August Favorite Photo

Here I was, crouching in the driveway, snapping pictures of the way the sunlight was catching the neighbors cabin beyond our barn when I noticed I had an audience. In the few short years we have had these outdoor stragglers they have wormed their way into our hearts. We never asked for cats but if they show up in your barn one day and you start feeding them…

We are also notoriously soft. They are great mousers and we were terrible at dealing with the mice. Since these two took up residence we rarely have mice in the house. They take care of them before they ever get inside. They earn their keep. In return we feed them, pet them and let them take walks with us and follow us around the yard. They greet us when we come home. They love our dog Josie and wait for her on the porch every morning to say “Hello.” Josie gives them sniffs and hellos back.

They wormed their way into our hearts all right…our barn cats.