I'm back from Chicago. On the last day because my flight was so late I had time to see a little of the city, including the Art Institute, and "The Bean"

Jim, have you an identity for your bug? Looks a lot like the Kissing Bug whose bite can be deadly. They have recently been seen in more northern states than normally found. There are some bugs that look very similar to the Kissing Bug, but are harmless.

I'm not familiar with that plant, Murraysmom. So pretty! It looks like my bandaging technique inflicted great pain on Rocky, but he was only yawning. :-)

My husband picked up this stray about a month ago that was in danger of being hit by a car on a busy main street. It was dark out and with her color, she was impossible to see. We kept her over the weekend and posted her info on flyers and a couple of FB pages, but no one claimed her. We can't have a pet at this time in our lives, so I took her to a local no kill shelter. It broke my heart to do that and I felt so bad leaving her there, but at least she was out of the cold, wet weather, was no longer hungry and was safe from harm. If things were different, I would have kept her in a heartbeat. She was the sweetest little thing and managed to wiggle her way into my heart during the short time we had her. I hope she finds/found a good home.