Yard photos

The roses are appearing ...



And more violets ...



I've been leaving out food for the homeless black cat who I call Mr. Scruffy to distinguish him from my neighbor's black girl cat, Scruffy (for a long time I thought they were the same cat). But now a few more apparently homeless cats have appeared to eat the food, which I find sad and disturbing on a whole number of levels. Here's one of them, who I think of as Fluffy ...