Visitor

We have an old "Topsy Turvy"

tomato planter hanging from our patio roof.

We grew cherry tomatoes in it last year.

Not very successfully though.

And then, like everything you see everyday,

I kind of forgot it was there.

This morning Rod and I were sitting out

on the patio, we actually did the dog's toe nails.

Kyle came out and decided to take it down.

Dad said he saw a little bird sitting on it

the other day.

I saw a bird flying in and out with nest

making material a couple of weeks ago,

but Kyle went out and started working on the

dump truck, complete with banging and

welding etc and the bird didn't come back.

Anyhow, before Kyle took it down,

he lifted the lid to look inside.

And looked, and looked, and just as

he was giving up, a little bird came 

ROCKETING out!

Startled us ALL!

Hahaha

Anyhow, she flew away and then, because we

were all sitting right there on her patio,

she flitted around from the trailer,

to the light pole in the yard,

to the roof,

wishing we would GO AWAY

so she could get back in her little house.

Kyle and I decided to go out to the garden to give

everything a good feeding with some fish emulsion

and give her some space.

When we were done, I headed in to the house

to wash (and wash, and wash, and wash!) my hands.

*REMEMBER TO WEAR GLOVES NEXT TIME!

I heard a noise in the office.

And there she was, sitting on the printer!

Silly bird!

She flew around and around in there!

Rod said she got in yesterday too, but flew in and turned

around and flew right out again.

This time she flew into the office and couldn't

figure out why she couldn't just fly out the

big windows!

Kyle went outside and opened the window for her.

(It's HEAVY and hard to open from inside...

no screens - we NEVER open them anymore...)

Anyhow.

She safely got out.

Phew!

Kyle's rose yesterday.

Kyle's rose today.

Beautiful!