MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

Unfortunately it's woefully out of tune but it looks lovely!

I assume you don't play the piano because there are people who will tune it for you for a fee.

 

[MaryJanet]

I sure hope he learned that lesson. Good. I'm glad. I hope it got hurt and is sore for days!

I think it might be sore. It hit at quite a speed, but it had so much agility it just sort of gathered its thoughts in mid-air and flew off without even falling to the ground.

 

[MaryJanet]

I am a little perplexed by Phyllis then as she did lose weight while setting. Even though I removed her every day to eat. She was not fed while on the nest. She is a tiny thing but then she would eat less. Could it be she didn't eat enough when she did get up?

I wonder about that too. It was her first sit. Maybe she hasn't got good habits yet?

 

[MaryJanet]

I have said it many times. They are not afraid of humans. At least mine aren't.

It was a good reminder. Thankfully I don't see hawks very often, yesterday was only the third time since I started watching for them four years ago. But it only takes one.

 

[MaryJanet]

Could it be cooler in the house? It's not like there is food to be had. Where is Blossom?

It is cooler. That's definitely part of the explanation.

But the hens have turned a corner with respect to me lately. I'm allowed to touch them a little bit now. Every night there's Peggy's ride on the escalator and I give Ivy a gentle pat, sometimes lightly brushing Mary's tail feathers at the same time. And Janet likes to follow me around.

 

[MaryJanet]

I do not feel sorry for the hawk. Sorry if that makes me a bad person.

Well I guess they do crash out as a matter of course. It certainly got going again without any delay.

 

[MaryJanet]

I assume you don't play the piano because there are people who will tune it for you for a fee.

I've called a few but it's one of those things which is quite low down on the list. Given all the projects on offer in the house, the piano might get done within a decade but I won't stress out if it takes longer.

 

[LozzyR]

I do not feel sorry for the hawk. Sorry if that makes me a bad person.

Given your recent trauma, no it doesn’t.

 

[LozzyR]

Unfortunately it's woefully out of tune but it looks lovely!

I used to have my grandmother’s 100 year-old piano, which was ornate like that one. It had a crack in the pin-board which meant it couldn’t be tuned to concert pitch, but it could be tuned within itself. So it was a semitone (half-step) off concert pitch, which really messed with my perfect pitch.

Tax:

 

[BY Bob]

I wonder about that too. It was her first sit. Maybe she hasn't got good habits yet?

She had no habits. I had to take her off the nest every day. She never learned either.