daily haiku
at fifty seven
cat stays outdoors all morning
and I search for green
Hanging Woman Creek is thundering down to the Tongue the past few days, swollen with snow-melt and some rain earlier in the week. Normally it is a dirty placid body of water so it is exciting to see it in so much motion.
Golden Eagles appear to be feeding and possibly nesting under the hill and make exciting sights to watch through the big porch window. Snowy is outside as much as possible constantly checking the flower beds for the first signs of new catnip plants so that she can nibble them, come indoors, spread eagle on the kitchen floor, and look cross eyed!
Most of the snow has disappeared leaving a few patches of ice here and there. Our post office in Birney may still disappear in May. The congress has not performed their agreed task of correcting the bill that makes the USPS pay employees' retirement many years in advance. While Washington squabbles the electorate suffers, in particular those of us in rural areas. Our postmaster retires at the end of the month and I cannot help but think that USPS will use this as an excuse not to renew the position and close down. While thawing takes place all over the west the biggest thaw has not, the thaw between the U.S. House and Senate. Maybe we should send them some of my early spring catnip!
Will the congress come inside, spread eagle on the kitchen floor, and look cross eyed if they partake of your catnip. Perhaps it will put them in a good mood and they'll get something done. They are behaving worse than junior high aged kids. I hope your Goldens nest and have fledglings in a few months. That will be cool to watch.
ReplyDeleteIf they come and lie on the kitchen floor I'll make a big pot of menudo for them :)
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