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    The Roofcats Of Bensonhurst

    Thank you @Maria Bayote and @Avery ! I know there have been a few kitties from the feral colony that became acclimated to people and have been spayed (they were all girls) and actually adopted-- most of them are far too people-shy to catch, unfortunately. If I had the funds I'd try and set up...
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    The Roofcats Of Bensonhurst

    @fionasmom Thank you so, so, so much! I do eventually want to write a couple of graphic novels/comics about the kitties. :) I was posting them on my Tumblr blog for a while but I'm awful at keeping more than 1 or 2 social media accounts updated at a time, haha. We're still in January of 2017--...
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    The Roofcats Of Bensonhurst

    I came back from Maine in January 2017 and got back into my daily routine: wake up, work out, go to the lab, come home, put out food for the feral kitties... But there was somebody new around! This little Siamese-looking cat whom I nicknamed Aarti had shown up. I still have no idea if she's...
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    The Roofcats Of Bensonhurst

    @Furballsmom you're welcome! :) I'm going in chronological order here so we're still in December 2016 with the photographs...while I was teaching and doing my PhD in physics, looking out my window every day while I worked out and observing the kitties was a great stress reliever. Watching a...
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    Stray Or Outdoor Cat?

    He’s so pretty!! Congratulations on your new cat friend...and congratulations to Orion for finding such a wonderful home.
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    I Finally Took Two Of My Strays To A Rescue Organization. Now I'm Really Sad And Depressed. Help!

    You did the right thing, for sure!! As hard as it can be to know you won’t see the kitties around outside again, they’ll be safe and live long wonderful lives with their new families. Oh, if I lived nearby, I’d have adopted one or both in an instant! I’m a sucker for calico and black kitties...
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    The Roofcats Of Bensonhurst

    ...And of course my images didn't upload. Sorry! Here they are in the order they were supposed to go: The girl on the left is Rosie. Look at that nose! :lovecat3: The girl on the left here is Pantera. Her father(?) is going to be a figure of some purr-ominence (heh) later...
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    The Roofcats Of Bensonhurst

    Hi everyone! I live in NYC but waaaay out in Brooklyn, closer to Coney Island-- if you want an idea of how far removed we are from the center of the city, the nearest Starbucks is over a mile away and cost of living is actually still affordable because nobody wants to deal with the commute into...
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    All Thing Books And Reading Thread 2019

    Not professionally, but I've always really loved painting and drawing. :) It's been one of my favorite pastimes all my life, so I wish I could make a living at it! I live in NYC so there are a lot of artists here already, though, so it's really hard to break onto that scene.
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    All Thing Books And Reading Thread 2019

    I’m reading “Killing Commendatore” by Haruki Murakami. I love his work— the other funny thing is that he’s a total cat person so all of his books and stories at least involve a cat, if not have one as a major plot device! This one’s great so far and centers on an artist, so I have the awkward...
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    What's For Dinner? - 2019

    Having a light dinner tonight. Braised red and Savoy cabbage with Chinese eggplant (it’s like a long skinny version of a normal eggplant with a more mild, buttery taste), and some 7-grain bread on the side. Last night I steamed some Malabar spinach in white wine and added a Spanish onion and...
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    What Do You Wear At Home?

    Barefoot in the summer, late spring, and early autumn— I live in NYC so it’s usually warm enough from May through October. Other times, socks...and then when I’m visiting my mom for the holidays, socks and slippers because she lives in Maine and it’s cooooold there.
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    Took In A Feral Cat...is She Pregnant?

    Thank you! I shall— and a happy update is that Grayson seems to be getting over her food insecurity! Before, when she was living outside, she’d scarf down any wet food that I put out but now she knows she’s getting meals regularly and made a big show last night of picking out...
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    Hi From Kate And Grayson!

    Thank you!! And thanks, @rubysmama, for pointing me towards that forum. I’ve taken so many photos of my local feral colony over the years and I’d love to share them. I do know that two of the kitties at least had a happy ending just like Graysie’s— they ended up being adopted by a family that...
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    Hi From Kate And Grayson!

    Thanks everyone!! And I have no idea why my second picture posted upside-down, sorry for that; I posted both images from my phone but only one came out like that. Siiigh...technology. :gaah: (And I'm a computer programmer! So please nobody ever feel inept if you can't figure out something with...
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    Took In A Feral Cat...is She Pregnant?

    So, upon further inspection I suspect Graysie's pregnant and was further along than I thought because she's...poking out, I guess? I don't know how to put it...at the sides significantly more than she was two weeks ago but is still pretty thin everywhere else. I mean, I'm still going to really...
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    Hi From Kate And Grayson!

    Hi! I’m Kate and I live in Brooklyn, NY. I live quite far from Manhattan so the neighborhood’s quiet traffic-wise and not super overcrowded...i.e., perfect for feral kitties! I’ve been living here for a little over seven years and feeding (and photographing!) the neighborhood feral colony for...
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    Took In A Feral Cat...is She Pregnant?

    Sorry I haven’t posted again until now...I never realized how hard it is to get a car to stand still when you want to photograph her! Anyway, here is Grayson from the top down: (Please excuse my foot.) And here are some photos of her lying on my bed and preventing me from folding the sheets...
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    Took In A Feral Cat...is She Pregnant?

    Thank you everyone! I’m still in shock she decided to follow me in...her sisters don’t even let me near them. Graysie’s the only one who warmed up to me and even that took her two years! I guess she got tired of feral life. Graysie had a bit of a cold and conjunctivitis when I took her in, so...
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    Took In A Feral Cat...is She Pregnant?

    Hi everyone! About two weeks ago, the feral kitty I’ve been feeding since she was a kitten decided to follow me into my home and now lives here with me full time. She only started letting me get close enough to pet her last month, and now here we are... I brought her to the vet last week and was...
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