Day 151 - Every Time

you go away....

You take a piece of me with you...

We are a lonely household this evening.

It's funny, because Anna is often out bat bothering in the evenings at this time of year...but this time, she won't be back in a few hours...

Anna has gone to Florida for a fortnight with her family (and I'm sure they're all going to have a fabulous time).  

I was due to go with them, except for poor old Jazz.  I couldn't bring myself to leave him in a strange place with strange people, or in fact anywhere with anyone.  He's become quite frail in the 6 months since his brother, my boy Bluez, passed on.   He's lame, to some degree, in at least three of his legs, which makes it difficult for him to work out which one to limp on. 

He's on three kinds of medication for the arthritis and whatever other pain he's suffering.  

Jazz can no longer go for a walk every day, although he is still keen...especially when the weather is nice like it was today. 

But he needs close care and careful consideration of his condition from day to day.  I couldn't burden anyone else with the responsibility of trying to keep him comfortable and happy, especially when it's much easier for me than for anyone else (save Anna, natch). 

As I've stayed with him, I'm sure he'll be fine - he'll be able to follow his usual routine (very important) and the weather is perfect for him.   Sure enough, in the last few days he's seemed better than he has for some time...he is a little more alert, and has a bit more energy.

So I will spend most of the next couple of weeks at home with Jazz (although I have a list of chores as long as your arm...ho hum).   

Anyway, the photo above is Anna leaving this evening, to collect our friend 'Stina, before heading up to her folks for the night, and flying off to the yew ess of ay in the morning...and we're all missing her already. 

Be safe, babe, and have a good time...remember to pass on that message from me to the dolphins...it has to be delivered in person, by hand...

After Anna had gone, I set about mowing the lawns, which have gone wild in only a few days...

Once that was finished, I went to my PC to start blogging...and to my surprise, found a swallow fluttering about the lounge, mildly panicked!

I managed to grab a couple of blurry photo's before herding him out of the front door:

not a swift :-(

I'm looking forward to some great new additions to this blog's growing collection of animal pictures, once Anna gets to the 'Glades and the Keys.

But in the meantime, this was a nice bonus catch!

:-)