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I'm laying the groundwork for my Case . . . an incredibly-tedious amount of time&attention ;(
But they are. The birds in our garden all have their own personalities and characteristics. It’s like watching a soap opera sometimes through our kitchen window.No daffodils around here, but we do have bottlebrushes
and they attract the Rainbow Lorrikeets when in bloom
sort of like this (not my picture) --
Rainbow lorries are serial monogamists, usually living in a pair for some years, until, like people, someone more attractive comes along.
I was walking past a row of bottlebrushes one morning, and there were three lorries having (literally) an argument. It sounded all the world like a spurned partner telling the ex and the new partner what absolute $%@#%$@#% they were and the new couple defending their honour in return.
It was odd feeling that some birds are just like people...
And they make assumptions, just like people do.
We had a tree in our back yard, which was sick and dropping branches. So we got it removed.
The next day I watched as a bird flew alongside our house, did a sharp left, flared its wings ready to land,
and suddenly realised that the tree that was there a couple of days ago, wasn't there any more.
Poor thing dropped a couple of metres, recovered, and flew off, shaking its head, wondering who had made off with its tree...
The birds are very intelligent, and your poor thing must have been at a loss as to where her favorite tree could have gone.
Definitely! The birds around here -- the ones I had on my deck last summer and the ones in the lake certainly are fun to watch and the more I observe them the more I become aware of distinctive personality traits and behaviors. It's really amusing at times! Same with squirrels and other animals, too; they're all individuals even though they may at first glance all seem to look alike.
On my walk today I saw a mouse and a deer. But neither hung around long enough for me to see what sort of personality they had. Skittish would be my guess!
When I was kid our cat killed a bird! Then about two minutes latter we were dived bombed by two birds that seemed teed off!
Yes it’s very spring like today. I went for a walk minus my jacket which was nice.
When heading out for a walk (and a very agreeable socially distanced coffee on a park bench, - by arrangement - with a cousin who had phoned me yesterday) I realised that my overcoat (for, after all, it is still February) was both excessive and unnecessary.
But, sigh, happy sigh: Let us salute the welcome arrival of Spring, sunshine, warmth, (still cold at night, though,) better quality light, daffodils.......
Yes it’s very pleasant in the day. But does get cooler in the evenings. Still frosty in the mornings as well.
Pouring rain here today but that's OK, it'll refresh the thirsty, growing plants, trees and flowers...... I think we are well and truly over the hump of Winter now, and although it's chilly, it's manageable inasmuch as I'm not planning to go anywhere this afternoon anyway. Yay, tomorrow is the first day of March!!!!
Was warmer in my garden today than indoors! I don’t like summer but love spring and autumn.
As of yesterday, I've adjusted the timer in the heating to reflect both lengthening days, and warmer days.
But, yes, once that great glorious globe of molten fire sinks beneath the horizon, you can feel the immediate drop in temperature.
Actualy, today was more akin to a lovely day in mid April, rather than what you could expect to find on the last day of February; but, still quite lovely. And much enjoyed.
Just back from watering the trees. Although the ground isn’t dry, they need a regular water at this stage. Now I feel quite chilly. Earlier I was digging in just a t-shirt.
I like any time I can be outside. So as long as it isn’t raining I’m good.
I am so, SO looking forward to warmer days when I can get out and walk around the neighborhood again with the camera, and also get back to the wonderful botanical gardens, which will be delightful once things start blooming there.
Here, looking forward to getting the bike out and hitting the local bike trails. We have hardpack gravel paths throughout the Chicagoland area, and they're just too mushy until complete snow thaw and arrival of spring.
On my mind: even though we're about to have another cold snap (I'm pretty sure that 7ºF overnight counts), the onions and potatoes in my kept-cool cupboard seem to know it's almost planting-out time wherever they were grown. But here that time is still three months away, so those little wannabe-upstarts are going to land in a stew pot or sauté pan before they get any ideas to just sprout in the pantry. All winter long I re-up on such items by the 5-lb bag but once March pops up on the calendar, I revert to buying just 2 lbs at a time. Meanwhile I confess I'm reading seed catalogs and browsing perennial nurseries online, so I do know how those onions and taters feel.
We usually buy our potatoes 1-2 at a time given how often I eat them. Don’t buy onions. Mrs AFB can’t eat them, so we just don’t have any.
Onions, fried on a barbecue, then draped over a hot sausage. Who needs Michelin stars?
On a different note. We have been watching the new "The Equalizer" series, with Queen Latifa. I feel for the daughter character. She lives with two intelligent, observant, no-nonsense women who love her to bits, but don't let her get away with anything. That kid is going to grow up as straight as an arrow if it kills her.
Also, we started watching some of the original Edward Woodward Equalizer. Also quite fun, characters not quite as developed, but it's fun hearing Edward Woodward trying to do an American accent, then giving up in the next word.
On a different note. We have been watching the new "The Equalizer" series, with Queen Latifa. I feel for the daughter character. She lives with two intelligent, observant, no-nonsense women who love her to bits, but don't let her get away with anything. That kid is going to grow up as straight as an arrow if it kills her.
Also, we started watching some of the original Edward Woodward Equalizer. Also quite fun, characters not quite as developed, but it's fun hearing Edward Woodward trying to do an American accent, then giving up in the next word.
In town where I grew up we had three visits to different house that were haunted by people whom died to young of the Spanish Flu era! That seem to target the teenagers who grow up in own community! Makes you wonder growing up here!
Well between good and bad news health wise, this morning weighed myself at 73.9 kg. My GP who I saw today for painkillers for my herniated disk told me I was 94 kg in 2015! I looked a right porker being on the shorter side in photos from that time. As for the disk not too serious, it seems to be healing and I had an injection last week but will suspend any such treatment as my first Covid vaccine is on for this coming Monday.