I don’t know this kid’s name but he is a fixture around the alley behind our Pittsburgh apartment. For over a year now he has been coming around and spends a lot of time with the guys who run the vending service company across the alley. He can be seen day and night just looking around for someone to talk to. They have taken this stray in and feed him and we all slip him a few bucks on hot days to go to the pool. Every time he sees me he wants either a photo taken, or to sit in my Jeep. I’ve had to ask him to quit peering into my windows as well…LOL I feel sort of bad for him as it’s very apparent his family do not take good care of him and we’ve all discussed contacting the authorities but we’re afraid what may happen to him. So far, the men at the vending company seem to be doing a good job at keeping this kid fed and off the street. As you can see, he’s often filthy. He’s a good kid…just a bit odd…

I happened upon him with his mother once in a store. I walked up an introduced myself. She stared at my feet and didn’t speak…very odd…