I mentioned on someone's journal that I had a stray cat coming to my back door every night, howling and getting Kittles in an uproar.

Well, I have been feeding the poor thing because I feel sorry for it and don't know if it has a home or not. It is so cold outside, I just feel so terrible that this cat is not inside where it's warm.

Until tonight, I had never seen this kitty. I knew it was there howling and by the time he heard me coming to the patio door, he would run. Obviously, I knew he was there throughout the day because all the food I put out is eaten.

I was sitting here about half an hour ago and I heard Kittles hissing. He was behind the patio door curtain. So, I picked up the camera and turned the light on. Natch, he stopped hissing...I pulled the curtain back and no cat was visible.

I opened the door and tried calling this stray kitty. I called a couple of times and heard this noise on the deck. I crouched down to look under the lawn table and there under one of the chairs was this beautiful short-haired gray cat. I softly called it and he ran out from under the chair and jumped off the side of the deck. It's tail appears to be black and gray striped but the body is all gray. It's eyes were yellow and looked like a bolt of lightning going acrossed the deck.

Hubby is so excited when I tell him that this kitty is eating the food I put out. If I am ever lucky enough to befriend this kitty, hubby and I will definitely be adopting it. I just hope I can earn its trust. It may be easier when spring comes because I sit out on the deck as much as possible.

I want so much to give this kitty a loving forever home. I know Kittles will be a little brat about it at first but I believe he will adapt. At least I hope so.

I have already decided on a name for this beautiful stray....Lightning. Yes, because I will never forget that gold bolt that went acrossed the deck. Lightning it will be!