowth.

I kept them mostly separate for the first week with limited interaction, and then let them hang out after the black kitten, Nyx, was cleared medically. Pancake and adult resident were really not a fan of Nyx at first, but after a week or so they play a ton, always chasing and wrestling each other. They are still warming up though, and I've started to notice a little bit of cuddling on occasion. This morning I was fortunate enough to wake up to both kittens snuggled up on me in bed

Voidling kitten was being a little scoundrel and attacking the resident adult's tail- adult gave her a little smack

Occasionally I'll see a modern bike that carries the same name as a vintage model. Some, like most of Specialized's lineup, have remained true to their original purposes, but in many cases the model has often become warped over time into something far different from original, and in some situations, have become total junk. What examples irk you? Are there any models that have seen the opposite occur?

I found this little kitten dumped on the side of the road last week, she's been super sweet and when not playing (she's a kitten so she does a lot of that) she just loves smooshing her face against mine and snoozing on or against me. Oh, and she also plays fetch! Chases toys and then brings them right back to me, I didn't even have to train her to do that, it's incredible.

Just a small update on this little Void! Found this little kitten a couple days ago, and she wants to spend every minute laying on top of me and aggressively making biscuits on my face. She purrs non-stop, as well. It's cute as heck but these claws are needle sharp!

Unfortunately I've got three cats right now all separated in my apartment, so I can't give her quite as much snuggle time as she wants. The bathroom she's locked in is pretty small, I've got to wedge my head under the bathtub to fully lay down, but I'm thinking I may try spending an evening in there to satisfy her cuddle quota.

I just found this void kitten last night, and she's going to be stuck in the bathroom for a week until she can get medically tested, and until the resident cat (and other new kitten, especially) stops hissing every time they catch a whiff of her scent.

She's been incredibly affectionate, choosing snuggle time over food in most scenarios, and has already gotten comfy hiding in my pants and chilling on my shoulder as I use the restroom.