Lucky escape

Today was the sunniest since we got back from Italy. The sky was a beautiful blue with big white clouds. I met up with a friend for coffee in the morning, did some shopping and a wee bit of housework, and I spent a goodly portion of the afternoon in my beloved hammock reading a book. What better way to spend a couple of hours on a warm sunny day? Meanwhile the cats ate, slept and hunted innocent creatures as usual. At one point Ruby caught a sparrow and brought it into the house; Davie tackled her to the floor and she let go of it - but as it flew through the back room Tom leaped up and grabbed it out of the air! Luckily our hero Davie managed to overpower Tom as well, and the wee bird escaped out of the back door! 

James did not have such an idyllic day; he had got up at 5 a.m. to fly down to Birmingham on business, then unfortunately his flight was delayed by more than an hour on the way home, so he didn't arrive until after 7 p.m. However I made him an Aperol Spritz which he drank while sitting in the garden before dinner, so that cheered him up.