Winter has arrived.

Winter has arrived and it's been freezing out. In the teens, and all the garden is gone, except the broccoli and cabbage and winter grasses. Our trees who were not through turning, are frozen now.

The sick one I call Big Foot, out side is getting very week and today I could not find him. He had snuck in the house and hid somewhere, when it was the coldest, but I couldn't leave the cat door open because of the cold Easternly winds, and he went out yesterday and sat in the sun, but did not come back in, that I know of. It froze last night, and is almost that cold now. I should not wait any longer to put him out of his misery, but I couldn't find him. He is buddies with the long-haired Andy, who likes it outside, and he would keep him warm, but Andy and Casper are sleeping in a box with a blanket in it, and no big foot. Poor boy!

One of the black sisters [Dorthy-Dot for short, and Doris, after my mothers twin aunts], the one [Doris] who I though had disappeared, has two little black babies, big enough to come out to eat. Only I've only seen one last two days. I hope it is okay, just wild and shy like mom.

Coaly and Bitsy are doing okay, and until today Vivy the little white one was too. but she's not playing like she should and doesn't want to eat much. Coaly is still on antibiotics so I'll start her on them too. Several of the older ones are sneezing and it's going through them, too.

I'll try to get some pictures up of them.