Did I say “last of the snow” last week? Maybe not:

Cat footprints in the snow, going to the back door of the shop:

A cat stretching in the shelter:

Porcini on the awning, Poppy below:

A cat intently watching something. Probably me; that’s about when I finished setting up the new cameras:

The alien orange cat visited again:

And explored inside the shelter, too, which I bet our colony wasn’t happy about. They weren’t home at the time, but would have smelled him (fun fact: orange cats are almost always male):

Some raccoons also visited, as happens all too often:

Porcini in the feeder, hoping for a late dinner:

I mentioned yesterday that I set up new cameras, and am temporarily using the duck house camera to watch Pepper in the shop. She has a cozy nest high up on a shelf in the front of the shop, on top of a pile of foam, a large dog bed, and a heating pad:

This day (Wednesday) was Pepper’s 4th birthday, or at least as observed; she is feral, like the outdoor ones, rescued from the streets, so her exact birthday is unknown.

All 5 outdoor cats enjoying the shelter:

Cats eating breakfast:

Another shot of Pepper sitting on her heating pad nest in the shop. I temporarily renamed the camera in her honor:

Three cats in shelter… but notice the cat-shaped shadow on the back wall?

Yep, that’s from a cat out on the awning, looking in the window:

Moments later, a cat looking out the window (cropped and zoomed to be more visible):

Four cats outside the house:

A closer shot of Pepper in the shop; sometimes she gets too warm on the heating pad, so moves off it. Here she’s surveying the shop from her high perch, looking for rodents:

But she doesn’t stray from the heating pad for long. Having been working in there (building the duck house), I know how cold it is:

Another snuggle pile of four cats:

And all five: