and yet another stowaway

the bunny has a summer home over at jeremy's, but apparently continues to lunch at my house still. i had to yell at girl patrol the other day because after witnessing the glitter mob running through my yard screaming and wielding sticks, i realized that they were chasing my bunny.

so, what now? oh yes. a pair of mourning doves has decided to nest in my hanging strawberry basket on the deck. they had already moved in by the time we got back from camping but there were no eggs yet. of course, hanging a few feet above a deck full of fun toddler activity would be an excellent place to nest. in my frigging strawberries, no less. and i must say, there's nothing like organic strawberries covered by bird ass. and it's not like they even made a nest- they just sit on the dirt! i went out to buy a new hanging basket to entice a move, but in the meantime, the mama laid two little eggs in my berries. the dad takes the all day shift and the mom does all night. there is always a stupid bird on the eggs.

yesterday, i did some gardening and watering of my patio plants. of course, the bird sat there. i can get about four inches from it and tap the planter and it still won't move. it is, however, terrified of the camera. so yesterday, adam basically pushes the bird out. it was the dad, and he was furious. so he goes and gets the mom and they both sat on the garage yelling and mourning and the dad was whipping his head back and forth to threaten adam. so what? apparently, that was the last straw because the bastard started dive-bombing us. now, i am afraid of horses, but i am beyond terrified of birds. so , we quickly jumped back inside, and the birds happily resumed their 24-hour egg sitting schedule.

ughhhh. four more weeks.