Pigeons.... in Weather report

When we had a lot of cats and no dogs, we did not have pigeons. I would mourn their passing - missing the squabdrons gliding through the air, their coos, and other evidence of their absence.

I blamed the fact that we were pigeon-less on the barn's steel roof. I thought it might be too hot for them in the summer or too cold in the winter. Or maybe it was just too smooth for them to keep their balance.

But now that we are in the era of Gracie and cats are less prolific and less brave, the pigeons have come back. In fact now there are plenty of pigeons.