Wide Open Door

And then, after six years,  finally some action....

 Once there was a time we needed a cat flap for 'our' stray cat Mobli.

Our back yard was Mobli's territory.

He already lived here when we moved into the house in 2006.

Just now and then we spotted him because he was very shy.

He left the premises as soon as he spotted or heard us. 

Then one day I noticed he was wounded and lost weight quickly.

It was obvious he wasn't able to take care of himself,

or at least as good as he normally did, so we intervened.

We started to feed him, bond with him and 15 months later he was on my lap.

We couldn't invite him into the house itself because of our two indoor cats.

If you want to read all posts about Mobli, find it here

Mobli was such an adorable and cool cat! ★

Already it's been six years since we lost Mobli.... time for action.

Some adjustments before filling up the gaps...

Painting isn't the biggest amount of work but preparation is.

I'm really glad with the result. The colour is a blueish/lavender grey.

Dependig on the weather and light the colour varies.

I might change the colour in spring to a bit darker tone.

The door needs a second paint coat but if it will be done next spring... (smile)

Time to Prune

Yesterday an arborist came to prune our wheeping willows.

When he was packing up his gear a common buzzard
landed on the big branch he's standing on (photo 1).

When the kenderman was gathering all the wood that fell from the tree
a common barn owl flew from under our half open barn!

Woohoo!!! Not that "common" to us!

Maintenance

(still wet)

The oak dining table desperately needed some care.

The wood isn't protected with any varnish, oil or wax.

That's why I soap it regularly to get rid of the stains with a

white pigmented Woca soap because I don't like yellowish wood.

I just love the pale colour and the silky touch of the oak wooden table...