Saturday Review...Asking for Wisdom

 Y'all do remember that I said my "One Word" for 2025 would be "wisdom", right?  Yeah, I remember it too, but who knew it would be all about wisdom concerning what to do with a pregnant cat and her "friend/mate??", and some wild Muscovy Ducks that think they belong on my porch eating the cats' food? Who knew that dealing with such beautiful creatures could just about drive me crazy? LOL. (I'm not kidding!).  

So today I was determined to try to keep those ducks off of our back porch so our cats could live and eat in peace  (and so could I).  I had a hair-brained idea that if I blocked the porch deck, the ducks wouldn't be able to get up there and bother the cats and their food.  So here's what I did, since we don't have time or money or energy to screen in the porch, which would solve a lot of problems, but not something we can manage to get done right now...

I moved the wicker chairs over to the railing, and then went and got the folding chairs out of the shed and brought them up to the porch (no easy feat, by the way)...

Looks like we are setting up for a nice porch party, huh?  Yeah, Right, I wish!

So here come the ducks. This will be a test to see what they do...

No problemo!  Just fly right up there and waddle right around all those chairs as if they weren't even there.  No obstacle for them at all!

Thankfully I had removed all traces of cat food on the porch, so there was nothing for them to eat, and so they just waddled on down the line and back off the porch...but they didn't give up...they kept hanging around hoping for something to fall their way until the Geese and the Cranes shooed them away.

Meanwhile, I had stealthily managed to talk the kitties into following me around to the front porch of the house, and there they ate their food in peace.  Although Blackie Sue is not eating as much right now I think because of her impending delivery...and Sunshine doesn't seem to have as much appetite either, whether or not from the stress of all this activity with the ducks, or because it's so hot, or because he's old and not that hungry, I don't know.   I know I sure need wisdom to stay ahead of these animals, that's for sure!

So now what to do...those people still have not shown up to take the ducks or Blackie Sue. They have not responded to my last night's texts, and I've decided to just leave them alone. If they come, they come, but I'm still not convinced that Blackie Sue should go with them. I have had some other words of "wisdom" from some of our blogging friends who seem to have some reservations about letting her go with strangers.  It's given me some things to think about,  and I am really praying about it. I truly do need wisdom on this subject!

James 1:5 NKJV

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, 

who gives to all liberally and without reproach, 

and it will be given to him."

Even about cats and ducks?  Yes, even about cats and ducks and anything at all that is concerning us. God knows the intents of our hearts, and He wants to help us with things that matter to us. So I am praying and asking Him for wisdom in this situation, and I know He will guide me.

Meanwhile, the Sand Hill Crane Colts, "Trumpet" and "Spring", are growing like weeds! Here's the latest pictures of them today:

Yes, they are cute! In a gangly sort of way! LOL.

Speaking of "cute", well, maybe not cute, but unique and interesting...We were visited by a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers!

They were working their way up this pine tree down by Still Waters Pond...you can barely see the head of the one on the bottom of this picture:

The Teapot took center stage on this photo, but you can see the woodpecker in the background:

There! That's more like it!! Isn't that red cockade amazing?

This one is calling to her mate after he flew away and left her there! "Hey! Wait up for me!!!"

Don't they remind you of "Woody Woodpecker"?  Here's one to remind us...LOL.

I can just hear Woody Woodpecker now...eh eh eh eh, eh eh eh eh, eh eh eh eh eh eh. !!! LOL. (Not sure how else to make the sound.)

Well, that's all folks!  

I will keep you posted on this saga. 

Psalm 25:1-5

A Psalm of David.

"1 To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

2 O my God, I trust in You;

Let me not be ashamed;

Let not my enemies triumph over me.

3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;

Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

4 Show me Your ways, O Lord;

Teach me Your paths.

5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,

For You are the God of my salvation;

On You I wait all the day."