Little P

For the second day in a row, Penelope has brought her new little fawn to our back yard. The fact that she seems so comfortable here with her baby makes me think she is proud of her and wants to show her off. This morning Jim saw Penelope standing up on the hill behind the house, keeping an eye on Little P (as Jim has named her - or him) as the fawn sniffed all around and frolicked at the edge of the woods. They stayed around long enough for Jim to grab his camera and take a couple of shots through the glass in the door. (That was his plan, however I found when uploading the camera that the setting was in movie mode instead of picture mode, so I don't have a photo to put on the blog.) Penelope watched Jim, but apparently didn't feel worried. I think it made him feel good that she recognizes that he isn't a threat - she has seen him often as he brought grain up to the feeder bowl. He hasn't been feeding the deer recently. For one thing the cost is getting prohibitive, and for another, there's plenty for them to eat in the woods now. Jim said Ball was outside when the deer came up, and slunk along on the patio to get away. Imagine, being afraid of a fawn. What a wus!

We had our monthly book club lunch today at Betty's. It was great - although we missed Sharon being with us because of a doctor's appointment. Geneva came in her place. I loved seeing Geneva again - haven't seen her for a while. I think she'll be 84 soon, and she's very active and engaged in lots of activities. Geneva goes to water aerobics 3 times a week, goes out to dinner, shopping or movies with friends. She's one of the women who were scheduled for a balloon ride a week or so ago, but it was postponed twice now because of inclement weather. Now it's rescheduled for the fall.

The book for this month was Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides. I didn't care for the book and didn't read the whole thing. Actually, I stopped about 75 pages into it. It was quite a lengthy novel - over 550 pages. I think the other women found it to be way too long and jumped back and forth, making it difficult to follow. Although they read it,they didn't care too much for it. Carolyn did like it a lot, and had read it a year or so ago. She said you have to read it like a Greek tragedy, which it is. We did spend more than our usual amount of time discussing the book, so it was given its fair share.

I have lots of errands and appointments tomorrow, starting with a MUGA scan at 8:15. Being a night owl, that's a little early for me to be out and about, but I'll be there. Creative erranding - all in keeping with gas usage economy and combining car trips.

PHOTO: A bouquet of tulips Jim bought for me a while back. I love tulips.