The cat lives! I went out for a minute and drove past the box. The cat was there! It survived the night. I pulled over and it didn’t run away. I got out of the car and took a few steps and then it ran away. At least I know it’s still there.
When I came home she was in the neighbor’s yard. I walked up, she ran a short way away. I walked closer, she went a few more strides away. Then again, then again, then she was in the woods and I couldn’t see her anymore.
Hopefully the bobcats and the Hawks and the owl and the foxes and all the other predators will leave our little cat friend alone.
One additional note, when I went out to the car I saw the cat at the foot of the back steps. At least I thought it was the cat. Nope. It was a skunk. It didn’t see me. I think it heard me and it went under the car. I saw that, and then I heard it walking though the leaves on the other side of the car. I knew it was gone. I knew it. But I still waited a few minutes before I went out to the car.
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