Wednesday 30 March 2011

Startled Starlings and Human Genocide

I’m not the only thing pissing Jim off at the minute…I have been watching a ‘couple’ of starlings during the last week, sneaking under the corrugated roof into the chicken shed behind the kitchen, busily building a nest.  It’s interesting to watch as they come in a pair, and I can only assume that the male is the one with the twigs in its mouth gathering materials, while the female watches on – making sure it’s done properly – sound familiar?  Someone told me once that it only takes between 1-3 days to build a nest, and nearly half of the females return to the same nest each year.  Jim has attempted twice to block off entry into the shed, and he is going to be very cross having to do it again. Boy they are persistant. Wouldn’t we all..spending so much effort building a home, only to have it blocked by external forces.  I’m alright, I have my cozy bed in front of the radiator.  It could do with a wash though…

Some day I hope to see Eddie Izzard live on stage. Do you think I would be let in?  Maybe if I learned to speak French? I think he would be impressed.  A dog who is bilingual and called Eddie – in fact trilingual…I am learning some Gaeilge also, words like ‘leaba’, in fact that is probably the only word I know.  Oh dear...


He is so right you know…

Tuesday 29 March 2011

Arty Farty Dog aka Eddie: Dog House

Arty Farty Dog aka Eddie: Dog House: "I'm in the bad books today because I ate one of Jim's props for his art classes - Geoff, the goat skull. Well I abstained for a c..."