Springtime is such a busy time, especially in the animal kingdom! There is a bird who has made a nest in the top of the pine tree in our front yard, and we assume, has eggs and/or babies in it. How do we know this? Well, almost any time of day or night for the last 2 weeks, this bird has been fussing at our cat every single time he walks by....or even if he's just hanging out somewhere nearby. It's sooo funny to us and that stinkin' bird is soooo loud!! Argh! But, it is funny and even though it's also annoying, we're enjoying the show. I even took some pictures.
See? Here's the bird, sitting atop the window fussing at Chaser (our cat), who is comfortably laying in the window....on the inside....just watching the bird fly and flutter about. See the cat in the lower left of the picture?
Here the cat has moved to the other side of the window. I'm not sure if the bird realizes that there's glass between him and the cat or if he actually thinks the cat is an immediate threat. Either way, the cat has pretty much gotten used to him and just ignores him, though he seems to enjoy watching the show the bird puts on.
The bird usually starts on the roof, leaning over, to glare inside the window and fuss at the cat.
Then he flutters about and moves to the top of the window, again leaning over to fuss at the cat.
Then he flutters about and moves to the top of the window, again leaning over to fuss at the cat.
Then when he gets tired of flying here and there, he goes to the ground and literally paces back and forth, fussing the whole time up at the cat in the window. Isn't that funny?? The boys are getting a big kick out of the whole thing!
Now to the graphic part....
You know what else goes on in springtime, right? Well, the turtles are all going crazy trying to mount each other. Every time I turn around, someone is on someone else's back. And, worse....the dogs. Argh.
See, we got Bessie in early March. We kept her for about 2 weeks before deciding for sure we would keep her. I immediately called the local Humane Society to make an appointment to have her spayed. I got someone who didn't make appointments and she took my name and number and told me someone would call me back within 48 hours. I waited and waited, a whole week. Finally, I decided to call them again, which I did, every other day for the last 3 weeks or so, only to get a ringing phone with no answer. Not even a machine. I got so frustrated that I finally got in the car and went over to the Humane Society near my house to make an appointment. When I got there, the waiting room was plumb full and they told me that they were short staffed and that in order for me to make an appointment, I would have to sign in and wait with everyone else (who actually had animals with them) and when they got to me, they could take the time to make the appointment. The wait was about a 30-35 minute wait and I was on a tight schedule. I was so frustrated!! I have to go back on Monday or Tuesday.
Unfortunately, in the meantime, Bessie went into heat. Man! I just knew that was going to happen!! I'm so mad! If they had actually called me back when I first called, we could be all done with this by now, but no, they had to ignore me! Now, I'm dealing with a dog in heat and two males who are going crazy! First, she's bleeding everywhere. Second, we have to keep her away from Mac and Elvis, which is nearly impossible. Third, we have to keep her inside almost all the time, as we've had neighborhood dogs sniffing around and I don't want them digging under the fence to get to her. This is such a pain! I can't even go with her out back to let her go to the bathroom, because Mac and Elvis won't give her a minute's peace just to pee!! So, we have to walk her on the leash out front just to let her relieve herself. Oh, and feeding her is so much work! I have to let her out back with just Elvis, while I stand guard the whole time to keep him away from her, just so she can get some food and water. Then, I have to put her inside and bring out Mac so he can eat. Man! I wish this was over already!! I'm so stressed with this whole thing, I can't believe it! So, even though they'll spay her while she's in heat, it costs $20 extra. I wouldn't' mind paying this, but I'm a little concerned that she could have gotten pregnant before we realized she was in heat. If so, I wouldn't want them to spay her and kill any puppies. So, I think I'm going to wait out her heat cycle, then watch for a month and see if she's pregnant and if by some miracle she's not, then I'll make the appointment. How frustrating is all that??? Argh! Don't you just love animals?!? lol I'll let you know what happens.
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