The Brown Cat

For lack of a better name, I've been calling this The Brown Cat. The striped fur looks that color more than other colors. Apparently abandoned, he/she has been living in my shed. I've been putting out cat food and water, though the latter doesn't stay liquid very long outside.

This has been going on for about two weeks. I could never get close to the cat before, but today zie (gender neutral pronoun) came up close enough for a photo. But no closer--and is still outside. That's just fine with my preexisting two cats. There would no doubt be some loud, territorial disagreement if the Brown Cat were to come inside. But it's a lot warmer in here.

I've been told that cats can survive extremes of temperature, both hot and cold. The mountain lions around here are probably doing quite well, so a house cat would do the same. Not happily, perhaps.