MY friend, Lisa saw this clip 2 years ago and said " THAT is Kitty for He loves you"
So here is our feral kitty 2 years ago when I was JUST getting him used to me making him comfortable up close to me, gradually trying to get him to let me scooch him to my lap, and also to not be afraid of going inside the house.
So, circa 2023 when he was 2. Now after last Summer, he comes inside willingly, he learned to sit on my lap as long or as short as he wants, he even falls asleep there. News flash, now that he is 4, he has learned to use the cat box and to sleep in the bed, or his bed, or his favorite chair and will wind up sleeping inside with us all night. Big help during the Winter of 2024 so he was safe from frostbite etc. He sure has developed now that he is 4+ years old.
Now what to do about the new batch of 2 ferals we occasionally see in the yard. He and the one short haired black one fight, as I have seen him be territorial and from getting new scratches on his nose every so often.