| It's a beautiful morning! |
[Jul. 24th, 2007|09:08 am] |
I got up early this morning, with Joe. Yes, on my day off. He appreciated it though. Much as I wanted to go back to sleep, I got up to use the bathroom but could tell by the way he said "oh" when I told him I was going back to bed, not getting up, that he wanted my company this morning. So I got up anyhow... after all, being my day off, I can always go back to sleep; he can't!
This morning we plotted how best to rig the cage to capture the kittens. However, we didn't see them out by the road. It could be that it's just too early in the morning still; I remember at our last apartment, there were feral kittens, but this early in the morning they were more likely to hang out together and bat at the bush limbs under the bushes, than to wander around any. So the kittens just may not be out yet.
Joe had left a small bowl over there with water in last night, and the water was gone this morning. I left a small bit of kitten kibble (as that's what we feed the ferrets) in the bowl, next to a bush. If the kittens are indeed still there (and I doubt, really, that anything happened to them overnight) then they will learn that Good Things come from this bowl, and that will make their capture much easier.
So, since I'd already walked halfway there to check and see if the kittens were about, I walked all the way out to the beach. It is a *beautiful* morning this morning! Rain clouds are moving in, and those make for the prettiest clouds out over the ocean. There were big puffy clouds that towered high into the sky, with smaller streaky clouds lower, in front of them. With the sun having just risen, it was a beautiful sight to see. :) I did take some photos, but, of course, photos never do these things justice. Especially not on my camera. :P
Some things I found while walking included: two pretty little scallop shells, one of which was entirely black! A couple of striking purple coquina shells; usually they don't interest me too much but these were just really pretty. :) Also a blue and tan starfish; I found two of these but only brought back the one that was dead. :P And a pretty spotted crab shell. These are the things I brought back home with me. Other things I saw but obviously did not bring back: lots of sandpipers and pelicans, also various little crabs! There were the usual sand crabs running back into their holes as I approached, but then I found some tiny little crabs that blended in with the sand. I managed to capture one and take a photo of it before it scurried off my hand and dropped back onto the sand. I also saw several sea turtle nests marked off. Neat! A couple of the nests had little signs saying "adopted parents" and listed the name of a person who had donated money to help fund the sea turtle patrol program. Cute. :)
I walked out about a mile, and then heard a distant rumble of thunder (which in Florida doesn't necessarily mean the storm is coming your way) but I figured it would be best to head back home, especially since I had the camera with me, and didn't have a plastic bag in my pocket. Didn't want to take any chances. I got back home alright without any bad weather moving in (in fact, it is still sunny) and still no sign of the kittens. At least I'd had a nice walk, especially since I hadn't done my yoga this morning.
I have a busy day ahead of me. Major cleaning to be done, because chores have just not been getting done. Both Joe and I seem to keep busy and these messes tend to sneak up on us. :( Ah well. I have dual reason for "deep cleaning" of the house today - not just to get it all cleaned, but also because this Saturday we are having a yard sale! We were going to try and have one here, but my boss (who is also the head of the townhouse association here) said that we would have to present a written request to the board for approval before having a yard sale. O_o So the wife-boss offered to let us use their yard. XD Which is a fine idea, because their house is only two streets over. :P She said she has some things she could stand to get rid of - some old furniture and stuff - and she is actually kind of excited about this. :D She kept going on and on about how she's got garage sale signs from the last time they had one, and she wants to run an ad in the paper, and all this other stuff.... I think she's looking forward to it. :P So we're going to round up stuff we don't need - I have some clothes, some old craft stuff I bought but never ended up using, especially from the wedding. (You know when you're having a DIY wedding, you buy up tons of stuff on sale, then use what you can!) So that will be lots of JUNK out of our house and hopefully a little bit of cash in our pocket. And whatever we don't sell, we will just throw back into the car and take to the Goodwill. And, since I have the day off on Saturday, Joe and I will go fishing in the afternoon. XD
So, anyway.... here I go, diving in to the day! Whee! |
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