Garden Spam

I am really enjoying my garden right now; it's so lush and green, and really pleasant to spend time in. I added a lot of manure, mulch and topsoil this winter, and it has responded by exploding with green this spring. The fuchsias haven't started to bloom yet, but I'm starting to see the first buds---so here are shots to record my shade garden in high spring, before the summer changes start to happen.



( More garden pics from this morning )

Critters and beasties

My menagerie has some new arrivals.

You may remember back in October, Kyn and I rescued three feral kittens and the neutered male cat who was taking care of them. The lady who had been caring for them reclaimed the cat, but despite a great deal of effort to place them, two of the three kittens are still with us. Kitten season is upon us again, and the lovely Cyril is no longer at the "tiny and cute" stage. The sad truth is that the supply of black and white moggies is far in excess of demand. He came to join my household a couple of weeks ago.

This pretty face was the one that filled me with delight in the seconds before I realized that he was a feral and was less delighted. Kyn and her household (including Rooster) did a fabulous job of socializing him; he's growing up to be just gorgeous, and incredibly friendly. He loves dogs, and is courteous with my other cats. As he has gotten though his audition period with me, is great company and causes little trouble, I am permitting him to stay, but I have absolutely, positively NO room for any more cats. Do you hear that, universe? Please don't send me any more; it makes me sad to have to cast them into an uncertain universe and I'm at my limit.



Isn't he a cute little guy, though?

( More Cyril, dogs, a bird shot, spiders )