Cat Found Trouble

Rosie found trouble today. She got stuck between our fence and neighbor's shed by their dog guarding the opening to the neighbor's yard. I climbed up the slope covered in elderberry branches to reach the fence. Gave her a pet and she climbed the fence. She jumped into my yard and took her inside.

RIP Lenny Klug

An old classmate has died. Saw the obituary on social media. Haven't seen him in years. Last time was at a class reunion. He apparently was engaged and his kids grown up. One about to join the Armed Forces and the other graduated high school early to look forward to joining a trade union. He was a good guy and single father. He will be missed.

Interesting Day

Was told they added more videos to the training modules of the online courses. Turned out, they redid all the videos of the exercises. Have to watch extra videos.

Goldie catches a chipmunk in the tiger lilies. I quickly shut the door so that no wild animals would be allowed into the house. Goldie sets it down and plays around with it. Rufus races up to grab it, then starts shaking his head. I scream "No!" and he drops the chipmunk after just turning his head once. Chipmunk races into the tiger lilies. Relief.

Happy Birthday to Goldberry

Goldberry turned 1 year old today. Gave her a can of tuna and took her picture with her cake. I ate the cake with the dogs.

I realized I forgot Rosie's 1st Birthday last month, but I was distracted by her ligament tear to celebrate. Tomorrow cats will get Delectables instead of tuna. Dogs and I ate some more cake.

Happy Birthday to my Brother

Celebrated my Brother's 60th Birthday tonight with cake and ice cream at his house. Family came by. One didn't come so call them. They forgot and visiting grandkids. Such as life.

Had an interesting morning. Let the cats outside, and later on, one carries a garter snake towards the house. I shut the door, saying, "No snakes in the house." Don't know if alive or dead, but didn't want it in the house. See Rufus rolling around the grass near the snake. I checked the grass near him to no longer view the snake, so maybe slithered away. Then, after both cats are inside, I decide outdoor time is over and shut the door. Next, I hear a thumping against the sliding door. Cats rushed to the door. Behind the curtain is a bird, red head woodpecker. I grab the bird to take it outside, and it flies around the house. Finally, Rosie caught the bird and I picked it up again, covering its wings to proceed to take it outside. Once outside, the bird flew up into my tree.

Father's Day Gifts

Just watched a Father’s Day gift suggestions on TV. It may seem outrageous and sad, but the best gift a man can give his family is to take care of themself. Many men won't eat healthy or exercise at all until forced to by a doctor telling them they have diabetes, or high blood pressure, or worse need heart surgery. Please don't wait that long. Your family wants you around as long as possible. Trust me.

Lawn Watering Ban

Well, Des Moines has a lawn watering ban again, like last year, due to nitrates. After all this rain and mushrooms popping out, my yard doesn't need any water for a while. When I left Pilates class tonight after driving through a thunderstorm to get there, the instructor pointed out a rainbow.

Another Chipmunk

Another chipmunk in the house. This one was a baby. I fed the pets and heard a squeak by the door. Rosie was pawing at a funnel by the back door. I looked in it and found a tail curled up. Took it outside and forced it out of the funnel. It was a baby chipmunk. It wobbled around at first and ran off. Go find your home, little chipmunk. Cats had been inside for hours by this time, so I don't know which one caught it.