Feast of Mary Magdalene

Today we celebrated one of the keeper's favorite saints--the one chosen to announce the news of the Resurrected One to his disciples.  Her reputation has been slurred with accusations of prostitution and sexual license.  And today, she might be compared to the pedophiles.  But no matter how much those who would tarnish her reputation can protest, she emerges as the evangelist to the evangelizers.  Go Mary of M!

Now,  you may notice that the blog has been a little silent lately. But the keeper has been too busy running around, going out to dinner, and
generally ignoring the blog.  But it seems she has been enjoying summer.  I have been looking at it through the windows a lot, although on Tuesday she spent the whole day in the yard and let me play out there all day. She weeded the front areas and filled a dumpster with tired bloomed stems.  And she sprayed all the roses because they have black spots.  she also planted fall flowers and perennial seeds for next year.  When she was finished she was covered in weed and dirt.  she looked happy.
We found these beautiful silver dollar seed pods which had turned purple, and looked lovely with the allium.  We do not remember them being purple before. The butterflies are coming and the flowers seem really happy.  The keeper tends them like babies. When she goes on vacation she has to hire people to water. Just like she does for me, only I get food too.  Still no kitten.  I overheard her talking about an older cat named Cecil now!