Another weekend has come and gone all too quickly. We are always busy but some how we don't always manage to get everything done. It was hot and humid but we didn't get any thunderstorms. This year's monsoon seems a little dry compared to previous ones. There is still time to get more rain I suppose. I just remember that this time last year the weeds were already topping the fence. This year they are barely sticking up shoots and everything is still pretty brown.

My favorite cat, Loki, caught two big old rats this week. I walked in the goat barn yesterday and there he was sprawled out on the floor, half a rat laying next to him. I got the dust pan and removed the carcass to the manure pile. When I returned Loki had regurgitated the rest so I had to remove that too. Yuk! Disgusting! Loki is doing his job though. Good kitty!

We once had 6 cats on the property. Not all at once. Our first cat here was a little black and white female. She was an independent little hellcat. My son named her "Evil". Suited her just fine even though the vet tech disapproved. Then we adopted Blanca and Mikie from a school teacher in Tucson. She said she had rescued them from a bad situation in Mexico. Neither of them was very friendly. We kept them in the goat barn for a long time until they got more tame. They were finally able to roam the property and would come back to eat and sleep. One day Blanca didn't come back. So then we got Crabbit. She was a little bob-tailed cat with tiger stripes and a weird little hobble walk. Hence the name, a cross between cat and rabbit. She didn't last long outside either. And we had Shadow, a solid gray male. And Obie and orange tabby. They couldn't get along and eventually Shadow drove Obie away, never to be seen again. Shadow just recently disappeared. So now we just have Loki and Mikie. Loki still likes to be in the house and Mikie stays in the barn. They both stay pretty close by most of the time. They know that if they are in the yard, Buddy can keep them safe from dogs and coyotes or any other threatening critters. They are both beauitiful cats, but Loki is my baby. I hope they are both around for a long time.