First, the big and yet not big news. Our little Bourke parrot has laid four eggs, and she is quite proud to show them off.
Princess Bourke shows off her 4 eggs while I am swapping out her nesting tissue box
Of course these eggs are all unfertilized, so her quest to hatch them is sadly hopeless, but she is nonetheless quite beautiful in her steadfast determination. I am certain there is a metaphor about life in all this, but I need another cup of coffee to noodle it out 🙂 In case you’re curious, using a tissue box for a disposable nest was the bird vet’s idea (Santa Barbara Cat & Bird Clinic – they are geniuses over there). Our Bourke parrot (aka Bourke parakeet) is so sweet that she just lets me lift her eggs from the old box to the new one with complete trust. I love this little bird! Our male bird, who has a separate cage (but the two cages sit side-by-side so they can keep each other company), whistles and chatters to her all day long. They get along great, these two, and are a source of joy every day. I’ve never had birds before, and never liked the idea of keeping things in cages, but these two birds are fully flighted and get their time out, and actually fly back to their cages on their own when they’ve had enough of time with “their monkeys.”
Best Buddies
Side-by-side Villas
On a different note, the mornings are so beautiful here. I just took a stroll in the gardens, and …. the corn is still there!!!
The corn is tempting - not just to me but to the raccoons!
A few of the ears are so close to being ready, that I was tempted to snag one before the gopher/raccoon/corngremlin gets them, so I at least have one! -But I didn’t – something I hope I don’t regret by tomorrow morning!
Here are some other photos from the stroll, as well as a few pictures of today’s harvest:
Some of today's harvest - I will sautee that lovely rainbow chard with the freshly harvested shallots and basil - YUM!
I will probably let the artichokes go to blossom - they get gorgeous blue flowers!
No Apple-ogies for this Beuatiful Apple (but maybe for the bad pun!)
A Salad Bouquet!
Little Apples on the Apple Tree
