Depress Me,

You do miss them when they're gone.

Everyone,

I was wrong on my count of baby wrens. Two took off today, and there is at least one left.

Husband was standing by the front door, when he called me to come look at something outside. I was thinking it was going to be a bird, but no, it was a two-foot long snake hanging midway up our storm door.

Husband, was able to chase it away. Husband says he thinks it was trying to get one of the baby wrens.

Last night on the back deck, Tinker, new abandoned kitten, was eating supper. I let Princess out to meet Tinker. Princess has mothered so many of the kittens that have come into our house.

Suddenly, Princess hunched down behind the shoe brush. Husband had said he had seen a racoon at the edge of the woods the other day. I decided to see what was coming, and sure enough it was a pretty good size racoon. Princess lept off the deck and chased it!!!

For a place that is usually pretty quiet, there's been quite a bit of activity going on around here.

What's happening in your neighborhood?

EJ