Our overnight temperatures have been going down lately, last night it was 48 degrees. We keep the doors and windows open at night and shut them in the morning, so the house stays cold all day, as if we had air conditioning. The days are generally warm, but when a breeze comes up, there is a crispness that whispers the coming of fall. Not soon, but it's a promise that will be kept.

The new cat is here and after spending all day under the bed is on mouse alert in the dining room. She already caught one mouse tonight, but it got away while she was playing with it. They are probably getting into the trap to escape her.



I think she will be a good cat for us. We have no idea what to call her, she needs to be here awhile before it comes to us. Paul Gallico said cats have secret names that they come with.



Her front legs are covered with short hair, and then it becomes long, as if she is wearing a winter coat, and she has the sweetest face.

Here is the back story: she showed up as a stray when she was about 2 months old, and the people kept her for a year, but now they are moving in with their mother and can't take the cat. I'm not sure why they took it to a veterinarian that isn't an official cat shelter, but they did. This particular vet is sort of an animal hoarder, so agreed to keep the cat and try to find a home for it. So she came to us at no charge, spayed, with all shots and microchipped, and a carrier, and a kennel, and food.

We haven't been neglecting the goose. Today we were out front with him and he got into his water tub on his own.

The water drops on his back are reflecting the light and look like pearls.



And the fox also showed up today. He continues to lose his winter coat, and looks smaller every time I see him. Keep in mind he is always this small, it's just that his fur coat gets fluffier.



He caught and ate a squirrel at the house next door, and we found the tail in the yard.