I was walking the dog in the back yard and saw a face I didn’t expect.

He or she must have gotten trapped in there a few days ago, maybe even a week or two. Poor thing!

I’ve put out some of our cat’s food and some water. And a litter box. (This explains the poop I found in there a few days ago. And it explains how the moving blanket I had over a pinball machine in restoring was on the floor the other day.)

We think it’s a neighborhood cat named Tubby. Her brother lives at another house, but she’s more feral.

She definitely took off and hid in the back corner when I tried to get close. Unfortunately there’s a bunch of stuff back there, and I don’t see any reason to spook her further. I don’t want to force her out into the rain. Now that I think about it, our dog was very interested in that corner a few days ago.

I’ll open the door a bit so she can get out, but with the rain, she might not be interested in leaving. And how will I know if she’s gone?

The garage is heated but I have the thermostat set to just keep it from freezing in there. Still warmer than outside though. I told my wife we may have just adopted a garage cat.