meet our friend
The newest member of our friendship circle is “Snip”, the bird! To make a long story short, we tried to care for a chickadee fledgling and the poor thing died. After consulting with the wildlife center and following their instructions, “Stripes” went to go live in the clouds. It was very sad in our home on Saturday morning, but the kids and I perked up when my husband said we need to get a bird.
We just loved hearing the little squeaks our friend made and enjoyed staring at him/her (important to NOT be partial…especially since Ellie reads my blog) hop in its’ cage. Snip is a zebra finch and is just SO cute.
The funny thing, it’s made a friend. There is a bird from the outside that flies to the screen, hangs there for a bit, investigates, and then heads over to the nearby pine tress. It’s the cutest thing, and I promise I will get a shot of that encounter to share.
On a totally unrelated note, I went food shopping today with the youngest 2 kids and I wanted to run away! Really. I wanted to leave my cart in the middle of the store and if the kids followed…GREAT, but if they decided to stay and be lunatics…even better. I am still recovering from our time and will be consulting the calendar as to WHEN I can go by myself.
With the summer looming, I will have more kids in tow. They are great individually, but a 7, 5, and 2 year old…that makes a scary equation. Although Nathan is a teacher and will have some time at home, it doesn’t mean he is here all the time. In fact, it means his schedule (teaching, comps to complete his Masters, painting for his art classes) is erratic which gets me out of my routine. Ack.
So- when I am all crazed in public with my 2 year old, I need to remember her sweet little face in this photo below. It will take me to a much happier place or perhaps I should avoid public places with her all together and stare at “Snip”.
and that’s quite an adorable market monster you have.