My Furrrrrrry Neighbourhood

In the area where I live, which is the North of London, it seems that I am surrounded by cats. Everywhere I look, I see these lovely furry creatures. Some of them friendly and are willing to let you touch and pet them, others are more hostile, taking care not to come too close. All of these cats look domestic, or at least part domestic. This means, they mostly live outside, but come back “home” in time for meals or to sleep in warm blankets in rainy chilly days.

I love cats. They are such interesting animals, each with their own sort of personality and air of “authority”. It’s like that note on a postcard I have see once, has said, “Dogs have masters; cats have staff”.

Here are some photos of neighbouring cats. Unfortunately not all cats wanted to be photographed. Some of them ran away before I could get the chance to get my camera ready; while some of them actually got angry and furious and hissed at me…

The black beauty in this photo lives a few houses away from me. She occasionally allows me to cuddle her and carry her around...of course she prefers when I bring her  an eatable treat in return for her "favour" to me.

The two mistresses below are lovely to look at but are not so friendly as they seem, especially the white and grey one.

This white and grey cat started hissing at me as I was following her around trying to get a good picture of her. Every time I focused my camera, she turned away, as if on purpose. Eventually she got tired of me "stalking" her and disturbing her peace and quiet, so she "told" me in her cat language to go away and leave her alone.

The white/black and ginger cat below was very friendly and kind to me. She kept circling me and rubbing herself against my legs :)...she was either feeling too happy that day or it was another one of cat's sneaky manoeuvres so I would give her something tasty to eat...

I wish I could have a cat of my own here in London; however, since I am renting an apartment that does not permit any pets, plus my current busy life style, I cannot commit at present to have a cat. So, the idea of getting a cat would have to wait until my living circumstances change and I can get my own home.