Hello, Coyote.

You’re looking kinda nervous today, what’s up?

Wow, geez, little buddy… you’ve never run over like that before when I called you.  What’s up?

You’re never this needy.  Seriously – you’re worrying me.  Here, I’m going to go sit out on the front porch.  Want to come with me? I mean, I like it that you’re in this affectionate mood, but it’s not like you.  You’re really worrying me.

Quit threading your way between my ankles, you’re going to make me trip. Scoot.  I said ‘get.

No, Coyote, you don’t have to leave.  Just go sit on the porch railing – that’s your favorite spot.  Maybe it’ll calm you down some.  There, that’s better.

Aww, I love you, too.  Man, listen to you purr.  I can never hear you purr this loud.  I can hear you from across the porch. 

Seriously, what’s gotten into you today?

Here, you obviously need some loving.  Kitty, kitty.  Here, kitty, kitty.  Let me pet you—

What the…?

You’re skin and bones.

And wait…aren’t your eyes normally yellow, instead of green?

Oh.

Hello, stray cat.

No, no… I can’t feed you.  If I feed you, you’ll stay.

Shoo.

I said, shoo.

Oh, forget it.  It’s obvious neither one of us believe me.

Let me get you some food.

Oh, man.  You poor thing.  Let me get you some more food.

Some water?

No, quit following me into the house, I’ll be out in a second.

Here, here’s some water.

There, that’s better.  How do you feel?

You’re welcome.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but until this morning I hadn’t heard much about the fire in Montana. I thought Colorado was the only place in danger.

The Ash Creek fire in southeast Montana is only 55% contained, and it is nearing 250,000 acres burned.  Over 70 residences destroyed – and that’s an old figure.

Janice from “Go West” Feral Woman survived – but it wasn’t easy.  If you can take a moment to pray for her, please do.  Her story is harrowing, and there is a lot of work ahead of them.

Does anyone know if there is a place to donate, or any way we can help out?  I don’t know about the rest of you, but sometimes I feel closer to my friends in the blogging community than I do to my own neighbors, and I feel useless just sitting here and reading news story and blog updates.