Baby piglet walked out of the house this afternoon and within five minutes came back with a mouse in her jaws. I had originally thought is was a toy mouse, but she was acting too pleased with herself. It was obvious when she dropped it under the dining room table and poked it whereupon the mouse would squeak.

I picked up the mouse with a paper towel. It’s eyes were tightly closed and it was quivering, perhaps preparing itself for the next life. I put it on the other side of the fence. A bit later it had sat up and seemed to be licking itself intently. And even later it was gone.

Baby piglet consoled herself with her knit octopus toy.

Otherwise, today I went to the dentist. It was an uneventful cleaning, but I thought my gums would have been in better condition considering I had flossed practically ever day for the past six months (a first!).

I took the Kai to the farmer’s market after I picked him up from school. We saw our old neighbor HS and her progeny. LK got some free peanuts from Alvarez Farm. We got some asparagus, apple granita for the Kai, a baguette, a “blondie” cookie, raspberry pepper jelly (expensive stuff), and a half flat of strawberries. We relaxed in the park before heading back home to meet Amanda who had biked to work.

After dinner, we headed out to the Seattle Farm Cooperative warehouse to get some layer feed. We talked to one of the people there about whether or not Red was a roo, but it is all still inconclusive.

Lot of stuff has been happening. We were in the Canadian Rockies for over a week. I did take notes, so hopefully I will recap the trip. Maybe.