05/31/2026
Got to see both of them today.
TigerStripe and Charcoal.
My two feral fur balls that I feed daily.
They both lead rough lives as furry survivalists. And both are lucky to still be kickin.
They are arch enemies oddly enough.
Don’t know why but it has always been that way. Same food bowl they used to fight over. Now they just take turns eating and avoid each other.
Charcoal had a slight limp walking up to the food bowl. No visible wounds.
TigerStripe has several open wounds around his neck possibly from a bite or noose. He’s had these for awhile. But he walks normal.
Both are little compared to Joey.
And they are scrawny.
Charcoal greets me with a meow and lets me pat him. He started hanging out with Joey and around the house in 2024 or earlier.
TigerStripe watches me from the bushes but will never get close. He started coming around the house before Charcoal in 2023 or earlier.
They are a couple of freeloading bums who just use my land for safety and to rest and my food to eat.
But regardless, I care about them and we have history. They aren’t new. So I will continue to feed their freeloading furry butts and let them hang around as long as they want.
