Hot Wheels came to our house November, 1993 and died on February 3, 2007. Because she was already a cat, not a kitten, when she came, I think she was either 14 years old or a little older when she passed away.
The first time we took her to the vet he noticed that many of her front teeth were missing, so we always suspected she was maybe kicked by a horse... She came wandering into our yard from the direction of the horse riding stable not a 1/2 a mile away. She only had one tooth left when I last looked... little snaggle puss.
Hot Wheels got her name because she showed up during the funeral of Tum-Tum, an orange cat that was maybe 2 months old. She seemed to be meowing good-bye to him, but seemed really enjoy all the attention from us as we mourned our little kitten. Tum-Tum, like all of our other cats, got hit by a car when he crossed the road. Hot Wheels lived up to her name and always made it across. She used to make me very nervous when I would see her in the cow field across the street. Somehow she was car savvy. Always ran AT me when I drove up the drive way, but then ran to the side. Unnerving!
She endured the ribbon I stuck on her on Christmas morning... and posing on the logs for a better picture!
She was a real hunter and loved being outside! Still a hunter, even in her old age!
She loved to hang out in the garden with me and often accompanied me while I weeded.
I will miss you Hot Wheels!
This photo was taken just three days before she died of old age, in the house, in her sleep.
4) Japanese Iris
5) Purple hump
Although the ground hogs love the wood pile, I love the blossoms. This tree is one I hardly notice on the edge of our property, but this week, it's GORGEOUS!!
I don't remember having both the lilacs and apple blossoms in bloom at once -- especially on May 4th, but who knows.
It was a beautiful day on Friday... and the weekend was pretty good too. Cold, crisp and clear. This photo was taken during my lunch walk on Friday near the parking garage in Hudson. I couldn't get over how beautifully blue the sky was.
The first time we took her to the vet he noticed that many of her front teeth were missing, so we always suspected she was maybe kicked by a horse... She came wandering into our yard from the direction of the horse riding stable not a 1/2 a mile away. She only had one tooth left when I last looked... little snaggle puss. 
This photo was taken just three days before she died of old age, in the house, in her sleep.
I was meeting a friend at Yours Truly on Monday, but he was running late. Sitting over near the windows on the south side of the restaurant was so quiet, peaceful and fun to watch the sunrise. Yours Truly is one of my favorite restaurants to meet people. It's friendly. The food is very good. Service is great. And it's very pleasant, even if the person you're meeting is late.
We've had some nice low temperatures and the gutters are holding icicles now. Melt. Freeze. Melt. Freeze. Snow a little more. Now it's feeling like January!
It snowed the other morning. I was at work so I snapped this photo from my office window. 
We put away the lights. And planted the Christmas tree. Put away all the santa memorabilia. Updated the Christmas card list. 
Lucky is peeking out from the Greenhouse, while Jean looks at him waiting for the next round of tag-you're-it!
We're supposed to have sun during Thanksgiving Weekend. Yahoo! This morning Jack Frost paid a visit so all of my photos have a little bit of the frosty glow.
I don't recall ever seeing so many deer as I have this fall. Yesterday I saw 3 in the morning, 7 at night... just in my short drive to work and back. They just glance up from time to time... then go back to grazing.
