Today sped by like a rocket. We started the morning with a medical appointment and somehow ended the day welcoming two new souls into our little farm family—a rooster and a cat, both in need of a safe place to land.
First came the rooster. City officials made it clear he wasn’t welcome in town (roosters rarely are), but I’ve always had a soft spot for them, so here he is, strutting proudly across the yard. He’s stunning—pure white feathers, a deep burgundy comb and wattle, a face touched with black, and ears that shimmer the most regal shade of royal blue. Truly, he’s beautiful. His name? “Two.” It’s a nod to what his former owners called him, but as for the story behind it… let’s just say: Don’t ask!
Then there’s PoPo. His story is harder, and I’ll spare the sad details, but what matters most is his future. No more barns, no more cold nights, no more scraping by without proper care. PoPo will spend his days inside, sharing space with the other cats, where food and water are always waiting, cat trees reach high, and human hands don’t reach for him unless he chooses. He’s not much of a people-cat, and that’s okay—he can be his own snooty, independent self while still living his very best life.
Two and PoPo. One struts, one sneaks. Both safe, both home.
A year ago I posted this: https://mwilliamsart.com/64days/2024/10/1/september-6-2024. The image was so fresh in my head. During my “sleep” at the hospital I had over 20 different delusions/hallucinations and from what I hear, this is all normal. They were vivid and dark. The colors were unmatched by anything in this world. I had planned on making images for all of them. That will happen sometime but so far, these are the only ones I have done so far. Maybe they will manifest in a different way… Maybe I will write them all down and share the stories. Some of them were terrifying and some of them were blissfully beautiful. This could be very interesting! Most of them had a red and black color scheme. Sometimes white or grays. I wonder what influenced the colors? It is not lost on my that Red and Black are the colors for Sepsis awareness. Maybe I was already seeing my future just in different ways. This wouldn’t be the first time.
