I praised the artist’s skills of Rick’s male owner to his partner. But, as she confessed, he uses artificial intelligence tools to create the stickers, which are quite popular around the neighborhood. So is the black cat, who is a glutton for attention and knows how to easily get it.
Rick joined my “Cats of University Heights” series in August 2021, when he lived in an alley house with (presumed) litter mate Pixie (nickname). She’s still there; Rick moved on to Alabama Street, where he chose new owners and has lived lavishly since.
I used Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to capture the Featured Image, yesterday. Vitals: f/1.9, ISO 32, 1/1148 sec, 13mm (film equivalent); 3:55 p.m. PDT.