Busy day off.
We've been remarkably busy today. Last week someone knocked over our mailbox post. The mailman is a great guy and goes out of his way to make sure we get the mail, but it's not his job to come to the door. So we had to get it replaced.
This morning we head off to Lowes with the intention of getting a new post and mail box. A cartload of flowers later and we have no room for the post. So we return home and then to lowes again and this time get a mailbox post and a new track lighting get up for the great room.
I get home and my neighbour, Derby, helps me dig out the post. It took well over an hour. We dug deeper and deeper and finally with a lot of brut force we managed (or Phil did at least) to pull out the 3 feet of post! It was so deep that when the new one went in, it was only about a foot off the ground so we had to fill the hole a bit. SO anyway, I felt we accomplished something there.
Then I installed the new light fixture. And more importantly (and remarkably) didn't electrocute myself or blow the fuses for half the neghbourhood.
Gale was also very productive. She planted a ton of plants and they look fancredible. Once they're all done I'll take a few pictures.
Then the other story was the baby bird. Phil found a baby bird sitting on our path. Old enough that he had feathers and looked like a little bird, but young enough that he couldn't fly. It was getting cooler and we were sligtly worried. Phil prepared a small box with tissue paper and a hot water bottle (I kid you not). I picked up the birdie and put him in the box, but he didn't like it and jumped out. A few hours later we kinda gave up and he had hoped down the road somewhat. Then just now I was putting the car in the garage and noticed the little bird asleep under the car. So once again I tried to put him in the box, and again he jumped out. Right now he is asleep huddled in a corner by our front door. I just hope he lasts the night and his mum finds him and somehow he survivies. I'll let you know tomorrow what happened.
This morning we head off to Lowes with the intention of getting a new post and mail box. A cartload of flowers later and we have no room for the post. So we return home and then to lowes again and this time get a mailbox post and a new track lighting get up for the great room.
I get home and my neighbour, Derby, helps me dig out the post. It took well over an hour. We dug deeper and deeper and finally with a lot of brut force we managed (or Phil did at least) to pull out the 3 feet of post! It was so deep that when the new one went in, it was only about a foot off the ground so we had to fill the hole a bit. SO anyway, I felt we accomplished something there.
Then I installed the new light fixture. And more importantly (and remarkably) didn't electrocute myself or blow the fuses for half the neghbourhood.
Gale was also very productive. She planted a ton of plants and they look fancredible. Once they're all done I'll take a few pictures.
Then the other story was the baby bird. Phil found a baby bird sitting on our path. Old enough that he had feathers and looked like a little bird, but young enough that he couldn't fly. It was getting cooler and we were sligtly worried. Phil prepared a small box with tissue paper and a hot water bottle (I kid you not). I picked up the birdie and put him in the box, but he didn't like it and jumped out. A few hours later we kinda gave up and he had hoped down the road somewhat. Then just now I was putting the car in the garage and noticed the little bird asleep under the car. So once again I tried to put him in the box, and again he jumped out. Right now he is asleep huddled in a corner by our front door. I just hope he lasts the night and his mum finds him and somehow he survivies. I'll let you know tomorrow what happened.
posted by Phillip Drawbridge at 11:17 PM
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