Odd feelings about Mothers' Day this year - as you might guess. I think I'm going to put away the pictures. It's time.
What a gawjus day here! Feels almost Too Bad to have to leave for a matinee! Yes, The Actress is feeling a small conflict about going to the theatah! Well, i have the morning to feed the birds and walk around the garden, NOT weeding... that'll be hard!
Last night, I had just gotten into bed around ten or so - when I heard a small commotion on the deck... suddenly there is a little face at the window - a small bandit in a black mask peering in at me.
I got outa bed and turned on the deck floodlight, and a young raccoon just stared at me. I ran to the kitchen to get the bag o' cat food, and brought it into the bedroom, opened the door. He stepped back a few feet, but just kept staring at me as I filled his dish. I hadn't even straightened up when he came to the dish - so I just left the door open and sat in the doorway, not 18 inches away from this wondrous little guy! I did get up to get a robe once - he just kept eating. Then I lay on my stomach in the doorway, my face about a foot away from his, and watched him eat. At one point he started drinking the filthy water from my little fountain - so I took the other bowl to the bathroom to get fresh water - I put it down right next to his food dish - he was a little scared, but then dipped his paw in... Ah! water... then bent way down to drink. Back and forth between the food and the water, and all this face to face! I'm going to hate to leave here tomorrow afternoon, to do the show, stay in Seattle overnight, and head back to LA Tuesday morning. But I'll be back by a week from Thursday. Oh, it's just bliss here in the spring and summer, I tell ya!
