Unseasonable

Like many Americans I'm worried about the debt ceiling issue before Congress and the lack of willingness to compromise so everyone gets something desirable and the global economy doesn't plummet. The rancor is unprecedented and inappropriate, that's my opinion.

I also feel helpless. Aside from contacting local representatives there's not much I can do so I tried to stay close to business at home and get at least one thing done.

Rocket, who used to be my favorite chicken, nearly ended up in a stew pot this week. She jumped into my favorite half barrel of flowers - lovely daisies surrounded by purple petunias with three-inch dwarf sunflower starts in progress - and tore everything apart. What she couldn't munch she destroyed.  This morning I swept up the mess, surrounded the barrel with gopher fencing - unattractive - and replanted.

I'll get over it.... eventually. If only Congress could learn to deal.