The Birds.....And The Beast...

I went over to sister Cee's house today to see the birds and the nest they built in her artificial plant.  I thought it was in artificial flowers but it was actually a hanging basket she had with a green leaf arrangement.  It's thick enough to provide good shelter and the nest was actually made from the artificial straw that those arrangements have.  

The nest had high sides and I could feel the hollow area where the eggs were.  I didn't want to touch the eggs since they are usually fragile.  The bird had flown out of the nest and to a nearby tree and watched us until we returned to the apartment.  I did, after a bit, see the male return to relieve the female so she could go and catch herself something to eat.  It really was incredible but the birds are small and probably have a lot of predators they usually have to worry about.  But once they were back sitting on the nest, we didn't disturb them again.

I came home to the Beast being in a lot of pain...again.  He had taken the Ace bandage off his knee and must have been doing too much again while I was gone.  I got ready to rewrap it but he decided to take a bath first to soak the knee before putting on the liniment and letting me rewrap it for him.  I tried to tell him that he's just not going to *heal* that quickly at his age (72 in two weeks) but he never listens to me anyway.  

Cee and I had a nice time just chatting about this and that and she brought me up to date on what's going on with her kids (Tara and Michael).  She's planning on making some cookies and brownies for them on Friday after we get home from our lunch date.  The grandkids are all getting together on Saturday at Michael's house for a play date since Michael bought Alyssa a blowup pool.  It should be a fun time for them.  Michael said he was going to invite Chewlee, too, and I know she and Alyssa get along well.  They like each other and that's always nice for cousins.

I took a nap before dinner, which was a mistake in some ways.  The Beast got hungry while I was asleep so my dinner was cold when I woke up.  Thank goodness for microwaves.  But I took another nap AFTER I ate my dinner, woke up and read my email, checked out the people I follow on FB and am now doing my blog before I head back to bed for the night...I hope.  I usually end up every two hours due to my bladder being the size of a postage stamp, I think....LOL.  But, on occasion, I DO sleep for six hours in a row and I am hoping for that tonight.

Love you all.  Stay cool during this hot weather.  Be kind.  ***Hugs***

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