lost kitten

For the last two or three nights, a cat meowling at random intervals has awoken us both several times. There are a number of neighborhood cats, all pets with collars that are let out at will, so we thought nothing of it: Cookie or that ginger cat were probably getting into it.
But this morning, I thought, you know, that isn't a cat protecting territory. And for three nights?
( inevitable )

I guess if he's been around waking us up for three nights, he must be pretty hungry by now. I am sort of surprised that nobody else in the whole neighborhood has noticed him. Our immediate neighbors were home the whole time we were running around with our saucer and towel, and probably didn't even look out their windows.
Yesterday while I was zonked out in the afternoon I half-dreamed I heard a woman screaming and a man shouting a few houses away, but by the time I was all the way awake, there wasn't any more noise. I may have just overheard a violent murder and not acted. So a lost kitten? I guess it's not that surprising, except that with the mild weather everyone's been sleeping with the windows open and you'd think they'd all be woken up and pissed off by the noise.

I haven't heard him crying since I put the milk down, but maybe we just scared him enough that he's squeezed through a fence to the next block over.


Um, at least my wrists are feeling better?