It seems we are now a two-cat-family. I never cease to be amazed at where these animals come from out here on the Edge of Nowhere. I know people dump animals (it was pretty common when we first moved out here), but we have not suspected that in a few years. Cats come and go, and I just wish I knew what the back stories were to these animals. The grey cat (referred to as Smokey by Jody) is really not wild...this morning (for the first time), shortly after this picture was taken (we're talking seconds), she/he was rubbing against me, and I was scratching his/her head. Apparently, it was someones cat, but now it seems like it is our cat. We will keep the food coming, and that is our part. We hope their part is to keep the rodent population in check. We do not require much of our animals!Valedictory -- Adjective. of or relating to an act of bidding farewell. expressing or containing a farewell. Hayley's valedictory speech stressed the importance of taking risks and not shying away from unfamiliar challenges.
Did You Know? Valedictory addresses delivered by earnest young valedictorians at high school and college graduations are as much a sign of spring in the United States as baseball games and cookouts. Though we don't know where the first valedictory address was given, we do know that the word was an institution at some colleges in the United States by the mid-1700s. English speakers and writers have also used valedictory in nonacademic settings since the mid-1600s. Since a valedictory speech is given at the end of an academic career, it is perfectly in keeping with the meaning of its Latin ancestor, valedicere, which means "to say farewell."
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