Ever since the collections services cracked down on the number of stray dogs roaming the streets in brooklyn (seriously, i havn’t seen a stray dog in over 3 years!), the number of stray cats has risen tremendously. Were the dogs eating the cats before this? Or perhaps it was a lack of food resources with both cats and dogs roaming around? Anyway, the stray cat population has gone up. I suspect this is also because it’s alot harder to catch a cat than a dog.
Which brings me to Felix. Felix is the name I’ve given to a black and white stray cat that roams around the block I live. Felix has an obsession with my garage. I suspect this is because it’s cold outside and my garage exudes heat. So every so often, as I’m outside sweeping up leaves and the random garbage that passerbys feel is OK to drop in my space, along comes Felix.
His usual pattern is to watch me, and then slowly, cat-like, slip past or behind me when I’m not looking and into the garage. Or rather, that’s what he would do if I weren’t vigilant like a hawk. He’s gotten past me once without me noticing. I just saw the end of his tail dissapear under the old broken-down Bug that’s sitting in there. I was in a rush that morning so I just closed the door and forgot about it.
Now, I usually enter and exit my place through the garage every day, so I expected he’d leave after a day. Nope! 4 days later Felix finally pokes his head out, looking all kinds of weak and waits for me to turn my back before finally leaving. I saw him again today. He tried to get in again. I really wanna take a picture of him as he tries to sneak past. It’s hilariously cute.