Locomotoring

I wasn’t expecting to mourn a mouse I slaughtered, but I am. Today, I decided to name her – Petal. She came from the field one night, and stayed in our house for a week. It took us a week to get our act together, set trap and lead her to her demise. Maybe we procrastinated a little and hoped she would find a way out on her own. But she didn’t. She couldn’t have gotten much to eat, every edible bit was inaccessible behind closed doors. So she ate my orchid blossoms. The orchids have been in bloom since May and had started to fall. I am glad she ate them.