Cat lady on loan

Different cats in the photo today.  These are my elder sister's kitties.  Ginger and Spice.  I usually get cat-care duties when she takes a road trip, and this week is no different.

After feeding the kitties Saturday morning I checked on the baby grass, where I'm trying to overseed.  A few blades are starting to sprout.  Carson the lawn-mowing kid came over and I pulled off the hoses to let him mow.  Those little blades are young and tender and too low to be touched by his whirling blade, so I didn't wave him off entirely.

Friday afternoon I got a call from the shared-fence line neighbor's significant other to confirm the style of fence we are planning.  I'm still awaiting the measuring and estimate for the revised specs and will confirm the width of the boards when I book the job.  You want to get the job done?  Put the ladies together and make sure we're on the same page!

Then Friday evening, I touched base with my kayaking companion and we have gone ahead and booked our rental kayaks for the next two Sunday mornings, tomorrow and a week from tomorrow.  Church on the water?  Yeah, can't think of a better place to commune with God than in nature.  

As it turned out, Mother Nature stepped in and changed our plans for Sunday morning.  Lightning strikes in the general vicinity deferred the kayak place from starting at 9, and the kind of kayak I wanted to rent was not available until noon.  Supposed to be 84℉ in the noon hour, and my companion Geri and I decided that wasn't "too bad" (considering the forecast for Monday tops triple digits) and we'll be out on the water, anyway...

So sister's kitties got their visit at the normal hour on Sunday.  While I was driving to and fro, I happened across a downed "big branch" from the storms that have come through.  I had no idea it had been that strong!

The reschedule allowed me to get my "internet church" service in before the kayak outing this Sunday.  That may not be true next Sunday.

Lily pads had floated over to the West side of the lake today, and I was noticing as we floated through them, the little puddles of water that formed on the leaves.

Had to take a selfie to show the beauty the sky turned into by noon!  I was following my buddy Geri at this point; she's in the orange kayak leading the way under that pedestrian bridge.

Looking out the bow of my own little boat at the back waters, and at the sky above the shore.

It was a lovely peaceful outing, and we shall go again next Sunday, but earlier, we hope!

Hope all my fellow Spark refugees are taking the best care to maintain physical, emotional, and spiritual health in the days of whichever season is dominant in your quadrant of the world!

And may your night be one of restful sleep, well earned!

Life is good.  Spark on!  🔥✨💖