Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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Finished. Mom's at Sister's house. They call every now and then to ask which box we packed something in, even though I gave them the packing list. Oh, well. We'll help next week, but we packed it all, and need a break. Still have to go back to her apartment to pick up the leftover packing materials, then turn in the key, and we'll finally be shut of that.
We got over an inch of rain this morning, and it's been absolutely lovely all day. Czarny got to go outside as much as he wanted; right now he's zooming around the deck, while I sit at the table out here, enjoying the shade, the breeze, and the boats on the lake. Could do without the noisy little airplane flying over us, though.
Only downside to this day was a lightning strike next ridge over destroyed a lady's house. She'd been here since before the dam was built in 1964, and was about to close on her house sale. All that's left are a couple of brick walls and a bit of concrete -- the rest is ash. It was quite the fire; we could see it clearly from here. At least she got out safely. I just hope the sale wasn't her living funds.
Not sure now if Marco is going to share any rain with us next week. Hope the folks in Louisiana are ready for Marco and Laura hitting back to back.
The hummingbirds are really aggressive now. It's probably about time to put out all the feeders, in case the migration starts a little early. I'm doing some research into hummingbird plants that the deer won't eat, so we can have something for them next year besides just the nectar.
The herd came up yesterday, but all we had was a bit of Mom's leftover applesauce. Still, they liked it. We really need to get off our tired backsides and go buy some deer or goat kibble. This little bit of rain helped, but it won't be enough to get enough feed growing for them to graze on, and they are looking a bit skinny.
Czarny's laying on the table beside my laptop. The birdies won't swoop him when he's beside me. Guess we'll stay out here until my battery gets low.
Y'all have a wonderful weekend. Later, y'all.
We got over an inch of rain this morning, and it's been absolutely lovely all day. Czarny got to go outside as much as he wanted; right now he's zooming around the deck, while I sit at the table out here, enjoying the shade, the breeze, and the boats on the lake. Could do without the noisy little airplane flying over us, though.
Only downside to this day was a lightning strike next ridge over destroyed a lady's house. She'd been here since before the dam was built in 1964, and was about to close on her house sale. All that's left are a couple of brick walls and a bit of concrete -- the rest is ash. It was quite the fire; we could see it clearly from here. At least she got out safely. I just hope the sale wasn't her living funds.
Not sure now if Marco is going to share any rain with us next week. Hope the folks in Louisiana are ready for Marco and Laura hitting back to back.
The hummingbirds are really aggressive now. It's probably about time to put out all the feeders, in case the migration starts a little early. I'm doing some research into hummingbird plants that the deer won't eat, so we can have something for them next year besides just the nectar.
The herd came up yesterday, but all we had was a bit of Mom's leftover applesauce. Still, they liked it. We really need to get off our tired backsides and go buy some deer or goat kibble. This little bit of rain helped, but it won't be enough to get enough feed growing for them to graze on, and they are looking a bit skinny.
Czarny's laying on the table beside my laptop. The birdies won't swoop him when he's beside me. Guess we'll stay out here until my battery gets low.
Y'all have a wonderful weekend. Later, y'all.
