A new friend

There's a cute black cat which lives near our new house, who seems to want to adopt us. He is well taken care of and seems to go in at night, so he doesn't need a new family, but he appears taken with our cats. He'll sit on the porch and look through the door into our den, watching our cats come and go (or snooze) for long periods of time.

Yesterday the weather was beautiful, so we had doors and windows open. Savannah and the next door kitty checked each other out through the screen door, but Jamie kept his distance. I took some cute pictures which I'll post here later.

There are many cats on Ocracoke, probably more than dogs. Some are feral, but the Ocracats program (which spays and neuters them) does a great job of keeping the wild cat population under control. There are people who feed them regularly, to ensure they stay healthy too. Just another example of Ocracokers taking care of each other...even the non human residents of the village!