New Pet?

I've long considered myself to be "not a pet person." I like animals, I've owned a few pets, but in general they require more time and energy than I'm willing to invest. And cleaning. Oh lord am I done with bodily waste or what!? I was willing to consider a bunny that could live outdoors in a large pen we have available with a few modifications - it's 6'x12' or so - because it's poo could be used for fertilizer and I could potentially wrangle people who would want free organic, natural, fertilizer into cleaning the cage. But finding one who is hardy enough to live outside is apparently not so easy. I will not deal with dogs, for several reasons, again I like them, but they're just too much. And cats, we've done. Indoor cats and baby bedding do not mesh - baby blankets should never be subjected to territorial marking, not to mention the fur.

But here I am, no place for a decent aquarium, no tolerance for rodents etc. so we're back at cat. Outdoor cat to be precise. The thing is, I have to make a decision. I've seen the mama cat and she's lovely black and gray stripe

(this is one of the 2 that look like her)

so I thought I'd want one of the ones that look like that, but then Joe sent me the photos. Now I can't make up my mind! What do you think?