Birds of a feather..

Yesterday at work,I plugged in my bull nose router,(and yes,it's every bit as macho as it sounds),and the entire South side of O-Town lost power.

As much as I would like to take credit for the outage,I'm pretty sure it's just a coincidence.In any case,we all got sent home at 11:30 am.

This morning Mr.K said we would get paid for the whole day,because it wasn't our fault the power went out.

Little does he suspect.

We have a pair of Sparrows nesting in the apex of the roof,outside,near our break area.I've been giving them crackers,and bits of bread from my lunch,and now Papa Sparrow,(I say "Papa",because Momma is incessantly squawking at him),comes down whenever I'm on break to collect his daily rations.

He lands a few feet from me,cocks his head,and begins to chirp.

I've translated this behavior to mean,"Dude!...Kick me down some crackers so she'll get off my case...dammit!".Mrs. K said that if I wanted to build a bird feeder for them,she would buy the birdseed.

I think I prefer the present arrangement..

Recently,a group of Vultures,(Flock?..Covey?..Secret fraternal organization??..),has been surveying the area some few miles from the shop.Today they moved in over the break area,directly above me.

They really are a handsome bird.Brilliant white on black,with a wingspan I would guesstimate at around 5 feet.

They hovered above me for some time,riding the updrafts,and slowly descending to the point at which I could make out their featherless heads.

I watched this display,becoming lost in the reverie,when I was suddenly struck with the thought that perhaps this doesn't bode so well for me...I just don't know.

A year ago this month,my blog was hijacked by some opportunistic porn peddler.I lost my addy,and everything I had posted up to that time.

This is the occasion of my 200th post since then!

Have a great week kids!...Peace out.