A Day Out of the Gardens
The day started out cool and that would have been OK. Being outside working in the gardens keeps the body temps very comfortable. Dennis ran an errand for concrete supplies for his nephew and I took the opportunity to start the day a little slower and had coffee out in the garage porch. The garage cat, Honey Bunny, loves to be outside during the day and always returns after supper. There are some vacant sheds on the adjacent lot (also with a vacant house) that Honey Bunny loves to run to. I would really enjoy a nanny camera on her to see what the heck she does all day. Maybe the sheds are just her first stop of the day as she is out and about. I slid open one of the patio doors for her to decide what she wanted to do for the day. She ventured out to the edge of the patio and out of nowhere the blackbirds just swooped down at her. She turned tail quickly and was right under my chair inside the porch. After the fourth try it was sad to see this fearless creature knuckle under to angry birds. I went out on the patio and called to Honey Bunny and she felt very safe by my feet. I walked off the patio and called for her and she came. We walked a bit farther together and the blackbirds stayed at bay. I ended up walking the cat all the way to the vacant sheds. Good grief! Oh for the life of the grammie that is retired. It was satisfying to know how safe Honey Bunny feels with me and just amazing what we do for our pets. I also now know why Honey Bunny waits until dusk to come home – no blackbirds to pick at her little butt.
Anyway, it started to rain and sporadic showers that were forecast have now registered a half inch of rain. I turned inward for laundry duties, some bill paying and getting a macaroni chicken hot dish to put in the oven for supper. The weeds will wait after all. I am on the downhill side of that task.