Patterson

This big orange stray inherited his name from Patterson Road where he was found.

A couple had been feeding him in their yard for a number of months. They even asked RAPS to neuter him with the idea that he could continue living around their house.

When an unfortunate appearance by a raccoon caused Patterson to take fright and scratch the woman, she promptly rethought the arrangement and decided she would prefer RAPS to take him.

And we love him already. Tough to photograph when I visited him earlier this week because of a strong tendency to stand on or near my feet and purr, Patterson went on to celebrate our meeting with a little dance punctuated by a headbutt or two.