About a week and a half ago, I noticed something leopard-print outside in a downtown alley on top of a ledge. At first, from the sidewalk, it looked like someone's winter hat. I reminded myself to look for it again the next day or so, and it was still there.

Yesterday as I was walking by that alley to go to the bus stop, I walked up to it to see what it was. It was a cat bed, and there were little dishes out and an empty cat food tin.

Today, I saw two cats. As I was walking by and looking back toward the cats, a woman parked her car and got out. She said she's there every Wednesday and has seen at least four cats. She has no idea who is feeding them.

It was too dark already for a hiptop photo, but now I want to know the deal. The buildings right by there look empty, so I doubt they belong to anyone.

It's what I love about cities. A cat bed outside in the middle of downtown and someone feeding them. --heidi