Fall

Fall has come and the change in time makes it feel official even though the temps have been here for a few weeks. It was a nice weekend, sunny yesterday and mild, cloudy and intermittent rain drops today. Which I found fitting as my man left again today. The forecast for the rest of the week isn't bad, only dipping below freezing 1 night. This is hugely significant for me as if it is below freezing, the method in which we, excuse me, I, care for the cows, changes dramatically. And while I am comfortable and happy to take care of the cattle since my dear man cannot, I must say, once January rolls around and it's -10 with -30 windchill factors, my nice, supportive attitude is very apt to change. However, that is multiple months from now and well, let's not buy trouble shall we?

We found kittens down by the cows this afternoon. Not a byproduct of my kitten but kittens nonetheless. which explains why Chance goes and plays in the barn. I knew there was a fullgrown cat down there (that is one of the "kittens" that was here last year) but didn't realize she had babies. However, we saw them today, unfortunately I can't get close enough to see how many, and how big. The good news is that the cows generate a LOT of heat so they ought not to freeze to death. And my kitten won't either as they come to set up the heat in the garage tomorrow and then it gets insulated so, much to my dear mans' dismay, he'll be happy and content all winter. I hope. I did tell my dear man that I would put kitty in the barn. I tried. And well, I just can't. If kitty wants to roam at night, that's fine, but he always shows up in the morning and stays around all day. Just during the winter, he won't have the option to be in and out. Maybe I'll feel differently come spring and then can leave him be all spring and summer and he'll just transition his way...We'll see. I'm not making any promises I can't keep.