Grandson David and the catbird have nothing to do with each other, except that I took their photos on consecutive days. If I’d used film, you could say I was on a roll.
As I walked near the overgrown sheep pasture, I became aware that a bird was flitting from weed to weed. It was gray, but I couldn’t see it clearly. Right now the camera has better focus than I do, so I zoomed in and shot it. The bird was agitated, probably because its nest was nearby. Its call reminded me of a cat. Bingo! It had to be a catbird. The photo confirmed it – an all-gray bird with a black cap. It’s the first time I’ve seen one here in the mountains.
We ate at a Japanese restaurant after church and were impressed with David’s choice of tempura chicken. What a mountain of food, beautifully arranged! He said it was delicious.
Putting up a porch swing/seat was amusing. It did not come with a chain for hanging, so David climbed into it from a ladder to test it out. Yes, it was very comfortable.
He wiggled around in it until he looked like a colorful caterpillar with blue and green stripes. Don’t you wonder what he would have turned into if he had waited for metamorphosis to occur?
Mehrling Muse 
That swing looks heavenly. Would be hard to not sleep in it for a day.
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I suspect the swing would be hard to get out of, so maybe sleeping in it all day would not be voluntary.
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hahaha
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I love that pic of David looking like a caterpillar! It looks photoshopped, like you stuck his head on someone else, lol!
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We were laughing.
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I have never heard of a catbird. Love the pictures of David, especially as a caterpillar.
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I saw catbirds often in New York. I thought I heard them here, but I’d not seen one close enough to identify it until now.
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We had a hammock when I was a kid. It was wonderful!
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Our neighbor across the street had a canvas hammock that we adored. It was smelly, though, from staying outside all the time.
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Ours would get full of rotten apples (it was under an apple tree). We dumped them out and crawled in. Nothing stops kids.
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You are right. Nothing stops kids.
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I see the catbird had something in it’s beak for the chicks, I hope it wasn’t a David’s Striped Caterpillar.
Humongous Hugs
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You are right, David. I magnified the photo in order to see that the bird had something in its beak. Grandson David is safely at work and was not baby bird food for catbirdlings.
Winged Hugs
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I have heard of a catbird but have never seen one! So cool that you did and got a photo!
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I saw catbirds often in NY. I thought I’d heard them here, but I couldn’t be sure. Now I know.
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I’ve never heard of a catbird! Is it just pretending to be a beautiful cat or does it taste especially good to cats?
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The catbird SOUNDS like a cat. It’s like a squeaky meow. As to taste, I don’t know..
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Wow, a bird that tries to imitate us felines. How interesting!
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Surely cats came first!
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Surely!
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So….on a roll, catbird, and a seat in the clouds. Life is never dull for the observant! Tell David I’m glad he got to roll in the catbird seat.
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I sometimes wonder if we ever have an absolutely uninteresting day. I’ll try to observe that.
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You’re funny Anne, I love that swing though.
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We should get the chain before Thursday, David’s day off.
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Great way to figure out your bird quest! David looks pretty contented in that swing, is it easy to get in to from the ground?
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We haven’t bought the chain yet, so no one has tried an easy entry into the hammock chair.
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Funny – I want to say that David is in the Catbird seat in that hammock. He does look like a caterpillar in that striped hammock. 🙂
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Nice bird pic! And great pics of David. You definitely were on a roll, lol!
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