Thursday Catch Up

We had a nice dry day today after several days of rain, so I had a nice time with my Snapper cutting down that jungle I call a yard!  Didn't get to the trimming, but I think it's supposed to be nice tomorrow, too.

On Monday we had a nice surprise.  Eler Beth, checking the cockatiels' nesting box, burst in on me just as I was settling down for a nap with the announcement that "Lucy laid an egg!"  And sure enough, there was one small, white egg in the nesting box.  Louie (the father -- so sorry, Schroeder!) is being VERY protective of the egg and the box.  We called our breeder/pet-shop-owner friend and she said that they usually lay every other day until they have no more eggs.  There have been no other eggs, so she said perhaps she only has one egg in her, since this is her first time.  Of course we don't know if it's fertilized or not.  I guess we'll know in a few weeks.  They are taking turns sitting on it and moving it around the nesting box, though. 

Eler Beth has a new kitten!  His name is Samuel, and he's a yellow tabby.  He is just about 10 weeks old and comes from the neighbors across the street.  He's a kitten of the cat from which Eler Beth saved the baby 'possums a few weeks ago.  Andrew is getting one of the little females from them; a little dark gray/black tabby with very dainty ways.  He's naming her Kana (a Japanese name; don't know what it means).

About a week after Eler Beth rescued the 'possums one of them (Lewis) escaped.  We doubt that he made it because they were still so very young at that time.  But we still have Clark, and she (yes, SHE) is doing very well.  For a couple of weeks she would call to Eler Beth if she was out of her cage walking around to make sure that Eler Beth didn't get too far away from her.  They make little chuffing sounds, almost like someone going "psst" to get your attention, when they are calling their young or when the young are calling their mothers.  She doesn't do that now, and she is more adventurous out on her own (but she is very afraid of the kittens!).  When I hold her she crawls up on my shoulder and just sits.  When Eler Beth holds her she grabs onto Eler Beth's shirt with her front paws and her mouth!  Yes, she takes a bit of Eler Beth's shirt in her mouth and hangs on, just like she would have done with her mother.  She knows the difference between Eler Beth and me.  She loves peaches, cantaloupe, chicken, fried eggs, blueberries, gravy, and bugs!!!  Those are her favorites but she'll eat just about any meat or fruit -- doesn't like veggies, though.  When the kittens scared her one day I picked her up and she hid her head in my shirt.  She's such a cute little thing, and yes, I will be posting pictures.

My mother is doing pretty well.  She is still having days where she is short of breath.  So far all of her tests have come back good.  We are waiting on the results of the thyroid scan and the stress test.  My sister from Florida is in visiting for a couple of weeks which is nice.  Next week Mom is coming to Louisville to have a series of tests done at Norton's Hospital.  I'm not sure what they are, but apparently they are tests they couldn't do at her hospital.  I'm glad her doctor is checking everything!

Well, I guess that just about gets me all caught up.  We had broccoli stir fry for dinner and deep dish apple pie.  I've done my mowing and am ready to settle in for the evening.  I hope everyone is doing well out there in J-land.

Tags: cockatiels, opossums