Happy Spring dear readers!
I'm glad I didn't introduce the adopted cat on this web site. Read on, you will understand. Wed. last week, I took a health day. In the afternoon, I drove over to Lake George to Purrs and Paws adoption for cats. I had visited there before and found several possible kitties who I thought might work in our family. One large long haired dark tiger female with big feet kept nuzzling me and climbing up on me. Turned out, her name is Sarah, which was my beloved Grandmother's name. I took that as a sign (big mistake). I loaded her in the carrier, placed her in the backseat along with all her gear that I had purchased on the way over. As I proceeded to drive back to Hartford, her cries of protest stopped. I took that as a sign that she was a smart cat. At home, I carried her into the guest room, closed the door and opened the crate. She came right out and proceeded to make herself at home. All her gear was set up in there too. Then I put up the child gate at the door so that when I was home, the door could be open and she could choose to come out, get acquainted or stay in the room looking out. Sebastian was very curious and would lie in front of the door with his nose near the crack at the bottom. She was on the other side with her paws snaking in and out while she cried to come out. The first time I opened the door, she eventually came out to sit on a chair and watch Sebastian. He didn't approach her but she lept from the chair with her claws, teeth and voice ready for battle. I intervened and put her back, closing the door. Hmmm, I thought she seems a bit agressive. That was Thursday. By Friday, if I opened the door she came out immediately ready to attack. She chased poor Sebastian into the kitchen and hit him in his side and near his eye. He was in shock from the unprovoked attack. That was it for me! Sarah or no Sarah, she went back Sat. a.m. We are now recovering from "the cat from hell". Oh, I forgot to mention, on the way back to the shelter, I placed her crate in the front seat and Sebastian in the back. I was about 200' down the road when she proceeded to come out of the crate. I quickly pulled over, opened the trunk and put her back there. I have to admit though, on the drive over, the hair on the back of my neck kept raising as I thought about Sarah coming through from the trunk and attacking. I have decided to wait until I have some time off so that I can be at home with a new cat.
I went to a lovely celebration of life at our church yesterday for the pastor's mom who passed over last week. It was a sunny, warmish day and the church was full. Our choir is just spectacular and also the bell choir played. Our pastor and his wife who is also a pastor, live across the road from me and raise sheep. I have been watching for baby lambs.
All the song birds are singing at dawn even though we are still below freezing each morn. These temps are good for that sweet first run of maple sap. I think it should be a good year for syrup. My sunny side plants are all up. The weather has got me thinking about increasing my veggie gardens this year. I think I will add two more raised beds to grow more brocolli, brussels sprouts and onions. I only had a few plants last year but they grew well here. I also have 4 more tires to add for potato growing. That method worked well too. The bird houses are cleaned out and ready for occupancy. The neighbor who plowed the snow for me is coming over to repair the yard where he plowed up the grass and driveway base. Our first blizzard arrived before the ground froze so it was inevitable that the soil would be plowed up with the snow.
I am going to post a couple of shots of the frozen Lake George. If you enlarge them, you will see open water in the foreground and ice fishermen in the middle ground. These were taken at Assembly Point. And a shot of Sebastian on our sofa.
Enjoy what I hope is a "day of rest and relaxation" or Sabbath Day.
