Lonely...

I was just taking a normal picture of Zeus when he decided to shake himself all over. This was the result.

I had only seen humans stick out their tongue at the camera before today.

A Rainy Day

The grass looks very green in the rain

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

-- J R R Tolkien

A bird's nest

The spirits of the air live on the smells
Of fruit; and joy, with pinions light, roves round
The gardens, or sits singing in the trees."
Thus sang the jolly Autumn as he sat;
Then rose, girded himself, and o'er the bleak
Hills fled from our sight; but left his golden load.

- William Blake, To Autumn

Pokeberry

Autumn arrives, array'd in splendid mein;
Vines, cluster'd full, add to the beauteous scene,
And fruit-trees cloth'd profusely laden, nod,
Complaint bowing to the fertile sod.
- Farmer's Almanac (1818)

Shagbark hickory

The morns are meeker than they were,
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry's cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I'll put a trinket on.
- Emily Dickinson

Watch for Bear crossing

My other nickname is Bear. Hence the "Watch for Bear crossing."

Poor thing!

Don't worry, the kitten was fine. It evidently loves peanut butter.