Buddy from the Streets to the Sheets

This magical creature appeared in my front yard about 6 months ago. He was always around the cats next-door and did not want anything to do with me. After checking around, I realized he must be a stray. I started feeding him. Each morning, and a month or so later, he was always waiting at the spot in the photo. After breakfast and dinner, he would disappear, only to show up the next day in his "spot." 
Mission - Capture "Buddy." - Mission Impossible. He was so clever. He knew the trap when he saw it and politely declined to enter the depths of its steel enclosure. 
Buddy 1 - Trap/Meribeth 0
The city was about to have a cold front with the possibility of snow and freezing temperatures. Mission - Capture Buddy to make sure he was not caught in the freezing temps.
Night 1 - No Buddy. Sunday before the freeze, after missing a meal, Buddy appeared in his spot. I decided to tie a string to the front enclosure door, and place the food in the enclosure far enough away from the door. (Buddy never came in the enclosure) The food was too tempting and in came Buddy and slam went the door. Buddy stayed in a heated cat house in the front enclosure for one week. I noticed it was stressful at night (Night Visitors, cats, etc.) Because he started visiting the front door I decided to open the window that leads to the enclosure, and the rest is how Buddy became a cat who normally slept in the gutters, to a room with his bed. Buddy will take time, but one day I hope he realizes how safe and secure living in a house

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