It has been a bit of a year here with our animal family. We lost our 18-year-old cat Squeak (not unexpectedly) and my formerly feral cat Chester (quite unexpectedly) We have also been fighting a case of EPM (Equine Protozoal Myoencephalitis) with our senior horse Clyde. We have not been able to resolve it but have determined that a continual treatment with anti-protozoals keeps the symptoms at bay As it is, he is happy and active, so we'll just ride it out until infirmity wins out.
It is a bit of a bummer, but having lived in the country for nearly 25 years, I have created a rule known as the Law of Conservation of Cats which states that the loss of a cat will invariably lead to another showing up in short order. And so, recently, a small Manx cat showed up.
Meet Stubbs. He is still a kitten and is very friendly. So friendly that we think he may have been dumped out here. After some initial upset, he has paired up with our other barn cat, Stripe.
I am working on the next installment of the Fleer Autograph Project, but it is taking time. After months of regular rain, the weather has finally turned continuously sunny, and I am trying to catch up on my yardwork and pasture management. But it is coming!
What I am listening to: I Never Cared for You by Tami Neilson
