After staying in Sick Bay for the morning a very wan and tired looking Tia came back out to her little herd. She is eating well and doing all the normal business after her scare on Friday so I would rather she were out walking about than in the sick bay which is really only a small draft free area of a barn corridor that I can easily shut off in emergencies.
Last night I checked on them all and Sheila was snoring so loudly I could hear her from the door. When I reached their sleeping room I could see Sheila fast asleep in her enormous straw bed with the calves scattered around her like black pearls. All the calves were sitting perfectly at ease, chewing their cud, heads up and turned to me, eyes shining, listening to their comforting sound.
Yesterday afternoon I saw That Cat perched precariously on a sheet of ice leaning down to the water below for a drink. I need to add here that there I plenty of other vessels of heated water in the barn for cats and birds. Why she chose this trough I don’t know. Camera House was not quite focussed when this happened. Watch this sequence.
He leapt as he fell and was out and gone within the second, doused in feezing water and flying through the air, the shrieking,spitting over the smash of the breaking ice causing quite the drama and scaring the dogs as he shot back into the barn to hide.
We were not amused…
I hope you have a lovely Sunday.
Love celi
ps. Don’t forget. I am an immigrant living in America with a green card. Someone said to me yesterday – but this ban on immigrants does not affect you, you are not from one of the banned countries? My voice had been shuddering with the horror of it, the speed of this persecution, the officers just doing as they were instructed, following orders. Putting people with green cards back on planes without letting them even make a phone call. Planes to where? Back to the hell they were escaping.
I went quite still.
It affects me, I said. Turning away. Because I am from the world.
The Kitchen's Garden 
116 responses to “Cats And Ice”
Interesting, look it up yourself its called Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015. Additional countries were added in 2016
I heard late this afternoon that there was a bit of backtracking on the original exec order, and that those with green cards will not be affected. Although embarrassingly enough, the right hand doesnt seem to know the left anymore. Interestingly, mr trump has numerous financial dealings in Saudi Arabia. No conflict of interest there, tho. 😐
Ah. Well lets hope they get it sorted out soon. c
How on earth do you roll over a full sized cow. That was an excellent tip though – i will remember it
Yes, this immigrant thing is horrifying. Just. horrifying.
When I can’t sleep because of anxiety, I’ll picture the Queen of Sheila on her high bed, and her attendants ranged around in peace “with their eyes shining.” But I’ll block out the snoring. Too much like the news.
You can still contact your Senators even if you’re not a voter. You don’t have to be silent. I marched with the Women’s March and DC was full again today as people protested at the White House. Our great city is seething and emotions here are still at a boil. Call call call call call!!! As for the cat , hopefully he’s learned his lesson! Poor guy! I hope he warmed right back up.
So happy Tia is doing so well. I’m sorry, so sorry, for the added stress on you of the growing pains of our nation. We have much to learn. I am glad that you and every other immigrant are here. We all benefit daily from your presence, your work, your care, your passion, your love for and mending of the land. So many of us seem to forget that nearly all of us are immigrants, whether recent, or 400 years ago. Forced, enslaved, indentured, fleeing persecution, or just hoping for a different or better life. And the people who were here to welcome all these immigrants are still suffering from our arrival.
It affects us all because the retaliation won’t “hurt” the President, or his band of cronies it will hurt US. The citizens of the world who can no longer see our families, return to our jobs, or in extreme cases, will be killed because we weren’t able to escape the violence in our homelands. This is fuel to those who need the smallest slight to justify bombings and shootings of citizens. It will be us who pay the price for our “elected” officials decisions. The whole deal just makes me sad, disgusted, afraid, and…sigh. I hope all of us find a way to come together and keep each other as safe as possible.
Yes. This. “It affects me, I said. Turning away. Because I am from the world.”
And because we Americans are ALL immigrants.
I am looking forward to the day when this whole administration will be impeached, but worry about the cost paid before that happens. As others have said, we the people of the United States are all immigrants. We replenish our well and our well-being by our diversity and inclusion, and broaden our knowledge and our humanity by positive interaction with the world.