Daily Archive for July 25th, 2007

No Longer A Stray

8 weeks old, kitten, tiger, female

An 8 week old kitten with the most beautiful markings has made my porch her temporary home. I’ll post her image on Craigslist as well as other sites to find her a real home. To insure she doesn’t end up in a lab I’ll request a $5 re-homing fee. She’s a gray tabby with a white bib and white socks as well as tortoiseshell marked ears. It’s almost as if she couldn’t decide what markings she wanted so she just took them all. I’ve given her a temporary name: Emma.

 

No Longer A Stray
One day she’ll be more than just a stray,
She’ll hang the moon,
Swing from the rainbow
And play marbles with the stars and planets.
One day she’ll pounce and leap,
With a belly full of sweetness she’ll slumber and sleep
No boxes or concrete beneath her but in a bed of her own in a place she calls home.

 

Kitten's Rainbow Ascent

Poem Title: No Longer A Stray
Art Title: A Kitten’s Rainbow Ascent
By: F. Magdalene
Wednesday, July 25, 2007-5:01AM EST

Candle Light

I’m waiting for Blossom to tell me she’s ready to call our friendship quits too. I won’t be angry….I’ll actually be proud of her for making a step for herself. How can me dumping her still feel like abandonment? That girl has been here everyday since I broke up with her. I’m not sure who is clinging more, her or me. Both of us are terribly sad over the situation. The thoughts that went through my head today worry me. The good thing is, part of the depression is PMS. I did figure that much out so I can look forward to a let up of symptoms in a few days. The good thing about being regular is that I know how long the depression is going to last. I can look at the calendar and go, “Okay, I’ve got three days and I’ll be back to my baseline.” It’s helpful to be able to put this to a clock and pretty much count it down.

I had chuckwagon for dinner. I haven’t had it in years.  It was pretty decent. As usual I set the table and lit my candles. I say as usual but the whole candle thing has been a regular at my table for only about two months now. I really enjoy them. I have incense too, jasmine, sandalwood and vanilla. I like sandalwood the best but it’s hard to get the good stuff anymore. I also use a warmer for potpourri from time to time. There’s always something burning in this house. The weather dropped so much at night that I actually got to have a small fire in the fire place. That was much needed. So, I’ve gone outside to hang on the porch, watch Gracie roll around in the grass, watch Captain roll around in the grass while Bell stayed inside. She doesn’t like to go outside. She prefers the safety of the window. I think she threatens squirrels all day and then when she has a chance to go outside she doesn’t because she knows she can’t back up half of her threats. She stairs squirrels down all the time. I can just hear her, “If I ever get out there ya furry little….” But, when her chance comes for her to go outside she runs in the bedroom. Scaredy cat!

Austin