2019

This spring the brothers turn 14; Chloe & Annie, 11; Maukie & Flynn, 8 and Willie, 4

24 January. The classic January thaw.	March 1st: 12 in this flock.	26 March
26 March: The setup	14 April: Pulled two stumps from trees Sammy cut in the early 2000s.	26 April: Rosy died today. Or maybe yesterday. She was at least 24 years old.
June 19	The ballerina at the pond	July 3

2 August: Extensive cedar trimming at 4109	August: My perennial hosta muncher with her well fed son and daughter	18 July: Stained all the trim boards today
24 August: I buried Maukie today. I will never know what happened but her back left leg was severely broken and the West Mountain doc told me she would need a special surgeon to fix it and they come from far away. She said no one locally could repair such an exteme fracture. So I asked them to put her down. Maukie was so happy with all the attention and did not seem to be in pain but she could not walk. I found her under the utility trailer. She was crying in pain then. I think she got the leg caught in something after getting startled out of a sound sleep by me chasing a racoon in her direction. She was the only cat who accepted everyone, human or feline.
11 October: Finally got some siding on the west side and a bit more on the east and south side	Halloween: It's 9:00 pm and the temp outside is 69.8, like a summer evening. Raining, strong wind gusts and a prediction of thunderstorms. I finished insulating the wall that will become shelving in the shed. 1 November: The aftermath—the storm took down the elm and the power lines remain intact, something of a miracle. Sammy girdled it about 6-7 years ago. Power went out at 3:00 am and now, 12 hours later, still out with little hope for restoration today.

7 Nov: First snow

10 November: I carried the planer from the pergola into the shed today and got it up onto the bench. It weighs 73 lbs.

19 Nov: Second snow, about 3-4 inches

27 November: It was 52° today and grass is still green.

11/26/2019: Installed the new big feeding station. Next year there will be peaked roof.

12/03/2019: The big one.

12/10/2019: 45° last night and constant rain.