So Close

well tonight about three am my brother was going to the kitchen and saw a big gray butt by where we have the food dish set up. He yells and goes running down the stairs and throws open the door. While I'm appreciative of his enthusiasm the cat wasn't and took off. I can't be sure if it was Ash but the description of big gray butt certainly fits him. We went out looking for about a half hour but it's gotten so cold we came back inside. I refilled his food dish and set it on the step. I can only hope now that he knows there is food there, that he wasn't too scared to come back.