The Bird Sanctuary...

Debbie has done a wonderful job transforming a once barren and boring backyard into a beautiful, peaceful garden. It would be a joy to sit out in the mornings, sipping coffee and watching the sun rise. I say "would be" because we can't do that in the mornings. I tried once again last Tuesday morning. After five minutes I had to come back inside so those stinking mother birds could feed their stinking, selfish, self-centered, spoiled babies. Springtime is the perfect time of year for sitting out in the mornings but we have to stay inside so the birds (who pay absolutely NO rent) will have free reign of the backyard to...sanctuate.

Yesterday morning I was sitting inside reading and enjoying my morning coffee when I was disrupted by a couple of crows. You know crows, black motorcycle jackets, slicked-back hair, attitude. They wander through occasionally to scare the birds for laughs but yesterday they stayed and made so much noise I decided to walk out and show them who's really boss around here. They flew to a low hanging limb and stared at me staring at them. In my mind I looked a lot like John Wayne standing there but in their minds I was just a fat guy in baggy jammies standing on the patio. I stared at them until I got bored and as I started to go back inside I saw what they were after. A tiny gray cat was hiding under one of the Texas Lilacs. He (or she) was trying to get away from those crows. I acted like I was throwing a rock at him (or her) so she (or he) would run off while she (or he) had a chance. I would NEVER actually throw a rock at a cat of course. He (or She) took the bait and darted under the fence and away. I hope the crows didn't notice but you know how shifty they are. I can't believe I let my coffee get cold while I was defending a cat.