More compost shifted from the old piles to the front beds and the decision must be made about where the portable bin will be set up this year. A lot of tall grass awaits mowing that will be tipped into it for a good start on the process. (Tomorrow.) I also need to trim some of the raised beds along the edges (the blocks holding the planks in place have shifted and need to be reset. I should also get some pieces or rebar or other long metal objects and pound them through the middle hole of the blocks so they stay put.)

The dogs killed a young male squirrel today and left him neatly arranged in the middle of the kennel in the den. Sweet. Like they'd brought home a friend and put it to bed. It is now swimming with the fishes in the pond behind the house (a wide spot in the creek), and I'm sure the birds, fish, and turtles will process that protein quickly. Nothing goes to waste.

Several days of intensive cat sitting started today, and I'll use those trips out as the springboard to other activities in the vicinity. I downloaded an audio book I haven't finished to listen to at the gym and I have a friend with plants to dig so put buckets and a shovel in the SUV.