The Day After – November 6

Well, the election is over, and the American people have chosen. I am devastated for Ukraine, and I will admit to being in some despair. But the animals are unaware of politics, they need to be cared for, and the world is still beautiful, so on we go.

There is tragedy close to home, too. We lost another friend yesterday, she was too young and kind. Perspective, maybe…

Sunday, and on into Monday, it was wet. We needed rain, but be careful what you wish for. We no longer have a rain gauge out, so I don’t know exactly how much rain we had, but at least 6 inches. In St. Louis, they had the most rain in one day ever in November! Terrible flooding. Two poll workers were drowned in Missouri. Fate is capricious, and not always kind.

Yesterday morning, the rain continued, but diminished. We were glad we had voted early. Harlan arrived and emptied the dumpster, but I had to hurry to the house to fix guacamole for a celebration at Three Creek Farm. As the rain stopped, I took Eddy on a walkabout to see how things looked.

We brought the horses in and set off for Laura’s 80th Birthday celebration. Bart and Oisin had to roll to dry off as soon as they finished their dinner

Laura took her pack of bassets hunting to celebrate turning 80, but we arrived late, since we had to bring horses in. The light was fading, but I took pictures while I could. Here is a fraction of the cast of characters in attendance…

Thanks to my new camera, I was able to catch a shot of deer interacting. They were a doe and one of her two fawns, but it seemed such a sweet, intimate sight. We have way too many deer, but seeing them like this touches me. They are very well camouflaged at this time of year, so I didn’t really see them until I enlarged the pictures. Eddy alerted me to their movement. He is such a deerhound!

And there are still birds about, though we have not set up proper feeders on the porch yet.

And so a very difficult day comes to a close.

Be safe, be well. Stay strong. Slava Ukraini! Peace.