Sure haven't done much on the property in a while. Weather has just been too cold and wet. Hoping to soon get out and begin working again. Until then I spend a great deal of time on the PC learning Adobe Illustrator. I'm not bad with Photoshop, but I've really wanted to expand my art techniques to include vector art so taking the time to learn Illustrator during the poor weather is a good opportunity.
I had introduced some of our babies earlier, but didn't have photos of the others until now. So, I figure it's a good time to get at least two more of them into the blog
A little beauty is one we named Dusty Rhodes. Actually, the last name had been Roads - since that was where I found her; on a dusty road - but Cara preferred the Rhodes Scholar address. So a scholar she is. Dusty was on a dirt road being friendly to anyone who would pay attention to her. I had held her as had a few other friends, but when I tried to walk away and leave her, she followed me to the truck. I returned her to the group I had been with since one lady remarked that she might take her home, but again when I left, she followed me and beat me to the truck. I figured after that, that she had to go with me. Cara was reluctant to take in a new cat and was trying to be adamant about me returning her, but alas, Cara is weak and she fell in love with her. Dusty is sweet, still small, the youngest, and lively and has become one of Cara's favorites. Dusty loves to sit in her lap while she's working on the PC.
Lizzie Boots is one of the few we've adopted off the street. Cara and I were out running errands and we happen to see someone giving away kittens in the parking lot. We went over to see and immediately saw two that looked like they needed us for parents. Lizzie was an orange one and the other was a calico. Both girls had white boots on each of their four feet, thus the last name attachments of Boots to their names. Unfortunately the calico didn't make it; she died within a few weeks. But Lizzie stayed and earned the effable nickname of The Napster because of her knack for grabbing a quick nap with me as soon as I laid down. She now gets quite upset if her position is usurped by any of the other babies.
