Coyotes loving the 3/4 moon.... I let the cats out at 6...didn't stick by my guns after they'd insisted for an hour they REALLY wanted outdoors.  Went out to sit with them on the porch to keep an eye on things.  After about 10 minutes a young coyote yapped (in irritation I suspect) just outside the front gate.  That's one coyote who doesn't fear humans nearly as much as he needs to to survive long.

I'd guess it's part of the litter from the neighbor's brush pile about 150 yards from the house, been accustoming himself to the close proximity of humans almost from birth.  Hasn't any body of experience to teach him stalking cats while there are good safe rabbits still out there will get his hide nailed to the barn door.

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Ahh................about the autism/Alzheimer's posts earlier.  If any of you have people you care about who are afflicted with these conditions and would care to communicate with the woman who has been in the program with her mother:

The woman's finished all but the shouting to get moved out of here, leaving today.  But I'd imagine she'll be in California in a day or so, and settled in enough to get her comp set up in a couple of weeks, maybe.  If you'd like her email so's to ask her questions about it I'm sure she wouldn't mind.

Just email me, or PM me, and I'll send it to you, her addy.

Orion's high in the sky this morning.  We're into a new season, blog readers.

Jack