One step forward and two steps back

Yesterday I was so excited because I saw my pair of barn swallows again for the first time flitting around the big barn looking for a place to build their nest. I dont know why but there one from last year fell down, I thought it was pretty secure but obviously it wasnt. So now they are flitting around singing and looking for a new place. I meant to put that in my blog yesterday but forgot.

This morning our home health aide came in just before 8am and told me that my neighbor had hit and killed my Huggy Cat with her car and not even noticed. I am not going into details here but I am very upset and it is a sad day for me. This was the most loving soft cat I have ever known and came to me about 5 years ago from who knows where with the end of his tail all bloody like it had been shut in a door. I called him huggy cat because when you picked hm up he would lay as flat against you as he could and put his paws on each side of your neck like he was hugging you. He had severe allergies and as a result couldnt hear very well because he was always very congested. I will miss you my little friend.

I may post again later but just wanted to post this for now. I know you arent all cat lovers but my 4 barn cats have been with me a while and Huggy made a great photo subject. I took these threepictures all within the last few weeks.

Lori

7 July 2007

I am running very late tonight, just half an hour to get this posted before midnight!! I havent missed one day since January 1st Yaay.

My friend Tiffany came over to visit this evening which made a nice change to the normal watching TV til we fall asleep. She and her husband have black labrador puppies which I hope to photograph tomorrow and we are going to Muncie with her 2 ton truck tomorrow to collect the wood posts that I need for the fence. I have the old one dismantled completely.

Another very hot humid day today probably reached upper 80s low 90s. I also caught up on the barn work and worked with the two yearling fillies, they are smart and catching on fast. I can't wait to get the new fence up so that the babies can go out and run again, they have never been cooped up this long and are getting antsy.

I have posted wha will probably be my last Swallow picture as all five babies have been flying around the rafters of the barn all day with mom and pop encouraging them and showing them how it is done. Here is one stretching its wings. Every time I took my camera out to try to catch them actually flying they didnt fly, when I put my camera down they started flying LOL!!!!

I will see y'all tomorrow, ((((Hugs))))) to everyone.

Lori

xx