I would just bring something whenever I remembered and had a chance. I only went out to our house once a week, so not more often than that. Sometimes once a week for a few weeks in a row. Sometimes we went a month without anything. I'd bring donuts or bagels if in the morning. Fruit if we had gone by the farm and they had a bunch of something (peaches, persimmons, whatever). We dry fruit and make beef jerky, so I'll bring some of that if we just made some. We buy lunch if we're particularly happy with them about something -- passed a major inspection, did an excellent job on something, did something we asked for that was out of the scope, etc. Or if we hear it's someone's birthday or anniversary or something else special, we try to remember to bring something nice, like a bottle of wine if they drink or a cake or whatever. They seem to really appreciate it, and it's something we enjoy doing. They definitely don't seem to expect it. We bring it for whoever is working when we stop by. We usually know about how many guys will be there, and if there's extra, they can take it with them.

Thanks anicee, that's exactly the way I was thinking of doing it. I tried a live trap and he wouldn't' go near it. It's kind of a weird thing with this cat. Back when we had a dog, I knew he was around but he made himself very scarce and I just got a few glimpses of him. He was marking my boxwood foundation shrubs and seemed to hang around there. After I couldn't catch him, I finally cut the boxwoods down, hoping he would just go away. He was pretty ragged looking at that time, with scabs and sometimes a swollen eye. I guess he either learned to fight better or stay away from those situations because after our dog died, I noticed he was looking a bit better and didn't always run away when I spotted him in the bushes. Then one day he meowed at me but kept his distance. I guess I missed having a pet to talk to all day, but I started feeding him and talking to him, and he began warming to me. But he wasn't here all the time. Then new neighbors moved in and one day I went to meet them and there he was on their porch! They have an indoor cat and had been feeding this stray too. So she feeds him in the morning and I feed him in the evening, or whenever he shows up. I told her I would catch him & take him to the vet but like you said, there is no way he is going in a carrier he's never seen before. Then it started raining and it got cold and I haven't seen him. He has chosen to stay at the other house, and she told me she made him a bed in the garage, so I guess he is her cat now. If she can get him in a carrier, I'll take him to get his shots and if she can get him to stay in the garage with the door shut without freaking out, she'll get him fixed. So as it stands, I guess my neighbor is in control of his capture. She just had a baby and has an older child so I hope she is concerned about his shot status, but she doesn't seem to be. I wouldn't want my kids around a cat that lashes out unexpectedly. Anyway, if he can be trained not to scratch, I'll keep feeding him, but if he can't, I'll stop feeding him and hope he stays over there.

Horticulture might save the world but shopping will not. We are inundated with useless things.

These are the five I think of using. Except for the “tracks” they seem really easy, but at least the first letters of the answers spell a real word unscrambled. If you have a harder one with the same first letter, I would gladly exchange. Not very inspired solution word either. Seems my brain is a bit scrambled, too. I have two legs, but they only touch the ground while I’m at rest. White bird featherless, flying down from Paradise. Flying over sea and land, now lies dying in my hand. You can see me in the water, but I never get wet. Many of them come down to the river, but none ever drinks. What goes up but never ever comes down?