The only other cat Bridie has met since moving to Sandpoint is Pepper. And, Pepper wasted no time reminding Bridie who's boss at her house.
Well, Sunny's not as felinely assertive as Pepper. She lives in the barn, and she's happy to see everyone, 'cept maybe Foster who spends hours looking to the top of the hay pile as Sunny looks down on him.
Bridie has met Sunny on a couple of occasions when we go out for the first walk in the morning.
Bridie has also hidden behind my leg upon seeing Sunny.
But Sunny's not giving up on this potential friendship, gently meowing and sniffing and gently encouraging Bridie to "calm down; we can be friends."
We are at the stage now where I should video the interactions and post them to the Internet for all Border Collie lovers across the world.
After all, how many times have they seen a cat herd a Border Collie.
That's precisely what happens during our early dawn potty stroll.
I'm sure this pup-cat relationship will grow, but for now, fraidy cat Bridie is providing Sunny some herding practice.
In the meantime, the warm weather of November continues, and it looks like it will stretch into December.
We had rain for part of the day yesterday, and then the sun came out.
And, when that happened, dogs and I headed for the hay field, with my stopping every so often to capture the absolutely stunning beauty of the afternoon.
It's been like an unexpected gift from Mother Nature, and the timing couldn't be any better for us with our new puppy.
It's so nice to have the space for her to run and play with the other dogs.
Thank you, Mother Nature.
I'm loving this, but I'm sure the folks at Schweitzer are not as enamored with the warmth as I am.
It would be quite okay if Mother Nature could do some selective weather distributions: cold and snow to the mountains, and glorious sunshine and warmth in the valleys below.
For some reason, she hasn't figured out exactly how to do that yet.
Just as Mother Nature may not be up to the task of selective weather, resort towns with ski areas haven't quite figured out how to get all the cogs in their success working together.
People will come to play and eat and drink and be merry, but when people are not there to see that eating, drinking and playing actually happen, there's a problem.
The article below from Outside Magazine is lengthy but definitely worth the time spent reading it.
Maybe these stories from Colorado will provide some enlightenment for the folks here in Sandpoint as they figure out how to solve the local housing and services crisis.
Also, directly below the link for the Outside piece is a link to a letter on the same topic in this morning's paper. Our friend Judy Labrie, a Sandpoint native, offers some thoughtful ideas for local leaders to consider.
https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2021/nov/30/idea-help-alleviate-rental-costs/
In the "Is this cool or is this cool?" category, I've been seeing posts about this company on Facebook lately.
Having known members of this family pretty much all my life and also having written about the history behind these products, I'm excited for them.
A pretty neat concept, with some wonderful local history, conceived by a longtime Sandpoint family.
Good luck to you, Terri, and team.
https://idahomountainco.com/pages/our-story
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