A couple of Penny stories

Just finished filling the birdfeeders.  The birds are going thru the food rather quickly.  I don’t have a big variety of birds; a lot of sparrows, cardinals, and other finches.  There may be some others, but the feeders are just far enough away from the house that I’m not sure.  I do know we also have eastern bluebirds.  It won’t be long and we will have hummingbirds and purple martins.  I haven’t seen the hawk lately, so I’m not sure he is still around.

I have feeders in both the backyard and front yard.  Penny has a great time trying to keep up with all of them.  She goes (I should say runs) from one window to the next to watch them.  She also keeps an eye on the squirrels.

Just saw a redwing blackbird at one of my feeders.  First one of those I have seen in quite a while.

Scary night last night (Monday).  Started out with just rain, then went to thunderstorm watch, then thunderstorm warning, then tornado watch, then tornado warning.  We all it all.  Kevin came over to help me get Penny in her crate to take both me and her to his house.  Penny was hiding under the bed and we couldn’t get her out.  She finally came out into the living room, but not matter what we did we could not get her.  I was ready to leave her and go to Kevin’s, but he insisted we get her and take her with us.  Next thing we knew we heard the loud “train” go over the house.  We were very lucky it didn’t touch down.  By then it was past us and Kevin went home and I stayed home.  Penny was still hiding.  A tornado did touch down a little east of us.  Took down a lot of trees.  They were still assessing the damage when I went to bed.

I checked around this morning, and didn’t see any big damage.  My deck furniture had been moved and I have a lot of branches all over the yard.  Again, we were very lucky.

Today is beautiful and sunny.  It is supposed to be around 70 today and for the next few days.  No rain until Sunday. 

I’ve been busy straightening shelves, cleaning cupboards and drawers.  I am about 1/3 finished.  It seems that it will be an on-going process.  Oh well, what else do I have to do.  I am finding stuff I forgot I had.  And, that includes quite a few craft items that I have started and need to finish and items that I haven’t even started as yet.  I could be a really busy person.  Now I just need to get started, but first I have to finish the cupboards and drawers.  However, it’s break time now.

A Couple of Penny Stories:

Two days ago I noticed Penny standing on her hind legs and leaning with her front legs against the end table in front of the backyard window.  She would raise her head really high and then bring it down.  She would back up and just stand on her hind legs.  I couldn’t figure out what she was doing and why.  Finally, I looked out the back window by my computer and saw two really big black birds on the ground by the birdfeeder.  The only thing I can figure is she had never seen any birds that big before.  When they flew away she came away from the window and went about her normal business. 

I usually go to bed about 10:30 and read for about 30 minutes or so before turning out the light.  Last night about 11:00 I heard a funny noise.  I listened and realized it was Penny.  I found her standing on her hind legs, again, with her front paws on the window ledge.  This time it was the front window overlooking the deck.  Her litter box is under that window and I keep the window open about two inches all the time.  She was standing next to the litter box.  She was making a funny noise that I don’t know how to describe.  When I looked out the window there was a large beautiful black and white cat sitting on the deck below the window looking at Penny.  I guess they were “talking” to each other.  The outside cat did not run away when it saw me.  I shut the window just to be sure neither of them tried to rip the screen.  Don’t know how long either of them stayed like that because I turned out the light and went to bed.  It will be interesting to find out if that cat comes back.  I don’t know if it has been here before.

Today is Thursday and the weather is beautiful.  Supposed to be this way for a couple of days and then get cold again.  I am still working on getting my “inside” work finished so I am ready for “outside” work.  Should be nice enough to start working outside in a few weeks.  Yea!  I am ready for spring.