Earth’s perfume after rain is unmatched

Cowboy woke up early to take the car in for a check, but he was back home in no time.

Badger had just finished cleaning the litter boxes and was about to take a shower, so we asked her to make it quick so we could head out for groceries.
She did, and we did, even though we had no menu planned and no grocery list.

We did the best we could.
If we forgot something important, we can always pick it up later.

We got home and unpacked the groceries, which included two heavy 40-pound boxes of cat litter and a huge pack of water.
I know Cowboy has been cleared to lift and probably does plenty of it at work, but I still worry about him lifting and tugging at those heavy things.
Badger loaded them into the cart and then the trunk, but Cowboy grabbed them before she could get them inside.

While Badger and I put away the groceries, Cowboy went down to feed the chickens and gather eggs.
The backyard was muddy from the morning rain, making it a nasty job.

He came back in, we ate dinner, and then he and Badger took a nap.
I went to my bedroom to watch my Thursday show, and before long, it was time for Cowboy to head to work.

Badger woke up, and we took a walk down to the library and back home.
You can still hear the donkey house frogs chirping loudly over at the church.
I'm beginning to suspect he actually has some ambient music playing.
Maybe it soothes the donkey and the dogs.
It's a little weird to take a walk and get assaulted by very, very loud frog chirps.

We came home, opened the window and door, and I took my sweatshirt off.
It hit the 70s today, and the house was hot when we got back.

I settled in at the computer to request medicine refills and pay bills, but I kept checking for Cowboy’s report.
They said it might take a week or two.
One can hope it shows up sooner.

Eventually Badger wandered back into the living room, and we watched a little TV.
She headed to bed, and I probably should have done the same, but I wanted to finish what I was doing online first.

No plans for tomorrow.
If the warm weather holds, I might see if Badger wants to sit at the creek for a while.
What happens with Raven and his kids will help decide our weekend plans.
I want Cowboy to rest, but as Badger says, he doesn't know how.
If he feels good and has had enough sleep, he'll push himself to keep going.

I’ll end here, get back to what I was doing, and then call it a night.