The "His Name is Larry" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Cold, but bearable.  We had just finished eating when Carol looked out the back door onto our deck and told me that Misty was coming for a visit.  We have had many stray and feral cats make visits to our place since we have lived in our Beach House.  Many we have trapped and taken to the Humane League for adoption by other families.  A few are crafty and refuse to enter the trap for food.  One of them is Blackie who I have written about before.  He's seems to want to make an indoor visit with us, but always "chickens out" at the last minute.  

Larry is very apprehensive.

 Then there is Misty who is a beautiful cat that always seems to have cuts and bruises on her which leads us to believe she enjoys a good scrape every now and then.  But, today when Carol looked and thought Misty was making a visit, she noticed that the cat had shrunk in size.  Not possible I know, so we both assumed it was another cat that looked much like Misty.  Ah Ha!  Maybe a kitten of Misty's which means that Misty is not spayed.  This little guy seems extremely scared as he approaches the dish of food on the deck.  He bobs his head, looking in all directions with each step he takes.  Finally reaches the back door after a few minutes and takes a bit of food.  Then he runs.  Shortly he is back for another bite.  This process repeats itself until he is comfortable enough to stay put and eat.  

Larry is cute.  His little red tongue
seems to be hanging out all the time.

 But, one of us moves inside the house and he is off again.  Well, today he stands his ground as I have my camera in hand to take his photo.  He is definitely cute!  A heavy gray coat with white front paws, a white breast and partial white nose.  "What should we call him?" Carol asks.  I think for a minute then tell her, "How about Larry.  Remember the other night on Modern Family when Mitchell and Cameron attempt to get another child and are turned down.  They told their adopted daughter Lilly about it and she said if she can't have a brother, she wanted a kitten.  And, she wanted to call it Larry. Good name for the new guy."  And so, Larry has arrived!  Not sure of the sex of this one, but Larry is good for the male or Larrie could be the female name.  I think with time we can convince Larry that it is best if he be a part of our family and can live indoors.  Also can get his shots and get neutered. Not sure he would like that, but we try to do that with all the cats, even though they may be adopted by others.  

Creamsicle sleeps as I finish my story.

 Our current housemate, Creamsicle, who sleeps nearby as I type this, went through the same routine about a year ago.  Now he is a constant boarder and member of the household, and we love him.  We hope we can make a positive impact on Larry and have him share our home with us.  Only time will tell.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.