It's been warm on the farm. High 80s and as much as 90.  I have a little trouble with the transition, but I will.  I sat out on the deck this morning eating my gluten free corn squares with sliced Bananas and milk. The sky was azure with only a very few puffy clouds. The wind was a hardly noticeable breeze.  The neighbor across the canal was loading big round bales of first cutting alfalfa onto a semi, and a Meadowlark was singing.  The Meadowlarks here in Montana sing a slightly different song than than they do in California, but beautiful, none the less. 
You know? Things just don't get much better than that.  Kathryn was out tending her flower garden, and all was well with the world.

A little later, things got sad, when Kathryn found the body of her beloved white cat "Bug" dead on the road.  He was a wonderful friend that she bottle fed and raised from a tiny kitten. He loved to cuddle up in her arms like a little baby.  Of course she is terribly distraught.

I don't know why, but somebody in the neighborhood likes to run over small animals.  Cats especially.  I'll bet he'd raise hell if someone ran over one of his dogs. 

The Post Office here in Kinsey burned own a few days ago. Well, the house that housed it did.  Our excellent Custer County Fire Department saved the Post Office part of the building.  I understand that the computer didn't survive, but everything else did.  Smokey, smelly, and water stained, but for the most part, intact.

I have to hand it to those guys. The Custer County Fire Department, with which the Custer County Volunteer Fire Company merged a year or so ago, is a great outfit.  They are, with the exception of the Chief, who is also County Fire Warden, a totally volunteer department.  They are well equipped, and train regularly. They are more than up to NFPA standards. 

The thing about them is, that they put fires OUT.  Quickly, efficiently, and safely.   Plus, they are a great bunch of guys, who take public service seriously.  o them, their duty is SERVICE to the public.

Last night we had a community meeting to see what to do about the Post Office.  We are in the process of getting either a mobile office from the PO, or building one. Our thought is, we want the local Post Office, and if it is within our power, we will. 

The real good news... I baptized another man in our church last Sunday.  What a blessing.
Not much more. Well, in fact a lot, but I'll save the rest for another time

Agape
Lee