I went upstairs at my usual time to get dressed this morning.I sellected something to wear from my choice of 'things that are blue'.
While making the difficult decision about just which blue articles of clothing I would wear today, I heard a fluttering noise coming from THGGM's row of shirts.
Remember how we had the 'bat incident' earlier this year? Yes. I TOO remember that.
I KNEW it was a bat. My insticts are fairly trustworthy.
So, I went into action.
Thankfully, it sometimes pays off to not put your clothes away. I was able to clothe myself in 'things that are blue, but not yet put on hangers'.
I secured the closet door, and proceded through the upstairs closing all of the doors. The entire time I am thinking 'WHO DO I CALL???'
Daughter would be arriving soon, but one cannot ask a pregnant lady to catch a bat. Notice, it is not HELP that I am seeking. I am seeking someone who will rid me of this vermin.
My dad would also be arriving soon. He has successfully removed bats. But, he is 81 and his heart is not good. Although, I do know that he would do it, out of his undying love for me.
Then, I got to thinking.
(insert picture of me here with a lightbulb over my head)
Bats generally do not fly around in the daylight. What I had actually heard was flapping. Much flapping around.
Now, YOU already can see what it was from the picture. That's because no matter what I do, I cannot get the picture to appear at the bottom of this post.
Once I started thinking clearly, I grabbed my camera and headed outside.
There I saw a robin, building a nest under my closet window.
I guess I don't need to call out the troups for this one.
Hopefully, I'll be able to part the shirts on THGGM's side of the closet and stare at some lovely robin eggs soon.
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8 comments:
Wow...so happy it was a robin!!
Oh Judy, you're a scream! I laughed and laughed when I read this: "(insert picture of me here with a lightbulb over my head)"
Thanks for the smile! Blessings, Debra
Cooooooooooooool....
I wear a lot of blue too.
I thought how brave of you not to scream just at the thought of the bat in the closet. I shiver to think of it.
The thought of a bat in my house makes me shiver. How cool it will be to be able to "spy" on the birds in their nest.
This made me think of the time I had the front door open when the kids were just itty-bitty and a little chickadee came flying in to the house and landed on the mantle. It was so disoriented, the kids so excited! I happened to have a dish towel in my hands, so I gently tossed it over the little bird, scooped it up in my hands, and took it out on the front stoop to let it go. I will never forget the feel of that tiny, alive little body in my hands striving so hard for freedom...there's a story in there somewhere, I'm thinkin'.
awww Judy, that's brilliant.
Well, I have no idea how to get rid of bats, birds and other vermin, but to get your picture at the bottom - go to the tab marked HTML - highlight and copy the html for the picture, then paste it at the bottom - check to make sure you have it where you want it (you will have 2 pics one at top and one at bottom) then go back up, highlight again and delete the top picture!!
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