Fall is definitely in full swing here: the leaves are changing colors and the evenings are getting crisp. Of course during this time of climate transition, the temperatures swing from hot to cold like a hormonal hotflash. Hubby and I went for a ride on the new bike Saturday afternoon and it was downright hot! Then the next evening it was hoodie weather. But that is how it is here: hot one day and frost on the ground the next. Unpredictable, yep. But the trees are beautiful, and so I planned on getting a picture of the Maple tree in our front yard. It was a good plan, only it was super windy last night and most of the leaves that were on the tree are now on the ground, the street, the gutters, my neighbor's gutters...anyway, my tree is quite bare now. Instead I will post a shot I took last year at the park.
My crazy neighbor behind me has two gorgeous trees that miraculously appear as if they didn't lose any leaves in the wind last night. I'm sure if I try to take pictures of her trees she will no doubt photograph me photographing her trees and report me for suspicious activity. My kids have permission from our neighbor one house over to the North to play in the grass lot that adjoins Crazy's, and several times while out there playing catch or Nerf guns they have seen her taking pictures of them. Waiting for them to step foot on her property? Who knows, but if I catch her taking pictures of my kids, I will file a report, because that's just creepy. She's an odd one, that's for sure, and not just because of all the cats.
In all fairness, I don't feel that I can continue calling her the "crazy cat-lady" anymore. I say this because I have been feeding five kittens and Mama-cat who have moved from the crawl-space access to the carport. Actually buying bags of kitten food, not just food scraps or whatever. I found an old fleece scrap of material that I was going to do something with at one time, and put it out in the carport for the kittens. I try to do a head count every day, not easy when by some silent command they all scatter in different directions as if they KNOW what I'm doing. I worry if they are staying dry when it rains, and if they are warm enough on those chilly nights. I try to figure out ways to make their "den" more secure yet roomy for them. As if that isn't enough, now another mama-kitty has been to the food bowl and has been spotted carrying kittens into the planting bed just on the other side of our fence. Argh! These mama's apparently know a sucker when they see one. I'm going to have to start buying bigger bags of kitten food...
Recently I was asked by our youth pastor to go along on a day-trip to a mall in the city as an adult female sponsor. My teen who is in youth seemed glad that I was going to go with, and at the time I didn't think much of it. But I got asked to help with the youth lock-in this Friday (Halloween) and when I mentioned it to the family last night, I heard genuine excitement in my son's voice when he said "Awesome!" Which caused me to think back to the mall trip and realize that my teenage son still enjoys spending time with his mom and that made me feel really good - warm and fuzzy. My oldest son was much the same way until he moved away from home. Now I'm doing good to get a text! I must be doing something right, though if my boys want me to play video games and watch TV or movies with them. Good to know :)
No comments:
Post a Comment