If only.....

 ...I had looked at this photo I took before I befriended this cat...one that wandered into the back yard and readily came over for petting!

Maybe he/she is just camera shy?

 

 

Within 24 hours I was nursing a scratched arm and telling the devil cat to get lost.

 

 

I must be losing my touch! We had adopted strays several times over the years without incident, and without bloodshed!