Looky Lou

You can look but you can't touch. Lou loves to meow for attention and food. He rolls around teasing the hopeful cat person with glimpses of an inviting soft belly to rub. I'll never know. You'll never know. Lou keeps his distance from all two-legged beings. I don't blame him. This neighborhood is disgusting and I might fail a drug test just from breathing here for multiple work days. 

Jack

 This is Jack. Yes, as in "the ripper." This cat cleverly worked the system. We were building a trench for a storm water management project and one of the neighbors would routinely come out to toss broken bread for the pigeons in the nearby park. This cat waited patiently behind a shed until the guy was gone and the birds were busy feasting. Jack would race out, snag his victim, and dash off around the corner. We saw him do this a few times so I know he was quite familiar with the schedule of events. Talk about a smart kitty! To this day I have no idea if the bread tosser knows he baits pigeons to their deaths...

Bonsai

 This tuxedo man might be the bravest cat I've ever met. It didn't matter if we were sawing pipe, breaking pavement, or scraping piles of muck from the sidewalk, this dude wanted to be where the action was. He got part of my lunch on more than one occasion and was incredibly friendly. Even a few of the non cat lovers were won over by this handsome character.

Smoky

My mom named this one Smoky. I was handing out water shut off notices to his neighbor when he caught my eye. He is a little guy but not timid of a stranger whipping out a camera to snap his photo.