Old friend Leon was in town for a visit from the Bay Area for a few days, and we went up to the ranch for an overnight stay. It was nice to see some holiday decorations away from a retail setting, and hermana Mona's were nice and homey.


Clark braves the cold porch to enjoy his coffee and a smoke in the low afternoon sun.


Bad Boy the barn cat and Stretch.


We went with Mona to a neighbor's vacant house to feed her animals, and found this cat in a henhouse nesting box.



When we returned to Fort Collins, I had to work the following morning at the food bank, then drop Leon off at the airport shuttle bus stop. I took Leon in with me to show him where I do my volunteer work, and so the timing would work out with the bus. It was hard to say goodby - I seem to find so much more to say as time runs out, and always find myself wishing I had made better use of the time while he was here.

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