June 29

Our cat followed us on our walk today; she is getting lonely. We have traveled a bit in the last three weeks. I can’t imagine how she would have felt if we went away for twenty-six days to Europe like we planned on. Snowbee cried as we walked back up our hill from the mailbox. She can get very demanding for a cat.

Snowbee and Gabby are our two feline family members. Snowbee was named Snowball when she wandered into our lives. She has yellow rings like a bee on her tail and her nose; Snowbee was a better name and it stuck. Snowbee is the little one who can be a very demanding companion.

Gabby came first, Marijke, and I saw an ad for a Bengal-Tabby cross. She cried out to us from the start and meowed a lot for the first couple of years of her life. Gabby seemed like an appropriate name for a cat that wouldn’t shut up. I’m sure that people with pets can relate to how important our animals are in our lives. My wife said she wasn’t a cat person until Snowbee adopted her. Now our little white cat demands her lap time with Krista who happily obliges.

Life is slowly returning to a sense of normal. Our senses are heightened by the events of the last three months. Sunsets are clearer, the air feels cleaner and the birds sing louder. Our cats certainly enjoy the latter. Snowbee is the hunter, she brings Krista presents with feathers and fur. In our corner of the world we fear for their safety from coyotes but trust they are smart enough and fast enough to stay safe. In the Coronaverse people hope they can stay safe from the hidden predators in our world. Striving for normalcy we continue our daily walks. I continue my daily musings.

The sunset again on a blustery day. Clouds lined the sky and reflected the reds and golds that erupted from the peak of Little White Mountain towering above Okanagan Lake. The sky rippled in lines of red, orange, and gold coating the skies above the lake in our beautiful valley. We soaked in the view and breathed in the colours as they quickly faded away. Sunsets have been vivid and full in the last three months. I feel I have seen more sunsets since March than I have ever before in my life

Time has changed its pace for me, our cats are growing, my girl is growing and my awareness is growing. I hope our world has become more aware since March, more connected, more fulfilled. When we return to full normal I hope our new normal still contains the awareness we gained in these strange days.