During and After the Storm

I'm still sorting through my UK trip stuff and I found this Homespun Elegance stitch.  I began it back in August.  Now I have to figure out how to finish it.  I don't like the wobbly wording as it is charted...what to do? 

Many of you have kindly asked about how the Cats of Clos du Bois are faring.

For all outward appearances, Solomon is quite well. He is still on morphine for his sore throat.  We tried to wean him off it early last week and he started drooling and gagging; so back on morphine he went.  We are going to try to wean him off the morphine again mid-week.  He is pretty skinny as he lost a lot of weight, but in all other respects he is back to his usual loud annoying self.

Padma (on the left) is the one who is now a bit under the weather.  We think he has the beginnings of a sore throat, so we've switched him to moist food only.  He is a bit quieter than normal, but we hope that he manages to skirt most of the issues that 'dogged' his father and brother earlier on.

Parvati (middle) seems back to normal, as does Tom-Cat (right).  So here's hoping the end is in sight!   

Even with the stormy weekend weather, the deer still felt the weather mild enough to bed down and rest a spell.

It's nice to have Chickadees back again.

They like sunflowers and peanuts.

This hummingbird sought shelter under our front porch during the stormy gray days of the past weekend.

I managed a much better (and more colorful) photo of this female Rufous Hummingbird. The Rufous Hummingbirds should begin migrating within a week or two.  I never manage to notice the exact day they are gone, instead after several days I finally realize I've not seen them in a while.