Finally!

Ah. The temperatures outside are almost perfect. It's wonderful to stretch out in the grass and just watch over my dominion - which is, of course, the backyard. It did get a little nippy a few days ago, but only in the mornings. Afternoons are wonderful.

Well, with one exception. There seems to be an awful lot of loud noises on the other side of the fence. Now, I'm no scaredy cat, but I learned from my early days on the streets that if something is making a whole lotta noise, it's usually much bigger than you are and your chances for winning a fight with it are next to none. The noises start up early in the morning and go until late afternoon. I'm not so much on venturing out since I never know if whatever is making that horrible noise is going to jump the fence and chase me. Sooooo....I just stay inside where I know I'm safe. Oh, well, I guess I should say, I'll go out if staff person or the guy in the front room goes out with me. NOT that I need protection or anything, but they go in and out the door and I can always slip back inside. Or get under the chair they're sitting in.

I guess staff person is going to continue to be gone during the days. She's sometimes just a wee bit irritable when she gets home, moaning about how much she has to do and not enough time to do it in, but I just do what I do best...I fall over and stretch so she can reach down and rub my belly and she starts laughing. Shortly after she gets home the noise stops and she and I go outside for a bit. It's nice. I think it lets her relax a little, and of course, I'M outside so I sure don't mind. Sometimes it relaxes me as well, and I just have to take a little nap. And if I'm under that seated swingy thing that staff person is sitting on, all the better. You know, even bricks make a good pillow sometimes....