Today has been a rainy, windy, all round stormy kind of day. The kind of day when you want to curl up with a cup of tea, flannel pj's and a good book. Yeah, that didn't happen. Well, I did get the cup of tea but I don't own flannel pj's and, while I have a good book on the go, I generally don't have time through the day to read it. I suppose that's not exactly true since I could have read it during nap time and I chose not to. Instead I got a pot of soup on the stove, the dishwasher loaded, a chat with my mom on the phone and then I played on the computer until nap time ended. All in all a pretty normal day around here.
We have a stray cat who comes around daily for his food which I obligingly leave out every morning. (I say we have a stray but really I have a stray) We know that this stray siamese fellow actually belongs to the people who used to own this house and his name is Cody. They did not willingly abandon him, they simply couldn't catch him when they left. He is a pretty skittish cat and runs when he hears someone coming. So, I feed him and keep hoping that I can lure him in so I can call this poor woman who really wants her cat back. The reason I am telling you this is because on a day like today I worry about whether he will come eat or where he is sleeping to stay dry so I tend to watch for him a little more often.
One of those moments today, when I looked out, I saw something black eating at the dish. I figured it was the little black dog down the road as he has been known to visit our yard. I looked out the front window for a better view and I saw a crow. This is a first. I am used to the raccoon, other cats and the occasional dog but I have never seen a crow. Now I have. I watched the crow grab some food and fly up to the telephone wire for a bite to eat. It was a pattern of swoop, food and back to the wire. He did this about 4 times before he flew off. (I always assume crows are male, don't know why) So, now I have to watch for food stealing crows during the day. It was bad enough that I have to bring in the food once it's dark. Otherwise the brazen raccoon eats all the food. I have opened the door a couple of times to find the raccoon sitting on my step giving me a dirty look for shooing it away.
Cody cat did come by at least once today. He didn't stay long as it was pouring rain and there isn't any shelter on our front step but at least I know he came and ate. It means that I won't worry too much about him tonight but with the weather turning wetter I may have to find a drier spot to leave the food for him.
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