Random thoughts

[cassiesmom]

I read this quote and liked it. (The version I read was translated slightly differently- I believe the book might have been originally in Italian.)

Susanna Tamaro: "“Be still and listen in silence to your heart. When it has spoken to you, rise up and follow it."

[Karen]

I am inordinately glad when the sparrows some drink from the tray of water under the little tree!

I had to elevate it, to keep the tender branches from getting eaten by the chipmunks, so now the water is more accessible!

[cassiesmom]

I was getting out of the car last night after a quick supermarket run ... and I saw a skunk on the lawn alongside my building ! I've never seen one "up close" before. This guy was maybe 10 or 15 feet from my parking space, just standing there and looking at me. At first I thought it might have been a cat or maybe a raccoon. Then he walked under the light from the window and I realized he was a skunk ... yikes! One of my neighbors puts out food for the squirrels and chipmunks, so I'm sure the skunk was enjoying the buffet!