Effortless Imperfection

We’ve had pretty nice weather so far this summer, which has encouraged me to spend a lot of time outdoors and set aside the various art and sewing projects I began a few months ago. I’m sorry to say that the lack of substantial hobby-related accomplishment has also prompted me to neglect this blog.

That may be changing soon (or now), though…This morning, I was woken up at 5am by flashes of lightning and the sound of booming thunder.

In San Francisco.

I’ve lived here for about 5 years now, and not once have I ever seen lightning. I heard one rumble of thunder, one time, several years ago, but usually when it rains in the Bay Area it’s the boring sort of rain. The sky is always one color of drab gray; interesting cloud formations and eerie green skies are not the stuff of San Francisco storms.

I have no idea what happened in the universe last night/this morning that caused the violent storms, but it was kind of freaky. Normally, I prefer a good storm with my rain. It keeps things interesting and reminds me of the power of nature. This time, though, I felt like the lightning and thunder were signs of something bad and wrong. Silly, I know. But seriously, that was a Midwestern-style storm. One particularly frightening flash of lightning took out our power – An outage which lasted over two hours! The accompanying thunder shook the apartment building and scared my cat. It was weird.

Anyway, I’ll probably be blogging more in the near future, barring any natural disasters.

This is awful, but someone stole a kitten from the SF SPCA. If you have any information, please contact the SPCA and help reunite this little guy with his brother.

Here is the information from the SPCA web site:

Stolen Kitten: Please Help The SF/SPCA Find “Jack Daniels”

Partially-Blind 3 Month Old Kitten Stolen from Maddie’s Adoption Center

WHAT:

Today, July 8, 2009, between 2-3:45 pm PT, three month old kitten, “Jack Daniels,” was stolen from The SF/SPCA’s Maddie’s Adoption Center at 250 Florida St. San Francisco. A description of the perpetrator(s) is not available.

A description of the cat is as follows:

• Color: Black
• Sex: male
• Breed: Domestic Short Hair
• Age: 3 months
• Weight: approximately 3.0 pounds
• Distinguishing characteristics: cloudy eyes (partially blind)
• Neutered
• Microchipped (#982009105787461)

He is a partially-blind kitten, who depends on his brother for many of life’s necessities.

He is particularly vulnerable and we are gravely concerned for his safety and well-being.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

If you have any information, or if you see a kitten fitting this description please contact Kiska Icard, Communications Manager for The San Francisco SPCA, 415.760.4265. NO QUESTIONS ASKED!

WHERE:

The kitten can also be returned directly to The San Francisco SPCA’s Maddie’s Adoption Center, 250 Florida St. San Francisco, 415.522.3500, which is open daily 11 am-6 pm (Wednesdays 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.).