That doesn't mean time flies, it means time flees. I think that's Latin for wait a minute, where did the last 4 months go? I actually can answer that, it's just that time gets used very, very quickly when you're busy living it.
My daughter's 21st birthday was last week. I remember that milestone. I was doing very different things than she is. Means nothing more than the fact that we're different people; exactly what we're supposed to be.
Part of what has been consuming time is Coco. She's a smooth coated Border Collie, now 10 months old, Border Collie. We spend evening taking 2 1/2 - 3 mile walks, learning to mind leashes and have manners. I spend time holding her on a very short leash and telling her "NO!". She does lunge at birds, cats, dogs, people.... but it isn't aggression, it's trying to play. She thinks everything is her friend, or at least something to play with. Satsu, our long haired ginger cat, has had his tail grabbed a couple times. Coco thinks his tail's a toy. He vehemently disagrees. Satsu lets her know when she's invading his space. She's improving, but she's a normal Border Collie, older in months than maturity. She likes water, so wading in puddles is good - the deeper the better.
This year's garden, thanks to the loan of a rototiller, is 4 times bigger than last year's. Of course that means spending more time planting. Some of the seeds we had were SO old..... but they were free. Planted them all; the only thing we had to lose was a little time. If they grow, we've gained food we wouldn't otherwise have had.
We have more chickens. We got the new chicks at a 4-H event. Turned out that one of the Barred Rocks was a murderer. It killed other chicks. So, instead of the 14 we bought, there are 8 young chickens. Five of them are Auracanas. They're worth keeping for eggs, since they lay colors people find desirable. The Barred Rocks are nasty, aggressive birds. The best use for them, as soon as they're big enough, is dinner. The Rhode Island Reds will become meat, too, when we have other chicks that grow big enough. We will need more than we have, but we're working on that.
