Animal kingdom and other natter....
May. 14th, 2019 09:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jennlk- the hummingbirds are back. Or at least one is. DB said that he got "the Look" from one late Sunday morning (the Look means 'where's the food?!); so I made up a batch of nectar and put it out. I looked out about 4pm, and there was a male hummingbird perched on the feeder, eating away. He's been there three or four times a day since.
- we have a pair of Baltimore Orioles (lovely orange birds!) visiting the backyard on a regular basis. I saw them on Friday, and dug out and filled the oriole feeder. I've seen an oriole on the feeder every day since.
- a bleeding grey squirrel has taken up residence in the garage. The birdseed is now in metal cans with latching tops, as he gnawed his way through the plastic lids on the previous storage system.
- the cats are now caught up on their shots. Belle was not to be found when J left for the vet, so he took Ji and was going to reschedule Belle's visit. A few minutes after he left, Belle wandered downstairs. I swooped her up and tucked her into her travel box, then took her to the vet and joined J and Ji.
- New furnace/AC is in. The cats were less than thrilled with the house full of workers (and noise! and Smells!) we had yesterday. Belle got shut in an upstairs room, while Ji hid in the back. At one point, Ji was going to go downstairs to "get away from the noise", but then one of the workers went past him with a sheet of metal - he decided that the back room was a better place. The furnace install came with a big wifi thermostat which does not call home by default. It also has a big graphic indicator where it tells you whether they system is heating or cooling. This is surprisingly important, as the fans are really quiet, and it can be hard to tell if it's actually running.
- Today is finally warm enough and dry enough to weed. I can only do one garden a day, so I need to prioritise the weeding order. I think the big strawberry patch will be today's job, and maybe some work around the pond.
- we have a pair of Baltimore Orioles (lovely orange birds!) visiting the backyard on a regular basis. I saw them on Friday, and dug out and filled the oriole feeder. I've seen an oriole on the feeder every day since.
- a bleeding grey squirrel has taken up residence in the garage. The birdseed is now in metal cans with latching tops, as he gnawed his way through the plastic lids on the previous storage system.
- the cats are now caught up on their shots. Belle was not to be found when J left for the vet, so he took Ji and was going to reschedule Belle's visit. A few minutes after he left, Belle wandered downstairs. I swooped her up and tucked her into her travel box, then took her to the vet and joined J and Ji.
- New furnace/AC is in. The cats were less than thrilled with the house full of workers (and noise! and Smells!) we had yesterday. Belle got shut in an upstairs room, while Ji hid in the back. At one point, Ji was going to go downstairs to "get away from the noise", but then one of the workers went past him with a sheet of metal - he decided that the back room was a better place. The furnace install came with a big wifi thermostat which does not call home by default. It also has a big graphic indicator where it tells you whether they system is heating or cooling. This is surprisingly important, as the fans are really quiet, and it can be hard to tell if it's actually running.
- Today is finally warm enough and dry enough to weed. I can only do one garden a day, so I need to prioritise the weeding order. I think the big strawberry patch will be today's job, and maybe some work around the pond.
