I am going to Kansas in a week! So nervous about the trip that I am not sleeping much. Guess I am getting old. I can't stand any stress these days. Just want to sit on my balcony and watch the baby birds. They finally flew away but they are here at night and the early mornings. I can hear them now, chirping away. Feed me. Feed me. Poor parents.
My best friend for many years is arriving today. She will be here until a day before I leave. She is sitting at an airport now. Her trip here is taking eighteen hours! She is coming from McKinleyville, a small town in Northern California and it is hard to get in and out of there. I hope she arrives here in one piece. Traveling these days is so difficult, especially if you have to sit in an airport overnight.
If she is up to it, I will take her to the spa tomorrow. I haven't been swimming for over a month because of all these preparations and a bad ear. It will be nice to soak in that hot water again. I am really looking forward to visiting with my friend again. I haven't seen her in over fifteen years.
I may not write on here again until I am in Kansas. I bet I will have some culture shock! San Antonio, Mexico is my home now.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Baby birds on my upstairs deck
For weeks I chased the parents away from my deck because of the awful messes they made. I would clean it up and almost immediately they would make another huge pile of poop. Chico got into the act. When I yelled at the birds and clapped at them, Chico barked and jumped up. Then he got into barking on his own and coming to me to tell me that they were back. This went on for several weeks, our battles with the birds. I would sweep down their mud nests and they would build more. Finally, I gave up in defeat. Hard to fight Mother Nature and it is a losing fight. Chico continued for awhile and then he gave it up.
Three little babies stuck their heads out of the nest one day and the parents came and went all day long, feeding them as they chirped frantically for more, more, more..... and I cleaned and cleaned the messes below. But eventually they won my heart and I didn't want anything bad to happen to them.
Today it looks like they are about ready to leave the nest. Two of them were on the ledge and one was in the nest. I made Chico and Olive go into the house. I don't want a baby to fall Into their jaws. I got one good photo of all three. I am guessing they will be gone soon. I will miss them.
Three little babies stuck their heads out of the nest one day and the parents came and went all day long, feeding them as they chirped frantically for more, more, more..... and I cleaned and cleaned the messes below. But eventually they won my heart and I didn't want anything bad to happen to them.
Today it looks like they are about ready to leave the nest. Two of them were on the ledge and one was in the nest. I made Chico and Olive go into the house. I don't want a baby to fall Into their jaws. I got one good photo of all three. I am guessing they will be gone soon. I will miss them.
Saturday, July 13, 2019
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