Apparently I can’t even take Sunday to sleep in a little later. Not only do all the house birds start yelling for breakfast when I’m still wanting to sleep, but when I do get up and open the curtain on to the deck, I find two very annoyed Stellar Jay’s who have been waiting for me to give them their breakfast too. They sit on the back of my deck chair staring into the room and if ever a look said, “Well, it’s about time, lazy head”, their look says it as well as my mother’s ever did.
Ted Kennedy
He ran from Chappaquidick. He spent the rest of his life in service to others. In the end, he lived his life honorably and acquitted himself for a stupid, deadly act of youth. Rest in peace.
A symbiotic relationship
I take the birds out of their sleep room in the morning and Blue immediately stations himself below Abdul’s cage. I carefully chop up healthy veggies for Abdul and put them in a cup in her cage. She carefully picks through them and drops tasty morsels down to Blue below. Blue especially loves it when Abdul drops her some corn on the cob. They seem quite close and content in this relationship… bird and dog mutually filling each other’s needs in some way… Blue to be fed, Abdul to nurture. I guess whatever works for you.
If you see this woman
… don’t be insulted by the raised middle finger. It’s just her way of celebrating her birthday. Happy Birthday, little sis. If Paul McCartney knew what was good for him, he would have snatched you up years ago.
They won
Would someone please tell the Democrats that they won the last election and should stop letting the Republicans define the terms of any debate. Sheesh!
Why?
Why can I no longer take a plane trip without getting sick 10 days to 2 weeks later?
Alaska
So there I am last night, driving home at the end of a wonderful day in which my friend and I had a lovely walk with the dogs on a gorgeous fall day, a meal at the Perfect Cup (the place we used to sit at 20 years ago wondering how many years she had until the kids would sleep through the night) and then went to see Julia and Julie. And there they were, trotting down the road about a block from my house… a mom and a baby moose. They were so sleek and brown and healthy looking
Bye Bye Birdie 2009
Come to Bye Bye Birdie this afternoon at Bird TLC’s property on Old Seward where the Rabbit Hutch used to be. There will be games and presentations of ed birds, a bird calling contest and an eagle release. Really, what else could you have planned that would be half as much fun. Go to http://www.birdtlc.net for details. The fun begins at noon.
How can you resist him?
This is the “baby” sandhill crane that came to Bird TLC this summer after finding out that no matter how big he thought he was, the dog was bigger. When he arrived, he fit in a little basket. Then he grew and grew and grew. Now he’s at the flight pens learning to be a crane so he can be released with a flock and learn how to migrate and someday have a family of his own. Until then, though, the volunteers at Bird TLC are still making sure he has all the superworms he needs to continue to grow…
Ah, earthquakes
Earthquakes that happen when I work just throw me completely off kilter. I like them better when I’m in bed and wake up thinking that it’s just some dream that rocked my night.