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A giant THANK YOU to the Earl Ave NW/NW 67th St/28th Ave NW/NW 70th St block and to my search party of friends Dana, her teens Ainsley and Nico, friend Kelly, and neighbor Joyce for showing up for us on Saturday!

Dana has written a beautiful story about our day on Medium, Looking for Linus the Lost Cat. You should read it. My abridged version is below.

After working out a few logistics of who would do what, we found our rhythm, and together, we searched about 40 properties in just under two hours. We stopped around one p.m., and a couple of us went down to Shilshole for Un Bien sandwiches at Secret Beach. Frederic and I finished the last six houses on our route in the early evening.

While we were searching, people who were home greeted us warmly. Most already knew about Linus, having seen our posters over the past weeks, and promised to keep looking out. People who weren’t home left us encouraging notes. We also met several friendly dogs and saw some beautiful yards and gardens.

We didn’t see Linus. No surprise there. But we also didn’t see signs of any injured (or worse) animals. It didn’t seem like anyone was leaving out pet food that might attract a lost or stray animal, so it seems we can eliminate several possible scenarios, and that does bring some solace.

Equally important, I felt and feel supported and loved by our community, and I’m so grateful for that lift. It doesn’t seem that Linus is nearby right now, but I know that his path home is safe and welcoming, thanks to you all.

Frederic searching under an uprooted clump of ferns in a neighbor’s backyard.