Just a quick update on the kittens/cats. As I wrote near the Holidays, I was   
   concerned the Kittens did not look too good, but then again, I did see the   
   mother with them and still feeding them. Around Christmas Eve, I did not see   
   any sign of life and have not since except Last week I saw for the first time   
   a set of paw prints still near that same dumpster. One set and only a few, so   
   it may have, in my mind just been a stray runby of a housecat in the area.   
   But.. later in the week, I saw the Mother run through the fence as I drove up.   
   I went and checked through the holes in the fence and I did see her climbing   
   up over the top of the construction equipment. So as to what I have seen, My   
   guess is The mother has survived the winter. I saw no kittens and by guessing   
   by the look of the few tracks that have been left in the snow recently, I   
   would suspect, though I hope not, that the kittens were too weak to have made   
   it. That one time around thanksgiving when I was actually able to pick the   
   kitten up and put her in my jacket, I probably should have taken her to humane   
   society. But I had such mixed emotions about that. I think I could get her and   
   pick her up as she was already in such a weakened state or I probably would   
   not have been able to pick her up. I hope all is ok with them and my guess is   
   wrong. I will keep my eyes peeled. Thankfully it has been a mild winter, so   
   that gives me hope.   
      
   Mike   
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