Birdland

All is well in birdland and I'm pretty happy. I came home tonight and Awii and Guri were sleeping side by side on (previously) Guri's perch. They had been ok Saturday and Sunday, but I was afraid that Guri would get too aggressive and hurt Awii. She is not being mean to Awii at all, but loooves preening the big yellow feathers on Awii's head. Awii seems ok with this, but doesn't really like it when Guri starts preening his/her eyelashes.

Yesterday he/she was quite inactive, and I had some fears that I adopted a mentally challenged bird -I am used to Guri who seems to be exceptionally smart and more important, social- After spending all day in bed reading though, with Awii on the pillow next to me, she/he seemed to get used to me, and by the end of the day was eating normally and exploring.

Guri also really seems to love Awii's toes... needless to say, Awii does not like having her/his toes gnawed on. Luckily he/she is twice as big and can fight back.

I have some more drawings posted. When I was drawing them Friday night I thought I felt the power flowing through me, but when I look at them tonight, I think I must have been mistaken. It's amazing how much more difficult it is to draw a live model than a photograph, even if the pose is the same.

Saturday I also bought some waterpaints also, and have experimented once with (no photos yet) so hopefully I can get better at that and add another dimension to the sketches.

It's hot here.

Tonight was a party for a co-worker who is going on maternity leave from tomorrow. She is due in late October, but I don't see any reason not to push hard on Oct 1st. She has promised to lend me the kid for a weekend sometime.

Mom and dad are off to Iceland tomorrow, so I guess my daily readership will be down about 15% for the next two weeks. It's a good thing I don't rely on advertising. I did hear from a reader today who I had not heard from in a long time. I was beginning to think that I had offended someone.