funny you should say this...
was visited by my allotment cat friend today - on my 1st floor balcony!
the house backs onto the allotments, i was out there and saw him/her walking about, called and s/he looked up. now normally, the cat would just meow a hello and look at me and move on. today, s/he jumped over a raspberry bed, onto a fence, from there onto a very rickety looking wooden trellis and onto my balcony. i was amazed! came to cuddle with me, then didnt dare go down the same way s/he came up. i took the cat out through the house - s/he inspected all the rooms and then went downstairs to the front door.
not sure if this cat is a stray or not - in any case it is lovely and very well behaved and mature. looks very clean and also fed, so probably not stray....
*sigh* if only i was allowed to adopt it.
svea