Jan. 23: I had a nice list of things to do during Andrew’s nap this afternoon. But I was so sleepy when I put him down that I decided I should just rest on the sofa. And since I can’t really nap, my version of resting is reading blogs and posting new things to my website. One thing I wanted to share was how cute Andrew is when he decides he wants to go bird watching. He made a pair of binoculars out of toilet paper rolls and string, and now one of his favorite games is to stalk around the house saying, “There! In that tree! What is it?” Then Bryan or I offer a suggested bird name, and he uses his binos to spot it. Our yard is rather bereft of songbirds (due perhaps to our excellent owl and hawk population), but when we stopped by Dad’s house this morning, we saw a chickadee in a bush a few feet away.
Andrew stopped and looked at it amazedly. It sang it’s “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” song a couple times, and Andrew said in a hushed tone, “Mommy, it’s a chickadee!” How did I get lucky enough to have a little guy who loves animals as much as I do? We watched my bird song video…an admittedly somewhat boring loop of backyard birds and their songs. Andrew was just fascinated. Pictures of the last few days are in the gallery.
Althea, Bryan, Andrew, and Sylvia