A tired worker, "wasting time" on it

Nowadays, why do more and more people take pictures when they see stray cats?

Some people say that the occasional appearance of stray cats is like a small fluctuation in repeated life, adding vitality to a tired life. In addition, by taking pictures of them, it seems that one can also see a mirror image of calm or gentle life.

Stills from "Cat Shared House".

And the action of humans slapping cats may also have extraordinary significance for cats.

Now, stray cats have ushered in a new winter. In October, we launched a call for submissions with the hashtag #CatsPhotos#, and we were surprised by the large number of submissions in the background. @小羚羊 photographed the beautiful interaction between human cubs and cute kittens, @陀螺 photographed the orange cat brother who "had feathers on his head" but never seen again, and @吴大美 photographed the kittens who "bravely survived" on the snow in Baihaba, Xinjiang...

The following is a list of readers' submissions that we have compiled from each "free kitten" with a story, its, his, or her-

@小羚羊

One day in April 2022, I captured the children in the opposite building and met the stray cats in the community, which was particularly cute. At that moment, what were the children and cats thinking?

@陀螺

They are brother and sister. The three-flowered cat is a younger sister, and there is a black piece on the side of its mouth, and at first glance it thinks it has a crooked mouth. The orange cat brother on the left hasn't been seen for a long time...

@吴大美

The little cutie I met in Baihaba, Xinjiang, took the initiative to come over and signal that I could touch it. I remembered that I had two eggs left over for breakfast, and I gently crushed the yolk and put it on the ground, and it nimbly avoided the snow on the ground and licked the yolk quickly. After eating, he looked at me stupidly. Hopefully, those two yolks will help it survive a cold day.

@Fine

When I was in graduate school, every time I passed by the subway entrance in front of the school, I would meet this kitten. It is very timid and always far from people. He is also small, and lives in a drainage pipe. One day, after evening self-study, I passed by it again, and its eyes were beautiful under the street lamp, so this photo was left in my camera.

@胖脸

The first cat I encounter during a walk every morning must be it, "meow meow", and you must give the cat food to walk.

@猫叔

It was raining for a long time, and it couldn't go, and I couldn't go, so I waited with it for a long time. I don't know if there is an "old cat experience" in the cat world, you can look at the weather, you can know the change of rain and shine.

@Y

A cat with a good sense of camera.

@识径

Hahahaha, the first thought when I saw it was: "Didn't it get up too early and didn't wear a coat?"

@普罗旺斯紫色

When the West Lake was full of spring flowers, I met a small orange when I was walking with a warbler in the willow waves. More than half a year has passed, and I wonder if it is okay?

@桃子酱

It is one of a litter of small milk cats on the ceiling on the second floor of the community. And the mother cat, who is a raccoon cat. At that time, I was reading Yuriko Takeda's "Miscellaneous Notes on the Days", and when I saw it, I thought of a sentence in the book: "I became attached to Ukiyo." "The ending is BE: When the people who contact the pet hospital come, they can't find their family, sad.

@小花妈妈

Cute baby pine nuts. I started doing rescue because of its mother's mother, a super fierce Sanhua. I will always remember that warm afternoon when I met my true cat. It's been two years, and its granddaughters are so old, time is really fast!

@笑忘书

Yogurt and cows, stray cubs that often appear in the grass behind my company. Yogurt has been sterilized and is a flattering father-in-law. The cow was a little boy who was going to be neutered for the summer. But unfortunately, the yogurt passed away on the day of Qingming Festival this year, and I buried it next to a nearby wheat field. After the yogurt left, the cows gradually stopped coming, and at first they could still be seen, but then they didn't come at all. But I'm still waiting for the cow to come back and hope it's all right.

@崔四

It has only three legs, so we call it "three legs". When the three legs were found, it was in 2020, at the beginning of the epidemic, it took three kittens and silently rummaged through the garbage in the trash can downstairs. At first, we were shocked that someone would abuse a stray cat in this way, but after checking the information, it was more likely that the disability was genetic.

We silently gave them a little food every day, and when the kittens grew up, they deliberately left their babies and "moved". In this way, the cycle of giving birth to a baby - milk baby - moving - giving birth to a baby is like, and it has lived to the end of the epidemic. The spring of 2023 was short-lived, and one day it suddenly disappeared. Yes, another litter of kittens grew up again, and it continued to move, but this time we never found it again, and it disappeared from the neighborhood ever since...

After all, the three-legged miraculously survived for at least 3 years - the median lifespan of a stray cat, it became the mother of 15 kittens, and it also became a grandmother early, and it was not in vain. I still hold the food, wandering around the building where it disappeared last, and maybe one day, will it come back with a big belly? @小羚羊

Passing by a green belt, there are scattered cat food placed by others on the ground, and two large oranges are squeezed together and drilled into a plastic bag to eat a "buffet", which is delicious and harmonious.

@乐乐

It's the little orange cat in my community, to be exact, the "little friend" who is stationed under our building. Unlike other kittens who like to hide under the car, he especially likes to sleep in the car, basking in the sun during the day and the moon at night. I go home every night and watch which car it "luckily" has today.

@surec

On the way, you meet a free cat looking for food.

@晨云

I wanted to take a beautiful photo of the kitten, but it turned out to be a meow claw.

@酒千觞

A little stray cat, who is also the father of the little raccoon flower I took in, was going to take it in too, but it was gone on the coldest day of last year.

@SAKO

I often see it squatting at the door of the community after work, with a super good personality and a super good temper, no matter how you touch it, you don't get angry, you squat in front of it, it will run to the middle of your feet and lie down and wait for a massage. Hopefully someone will adopt it and have a good winter.

@Lynn

Probably because it was a rare pure white stray cat, seven or eight people took pictures of it at the same time. But the wandering Xiaobai didn't give face at all, and his expression seemed to say: "Human beings are really boring, don't block me from basking in the sun." ”

@宇宏宇

This cat is owned by the family of the fish pond, and I have known each other for five or six years. After returning home for the National Day, I drove my motorcycle to the fish pond and saw that it was much older. Walking slowly, screaming all the way, it stopped and stopped in front of me, chattering, and finally fell asleep on the stone slab.

@Beryl

The kitten has no worries and no home, so choose a window frame to nap and have sweet dreams.

@莅

Little Black is a pain in my heart. I met Xiao Hei three years ago, and there are often stray cats in the community. I've met Hei a few times, but I've never seen his face, and I don't even know if it's a boy or a girl.

The weather in November is getting colder and colder, and I want to do something for the cats like everyone else, so I go to feed them at a regular time and at a fixed time every day. After two weeks, they slowly let their guard down on me and would look at me from afar. One night, when I was going to invest in a regular investment, I met Xiao Hei, I called it, and it stopped and looked at me. When it looked at me, my heart melted!

After I finished feeding, it followed me a few steps and I felt that it wanted to go home with me. I was really struggling that I couldn't take it home for special reasons. I sat downstairs for a long time, and when Blackie approached me, I flinched. Perhaps it saw my frustration, and it paused and left. It rained for a few days, and I was worried about it, but I never encountered it again. I hope I can come across it again and I will definitely think of giving it a home. Until now, I regret it, it turns out that sometimes a miss is really forever.

I've always had a picture of it, and I want to keep it forever, and I hope it's all right! I hope I didn't see it again, because then it met the good people who gave it home.

@Tiger

The old wharf along the Qiantang River, watching the sunset, the long-haired little orange cat encountered.

@禾弋

It took me between the shops in the old neighborhood, sat down in front of a painting, looked back at me, and said, "This painting is good, I recommend it." As if to say, "Do you want me, or do you want to paint?" as if to say: "Mortal, welcome to my gallery, these are my collections, good taste, right?"

@nowbee

The high-value native cat brothers and sisters wandering in the Pearl River Park in Guangzhou, super sticky, casual and arbitrary, have not been seen for about a month, hoping to find a loving owner.

@屁屁荣

Eating skewers downstairs with my boyfriend, this Mimi is walking around under our feet, but Mimi can't eat too spicy, otherwise it will hurt her stomach. I think it's round and cute, so I slapped it casually, and the little guy is quite vigilant, so he can't call it.

@路人果

I saw a small blue flower growing in the botanical garden, and then I found that there was a cat among the flowers.

@何呵呵

It is heated next to the air conditioner of the Lujiazui Riverside Restaurant.

@Tina

The two little ones I saw on the way to work, the little ones were very vigilant, and in order to photograph them, I was late for work.

@金枪鱼

A pure black kitten encountered on the streets of Almaty, when it was lying in front of a dark car, when it approached, it suddenly saw a pair of bright eyes in the darkness, so he leaned over to take a picture of it. (The result is to scare the child away, woo, not touched, sad.) ）

@小照

There are a lot of stray cats downstairs, and the others are not very close, only this one is white, not afraid of people, whether it is fed or not, they like to rub against people, and their temper is good, and they don't fight with other cats to grab food.

@流泪武士

Two stray kittens were found in a remote corner of the mountain, and they were timidly hiding in the fence. Fortunately, the kitten has a cat parent who protects it, with the same weak body, guarding the kitten's ignorant and gentle gaze.

@宋鹿笙

I came across it by chance, and I came across it on the way to take out the garbage after work, and it was very vigilant. I was next to the trash can, and it confronted me like that, and it didn't bark, it just looked at me. As a cat lover, I naturally couldn't miss the opportunity to take pictures, but as soon as I crouched down, it flew away. In the blink of an eye, it was in the backyard of the factory, and I could only look at it through the railing. Enlarged the picture, moved his feet forward a little bit, and finally took a picture of this very handsome kitten.

@光轮十三千

This cat is a small orange next to the dormitory. When I was a freshman, every night in the dim light, there was a cute figure of it playing with a ball of yarn. I fed it sweet potatoes and the little one gobbled it up and was hungry. Later, when school started, I never saw this little cutie again. This picture was taken on a rainy day, and the demon wind in Hefei blew garbage everywhere, but its pure eyes made me can't help but stop and leave this picture.

@ you

After moving, I found a pregnant female cat, because she gave birth to a kitten on the windowsill of my house, so I kept feeding it, and then came to eat every day. But they can never get close, and the three babies are also very vigilant, so they can only take pictures from a distance. It's good to be vigilant so that they can live longer.

@窗外有棵树

With the help of a well-wisher, the stray cat orange in the community is in a situation where he has a home and can wander at any time, and he is very close, but he suddenly disappeared not long ago. The baby he gave birth to, Little Orange, has grown up and is still the darling of all of us. Passing by this day, I saw it go up the tree to catch birds, and I almost couldn't get down, but it was full of momentum.

@彭彭

You don't understand me, and I don't understand you. Let's be in awe of each other!

@程咬金

Every day after work, when I pass downstairs in the office, I will meet several stray cats, which stay in this community all year round, and this is one of them. Every time they see someone walking in front of them, they will run over and meow and want to feed them. I've fed it several times, but I'm still very timid, greedy and cowardly!haha!

@ zz

On the way home, I met two Hakimi, nestled together next to each other, a very warm scene.

@北溪

A small stray cat encountered in the community, the first time I met it, it was natural to go with me, because the family was not allowed to raise, I was still in college, so I could only take in the little guy for a short time for one night and then put it back in the community, but then I didn't see it again. I don't know how the little cow is doing, I hope you meet a good person who can make you live a happy life.

@郭郭

The wandering princess, who was fighting with others, was embarrassed by passers-by.

@小鹿

A kitten you meet while hanging out with friends. When I saw it, it was being treated by a little friend, Rua. When I got closer, it was not afraid of people, but the child was embarrassed to leave. The kitten didn't hold on to its friend, but just writhed lazily and looked at me and my friend curiously, as if to say, "Are you coming to see me too?"

@小福

The meat bun is a two-month-old civet flower. The restaurant downstairs of the school kept it to catch mice, and it was always tied to the edge of the grass with a plastic rope. The first time I saw it, its rope was tangled in the grass, and it was hung up in one piece, and I took a long time to put it down. The restaurant didn't care about it, so I fed it with cat food myself. After three days of feeding, the bun was lost, and I don't know who cut the rope that bound it, and I haven't seen it since, and I don't know if we'll ever see it again. I hope that the meat bun is as brave as a lion cub, and I hope it will spend its cat life safely and healthily!

@米奇

The little orange cat at the courier office, we have raised it from a month to such a big age. Every day there are different people who go to feed it. It was healing when I saw it.

@JJ

Every day when I get home from work, I can see a little kitten in the community. I watched it change from a small milk cat to an adult cat. Because she looks too much like "Gintama"'s mother, San, I am very happy to see it every day. Today it looks like a classical oil painting.

@RY

"The Meow Emperor has arrived. ”

@小西

The photo was taken in mid-September, this is a pregnant cat, petite but with an amazing belly circumference, haunting the neighborhood of the unit every day, and colleagues who love cats take turns feeding cat food to it... It wasn't until I came back from the National Day holiday that it was gone. The nest for it is still there, and half of the cat food in the bowl is left... People would rather believe that it is confined in the home of a cat lover... After all, it is completely defenseless against humans.

@志武

The domineering kitten encountered at the gate of Guangzhou Zoo is not afraid of people at all, and it will follow directly in the past, sticking and rubbing, and lying down directly to give stroke, as if it is very familiar. Cute love, who can not love Hakimi.

@寒江雪

This is a little stray cat who came to the door on its own. A year ago, the skinny one, dragging its unicorn tail, tentatively appeared by the cat food bowl in the yard, picking up food for Huang Mi (also an adopted stray cat). Now it has taken this place as its own home, living in harmony with the aborigines, screaming when hungry, and I like to accompany me to plant flowers in the yard, looking like a quiet time.

The following contributions are from New Weekly Xiaohongshu:

@DilesMavis

The little three-flowered civet I met at the temple cosed the lion king.

@seven

The small stray cat downstairs has been fed for two months, and has been keeping a distance not close to me, and I wanted to keep it feeding downstairs, but it suddenly disappeared yesterday, I hope it can appear soon, I am really worried.

@沉鱼落雁的绝世美人er

The day I saw it, the setting sun shone on it, and the ground next to it was full of golden leaves. But within a few days, there was an outbreak of cat plague in our school, and many cats were gone, and so was it. I still had cat food in my bag and didn't have time to feed it. Let's go back to the cats and live happily. Good night little orange white.

@我

I slept on the balcony last Friday, and I haven't seen it on Friday today.

@PP

The small porcelain Sanhua encountered in the community. Meow twice, shake the fries in my hand, and it immediately came over and rubbed and hugged. After touching it lightly twice, he rolled his belly up and rolled on the ground. Survive the winter safely and look forward to seeing you next time.

@刺猬

Disappearing little black.

@鹅鹅的朋友圈

The cat in Nanjing's 1912 block, its relatives are not afraid of people, and the nearby stores feed it well.

@时光标本采集者

Photographed a little stray cat who "asked for food", and there was a cub in the back.

@Emo Fufu

was directly relied on, and ran into the house to bully my big golden retriever.

@裙子小姑娘

Today is full of loads, and the children don't have to go hungry. When the kitten has a "cat photo" and story of playing on the blue planet, it will also be remembered by everyone and will not be forgotten. I hope that in my lifetime, the kittens will finally realize love and freedom, and wander freely in the world.

Stray cats bring people not only cuteness themselves, but also their own power to drive away human fatigue. At first, "Fragment Mailroom" wanted to do this call, but it was also inspired by a sentence - "If you see a stray kitten, please take a picture of them, if there is no owner, this will be one of the few photos in this world." So, a special thank you to everyone who recorded their "cat photos", and everyone who was willing to share them with us. As winter approaches, attention is once again drawn to this lovely group.

Winter is bound to come, stray cats will always be there, although I don't know how many free kittens will be able to wait for spring this winter, but fortunately, people who care for them will always be there, such as the above and more.

In addition, the second winter "ginger" plan initiated by Xinzhou Cat is underway, scan the QR code of the poster below to learn about the event. Advocate civilized pet raising, practice recyclable life, and send a warmth to stray animals

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*Special note: The submitted pictures are original by readers, and may not be used for other purposes without permission, please respect the originality.

Finishing: Lu Zirui, Shen Zaohui, PP

Review: Yan Fei

Proofreading: Zou Weiyun

Title image: Stills from "Apocalypse".