Priorities

Pretty high on our list of things to do quickly was to go to the supermarket. Not necessarily for our food, but for our animal friends. Our orange cat friend appeared, friendly and hungry as usual. Her friend, the Siamese kitty, followed close behind.  As you may remember, the orange kitty "moved in" when Dan and Mary Kay were here last summer.  And, as we mentioned, the kitties were spoiled by Matt and Deb, our neighors, this summer where the bar was raised for cat care.  In the competition for the kitties' affection,we have taken to feeding them chicken scraps.

The sugar? That's for the hummingbirds and banana quits. These little guys are voracious as in years past! Peggy can fill up both feeders (one front and one back) in the morning and they will be empty by early afternoon. It's not unusual to see 8-10 banana quits hanging around, taking turns feeding.  Peggy is convinced that the banana quits are smart enough to all get on one side of the feeder, tilting  it in order to drain every bit of the sugar water.

And then there is Toby, the big strong, totally untrained but lovable dog up the street is still there. Barking, throwing around his 5 gallon bucket and howling as usual  He has greeted us as long lost friends with lots of licks and nosing through the fence.  Gotta have treats for him, too!

After a few weeks of maintaining these feeding schedules, it's time to get back to the store for more pet food.

These are a type of birds of paradise that we don't have to feed!

These buddies are a different story

The door where the Siamese kitty routinely peeks under to see if Matt and Deb are there.

Our buddy, Toby, taking a break from construction with his bucket.