There’s a bank of six tall windows behind the antique trestle table in the living room where my computer sits. I was working on e-mail this afternoon when I heard a rap-rap-rapping on the window behind me.
A young blackbird was standing on the sill outside, tapping at the bird he saw reflected off the window. Silly bird.
As I returned to the computer there was a rustle in front of me, and then SPROING!!!! Ed flew over the couch to land in a hunting pose at the edge of the table. The window sills on the inside of the window are too narrow to hold him. He crouched and watched the silly bird…..following it as it moved from window to window. I thought I might hear the “ick-ick” that my Siamese cat used to make when he was hunting, but Ed was silent. He grimaced a bit when he realized that he wasn’t going to be able to get closer, but he never gave himself away.
Concentration at it’s best.
Daily Archives: July 22, 2005
Doctor’s Appointments
We have certainly had our share of doctor’s appointments this past week. You’d think that I’d be doing my best to avoid any more visits. I had a 6 month physical scheduled for Monday when all of this stuff came up with Elegant Mother. Added to that, Ed, the cat has a vet visit on Saturday.
The darned cat has a cold! Normally, I’d let him wait it out, but we spent most of April and some of May treating him with antibiotics for toxoplasmosis, and I think he may need a check up.
Pretty soon we will reach the “Enough is ENOUGH!” stage. I know I’m getting close.
Early Gardening
This morning I was out at 5:15 in the morning, setting up the hose to water the gardens at the front door. Before I went back into the house, I decided to fill the bird feeder and birdbath.
It RAINED!!
Wednesday, the boys came to us later than usual. I had an audit, and went to pick them up about noon. After lunch, I helped them get started on the project for the day. I had to run three errands before I could join them.
As I gave them the last of the instructions, I realized that a thunderstorm was flying toward us from the north. We covered the lawn mower and they headed inside. I thought I could out run the storm and get my errands done. HA!
We had three or four isolated thunderstorms that afternoon. In each, we had 10-20 minutes of hard rain before it cleared off. You could hear the ground go Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!
I don’t know how many days it had been since we had measurable rain, but those brief showers weren’t enough. We’re still in drought, and will be for a while. Sunday, the weathermen are predicting that we will hit 100 degrees or more. We can only hope that the cooler weather next week will bring us some relief.