The Grackle

Just when I thought ducks mating in my pool was my absolute limit  (you can read about that here ) I discover this?

I'm not a bird person -
I was traumatized as a little girl when I sneakily watched " The Birds " while at a sleep over at my grandmother's...............
They scare me to be honest with you ( but by now you know that pretty much anything scares me )
and sometimes they even disgust me.

BUT if they keep their distance I can certainly appreciate their beauty...............( am I the only one that thinks this one looks a little evil?  Like he and his friends could start attacking a woman in a phone booth or something? )

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John says - They're quite stupid really
Suzan says - Why?
John says - Well they repeatedly come to the pool with food in their mouths to wet it - then drop it in - stare at it for awhile and fly off
Suzan says - Uggghhh - I think he just tossed a slug in the pool..............

And we watch in fascination as one by one these " stupid " birds drop their food into the water - look at it for a minute and fly off.

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We laugh at how ridiculous they are - ( it doesn't take much to entertain us - a glass of wine - a bit of cheese and a flock of stupid birds is all it seems to take to have a rollicking good time around here )

Until this particular conversation happens.

Guest says - Do you have Grackles in the back yard?
We say - Yes we do
Guest says - Interesting fact :  Grackles don't like to have dirty nests so they carry their $HIT in their mouths and drop it off into bodies of water.

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So I did what anybody would do - I googled Grackle - and discovered that they're actually cleaning the nest of their babies droppings - information here
Completely uncivilized if you ask me, but stupid?  Nah - not so stupid at all -
The 2 humans however, laughing their fools heads off just may fall into that category.

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And so I'll repeat
I'm not a bird person -
I was traumatized as a little girl when I sneakily watched " The Birds " while at a sleep over at my grandmother's...............
They scare me to be honest with you ( but by now you know that pretty much anything scares me )
and sometimes they even disgust me.

The moral of this story?
$hit happens.
Daily.
In our pool.....................

Now excuse me - I'm off to tackle grackle schmackle
But I'll leave you with a little " bird " music from one of the best
Hit it Leonard !



Oh and the pool is officially ready - we high fived each other today ( and I almost fell in )
If you don't mind a little bird surprise splattered all over you, come on over for a swim!
Have a great day all !
Much love,

Sharing with !
Kathe with an E

I WANNA live there Wednesday # 81

Good morning all !!!

Oh I've found a place I WANNA live in this week for you - take a look at this beautiful South Hampton retreat............
This house was originally a garage ( and I complain about renovations !!! )

I love that this pattern can be found on items in almost every room in the house!

All images found HERE
And a great interview on designing this beauty can be found HERE

What do you think?
Could you live in a garage :)
I could - in a heart beat !!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday all

I'll be partying with these fabulous hostesses !!!
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