Cleaning Gutters In The Rain

      It's not as crazy as it sounds -- you do get pretty damp and you need to avoid thunderstorms, but a good, soaking rain is not a bad time to clean the gutters.  The results of your work are immediately obvious, and you don;t have to worry about the small stuff: nature sweeps it away for you.  It's a dirty job, too, so it's nice to have nature's help sweeping that away as well.

      The indoor cats next door reacted in various ways.  There's a wise old tom over there, who sat in a small window one side of chimney enjoying the show and occasionally napping.  But on the other side, a very nib-nosed female cat stared at me with wide-open eyes, wondering if perhaps I might be a witch, or worse.  My slightest movement was an occasion of grave concern for her.  What might I be about?

      At least the gutters are clear as we go into Fall.  They'll get plenty of leaves in the next few months and I hope another cleaning or two.