I’ve been trying to get the yard ready for Spring. This winter we had a lot of loss of limbs on the trees here. Some of my trees despite all the recent rain are still so dry that I can bend them gently down to earth and they’ll just snap off. Our rain level is lower than it’s ever been and our snow pack hasn’t really happened yet. We aren’t as bad as California and their drought issues. But we are darn close.

This evening after I came in from working outdoors. I sat down in my chair and promptly fell asleep. There was a soft thump on my chest. I knew it was a kitty so I reached out to pet Magoo and the fur felt different. To my surprise, it wasn’t Magoo it was Ashley. This is the first time in the year that I’ve had her that she has actually jumped on my lap. Unlike her brother, who turns into a whirling dervish when he’s on my lap, Ashley just settled down and we both fell asleep. It was nothing short of amazing.