Above, Zip Hunting in the woods. Below, Zip and I were talking outside (or rather, I was talking to him while he dozed a bit. Maria couldn’t resist the photo. It was great to be outside with Maria and our cat on a beautiful afternoon. This is why I came here.

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Last feeding, 3 pm.

The view from the pond, where Zip, I, and Maria were sitting, was gorgeous. These are iPhone photographs; my camera is off to Boston for repairs.

Maria loves to meditate at this point in the morning. We put a chair out there for me to sit on, off the wet ground (it doesn’t bother Maria, who sits on rocks she collects).