It is a beautiful Saturday morning; thank you Lord for two beautiful days in a row. It will be a good day to do our running around errands. We took advantage of the sunshine yesterday and drove to the Louisville area to see Julie. Ms. Kate had some clothes from Aunt Aleen's closet that she thought might fit Julie, so we did a 240 mile round trip to deliver a few clothes and of course, give our youngin' a hugging. You can't beat that for fun. We just wish the other two lived that close.

We have the laundry going first thing this morning so we can get that chore out of the way. I didn't get to the pet food stores yesterday so I have that to do. I also need to refill all the feeders today. Ms. Kate will go out and visit with Aleen for awhile today. There is no improvement on that front and she went under hospice care as of Thursday. Their mission is keep her comfortable which is all we can hope for. We pray she will mot have to live in this condition for very long. But, God controls that and only God knows the full extent of her condition.

The squirrels are rapidly finishing off the feeders this morning. However, there is one less varment out there than there was earlier. A realky large hawk came in and watched the squirrels for awhile. Then it selected the smallest of the group, swooped down and clutched it, and off it went. I've seen a hawk actually grab one of the squirrels. I had them come in and grab small birds and voles, but this guy must have been hungry. And, --- as nature would have it; the rest of the squirrels didn't hardly miss a bite. They are still out there chomping away on sunflower seeds.

Time for me to get on out in this beautiful day and take in some natural Vitamin C from the sunshine. I thank God for this day, for all of my backyard friends, and for my lvely Ms. Kate. Life is good; --- unless you happen to be the smallest squirrel playing in front of a very hungry hawk! Have a blessed day.