End of October

Goodness.  I promised the creamery I would deliver fall items and I have not made a single one.  I didn't finish the small pumpkins the girls painted when they were here this summer, either.  What the heck happens to the time the older I get?  I have to admit that I played a lot this summer.  Company, garden, horses.  Too bad the sewing machine got dusty instead of whirring away.  I wonder if I will get some wintry things made.  I can try.

Meanwhile, the weather is gorgeous this fall.  Cool evenings and warm, sunny days.  The raven pair are returning to their nest atop the giant elm tree.  My wild kitties are growing.  It is a year now since I found the teensy abandoned ones.  Since that time we have had the original 4 fixed and have seen others come and go.  One fellow, however, has come to stay.  He will be at the vet soon. That makes 5 permanent feral cats that are quite tame.  From left: Big Blackie, Tiger Girl and Tiger Boy (eating) Shelly kitty and the new boy, Tiger Two.  Their mommy has not been seen in a while but daddy cat is beginning to come up on the porch and join the others with supper or breakfast if I stay far enough away.  I hope to tame him enough to catch pretty soon.  That will make 6 in our feral colony.  Siblings have come and gone the way of the coyote.  I try to save them but some prefer to remain wild and take their chances.