Cats in the Condo

Of course, we have cats at the apartment again. It wouldn't be Egypt if there weren't cats.  One of my favorite parts of having cats here is naming them. I have to know them a bit before I can decide on a name. Did the same with my US cats.  It might be a physical characteristic, personality or action or just a whim.

This year we have 4 cats so far.  Maybe the word will spread  that there is good food on the 8th floor.

We have Cinder, the dark gray male tabby, the color of cinders. He's so vocal and loud about his request for food. He allows petting but doesn't hang around much.  He has business to attend to, mostly outside the building. We've seen him outside the building.  He saw us, recognized us and followed us into the bldg.  We took the elevator and he took the stairs, yowling all the way. He was fed when he appeared at our door. SMART cat! Just look at that king-like stride.


We have Stormy an adult female, mixed black dirt and sand colors, as if she's been out in a storm.  She's a real sweetheart. She will come inside while I prepare her food and then likes to hang around the apartment for a while--say a half hour or a little more.  We have to leave the door to the hallway open so she knows there's an escape route. She won't let us pet her but she rubs on our legs while preparing her food.


Then there's Penny, a young female cat.  Penny is  named for her color, an orangeish-redish color.  Penny is a scaredy cat. She peeks around the doorway when it's left open but dashes away at the slightest noise. She has come into the apartment but is on the lookout for scary stuff to happen.


Graycy is a young gray cat. She may be a sibling of Penny and is about the same size.  They can usually be found nestled together just outside our door. A little less of a scaredy cat than Penny but always on the lookout too. Graycy is more courageous than Penny and will often come into the kitchen while I'm preparing the food.