Last Thursday was one with not so normal happenings.
We had a double hitter, both doctor and dentist appt. While traveling fron the docs office to the dentist, we were traveling along a very populated yet woodsy area by the river and Marlin says, " there's a dear" and I looked out the window and sure enough there was a deer peacefully grazing in someones front yard. Wish we could have stopped to get a pic, but we had to continue on our way and also we had traffic behind us which detoured us from stopping quickly. It was such a serene picture and I'm sure that is normal in that area, but not so much so in ours. lol.
as we arrived home late afternoon, We were pulling into our yard via the alley and Marlin said "look at the hawk." There in our yard was a rather large Hawk and he obviously had his prey, still alive in his talons. It must have been wiggling as the Hawk would hop on his legs, like " oh that tickles". The hawk stayed there for quite a long time. before he took his pray to a higher level.
When we arrived home of course Fancy wanted his daily " drive around Colo". so Marlin took him in the truck and I stayed behind, needing to get things done. They were gone like forever and I was beginning to wonder what was up. ????. about an hour later, they show up, with the news that they had found " Sabini" our neighbors kitty who has been missing for a few months. Marlin happened to stop at a neighbors house as the came into the alley, Marlin caused him to stop and talk to Amy, and thus, he happened to eye Sabini north of our property, so he scooted out of there in a hurry to talk to Joe, asking if Sabini had a collar on. YES he said and Marlin told him that she was just south of his house. Oh my goodness, the happiness on Joe's face with the return of his little girl as one of those moments you just feel all happy inside.
That little voice within, to stop and talk to Amy was the key to him eyeing the kitty.!
The following morning we were sitting eating breakfast at 3am and I looked out the north windows to see nothing but flashing lights down at Joe's house. We were both really upset, thinking NO, nothing can happen to Joe, now that he has his girl back. I went down to the Caseys later and found out it wasn't Joe, thank goodness, but there was a fire across the street and all the volunters were parked around Joe's place. A guy who was restoring a Semi to sale, which he had just completed caught fire in a huge machine shed. It was discovered by a passer byer at 2:30 am. We didn't see any signs of fire, due to our tree's blocking the view. They figure that some critter got into the cat and was gnawing on some wiring which in turn caused the electrical stuff to spart and cause the fire. (we'll have to get a pic of the damage. The fire crew said it was a blessing,that the venting syster in the building would cause any fire to go up and out instead of cross wise.! That building got really hot! Just relieved that no one was hurt or that the fire didnt spead to the implement dealers property which was abutted to this shed by 6 feel or so.
Cath
