"I have been but little in," said Ninian hastily...

Yet another thank you to peaceful_fox for this lovely clip of a wee badger playing with three wee foxes. I think I nearly died of Teh Cute.

This morning was very exciting! I saw a wee woodpecker on one of the trees right near my bedroom window, and while I was getting the camera (very slowly, so as not to scare him off), I saw a fox! This was broad daylight, about 7.30, but he didn't look much the worse for wear, just careful. He was long gone before I could get the camera turned on. The only drawback of digital cameras!

Packed eight bags full of clothes and shoes for the Vietnam Vets donation pickup tomorrow. I saved a few things I had been thinking of getting rid of, but there are a lot of things, especially good-as-new sweaters and sweatshirts that I just have very little call for, that I hope will serve someone in good stead.

I attended the first of four soccer refereeing classes tonight, after which (if I pass the exam) I will be licensed to grade 8 (the basic level for youth and lower-level adult amateur officiating). The instructor seems like a nice fellow; older, very experienced, retired from officiating now, it sounds like, but with a wealth of stories. I was chatting with him beforehand about working with a partner, and he said he and his wife had reffed together on and off for 30 years. I mentioned that to Neta when we talked, and she thought that sounded rather nice. :-) The classes are notionally four hours each, but we got off after three tonight, as the instructor felt we had covered the material sufficiently. The next class is Wenesday night.

Time to clean catboxes, and then to bed. Oh, there seems to be a cat closed in one of the closests I was emptying. Oh dear! :-) Ah! He's got the door open...