Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Which way to go?

As you get older, you might start to think about how you will go. Well, if you're willing to wait for fate to do the work, here are the odds. You might want to click on the image to see it better.


Kinda puts things in perspective.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Sad Blue Bird Update

I am saddened to report an unfortunate Blue Bird update. As of Friday morning, a pair of bluebirds had settled into the birdhouse, laid 5 eggs and hatched 5 little baby birds. The pair were dutifully raising their little ones, with frequent feedings. Around noon on Friday, the wife and I went out of town overnight to pick up our daughter from a week in Montreat. When we returned on Saturday around 1:30, I looked out into the back yard and saw that the critter barrier was on the ground and the door to the bird house was opened up and the entire contents spilled out on the ground. No babies in sight. Darn. The barrier was quite tight on the post so we feel like it was the work of a raccoon, though we don't know for sure. It could have been one of the cats. This was a pretty depressing sight to see.

It's time to look into plan B.