Cockatiels and Cocktails!

Bird and Birdette have become fast friends. At first, Bird nearly lost his mind over her. I kept them separated, in different cages, only because I wasn't sure if Bird would know how to be social. Bird had spent over 10 years basically by himself. I was afraid that he might try to harm Birdette. When he first met her, he was very excited, paced back and forth on his perch, constantly emitting a soft squawk every minute to two minutes. ( He still does it, even now!) I eventually introduced them while they were outside their cages. Bird is very smitten with her, has eyes only for her and is totally devoted to being her friend. She, on the other hand, could care less if he fell off the face of the planet. Whenever he gets a bit too much for her, she lets him know it with a slight nip (never really touches him, just makes the motion). Today I ingeniously put the two cages together so now they can visit each other, or retreat to their own cage. They seem quite happy with the arrangement and I am quite happy to sit and watch their interactions and antics.

Birdette is in the foreground (the larger of the two) and of course Bird is in the background...


Hope all is well with everyone today.... I'm headed out for an adult beverage to cap off a very beautiful, sunny, summer day off!

One of my favorite fishing spots... Scudder's Lane. What a beautiful day we had yesterday! On a whim I stopped by to see if anyone was around. As you can see it was deserted. Those who have boats had already gone out. I dipped my toes in the cool water and sat for a few minutes in the warm sunshine. Not for long though... had to head back to reality and an evening shift at work. It rained today but I'm hoping for better weather by Thursday.

My home computer is still disabled!

It may be a couple of days before I'm able to post from home....
Interior house painting is very, very disruptive!
My house is in complete disarray; boxes and furniture piled into the middle of the rooms w/tarps covering everything. I can't find the book I was reading and my cat thinks we are moving. My computer has been disconnected and is in parts... monitor here, printer there; it's just plain painful! I'll be sending a post here and there via cellphone but the quality and quantity may vary! I'm still able to visit your blogs while times are slow at work,(something of a rarity, now that it's summertime!) I'm at the library now, and the call of all these books around me is too great.... I have to go explore! Later gaters!

Bad storms In New England! From the deck of Hemispheres Restaurant in Sandwich by the canal, We missed the hail here but other parts of the Cape got hit with quarter sized hail! There's a lull in the storm now, getting ready for round two!

A Pause for Station Identification.... or The Painters are Here and The Computer needs to be UnPlugged and Moved.

Back in a couple of days folks.... Don't have too much fun without me!!

This is where I'd rather be... instead I'm working a double shift!

Something to Say!

I don't know who she is, but DANG! I found her here.

Whining in the Rain.....or is it time to build the Ark?

The weather here in the northeast has been incredible. We have had only three days of sunshine in the who month of June! Go HERE if you think I'm joking! Normally, this kind of thing wouldn't really tear me up, but I've been on vacation (using up comp/personal/holiday time before they take it away!) and it doesn't look like I'm going to get a break!
So, besides fishing in the rain.... I've run from the grocery store to my truck in the rain (pushing a loaded cart with bad wheels)..... I've dodged raindrops at outdoor bbq's, puddle jumped in the mall parking lot, and I think I might be coming down with SAD !
I haven't been to the Wellfleet Drive-In like I wanted to do.... or been mini golfing, whale watching, or laid in my hammock in the back yard! My friend and I have postponed a trip to Martha's Vineyard for the last three weeks because each Monday we look at the week's forecast and go... "nope, no way, it just ain't happening!"
Here's the forecast for the next three days:


There's no defense but an umbrella!
I love Henry Wadsworth Longfellow... this guy nailed it when he said, “The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.”
Amen brother!

Happy Father's Day......

To all those wonderful men out there, who stepped up to the plate, opened their hearts and gave of themselves to become the silent heroes of their children, and to those who also took on the children of others, may God Bless You and may you have rich rewards; love, respect and honor.


Happy Father's Day!