Unexpected Visitor

Out of nowhere he flew in and landed on my back briefly as I bent over to tie my shoe. As I moved to see what was there he jumped down to the table top. Before me was a beautiful white and blue with touches of black accents bird. As my husband, myself and my neighbor stood stunned at our unexpected visitor I thought "Little one you sure are a long way from home". He looked tired and a bit stressed out so I gathered some seed and brought out some water in a bowl along with my camera and took photos while he ate and drank. Now I had to start thinking how I can capture this little Budgie. I missed my opportunity when he first flew in and was still tired. I should have made a move then to grab him but could not think fast enough and kept wondering what do I put him in.

As the day wore on it became more difficult as he flew easily now from tree to tree in the back yard. I posted his picture on facebook and received lots of great advice like buy some parakeet food and put it in a cage to lure him in. I remembered my cat carrier and came real close several times to capturing it but every time I made it to close the door he flew out just in time. He was getting wiser. Another day passed and still no luck. He is now making friends with the other birds and eats with the Morning Doves. My friend Julie then let me barrow her unused bird cage but still he is leery of going near the cage even though the food is there. He began observing the other birds and where they were feeding and figured out to go beneath the feeders to find fallen seeds. We are going on the forth day now and he still comes back knowing he will find food and water. I am comforted in knowing he still comes and hopeful I will be able to capture him and give him a good home.

The garden needed a lot of tending to and the garden chairs need a face lift. This ladder back chair was rescued from my sons house in Delaware and I have used it for potted plants for a couple of years now. Last year it gave way and fell apart so last fall I brought it into my basement to dry out over winter. After gluing it back together it got a coat of primer and then some color. I have been attacked to yellow lately and find it to be a good color to go with everything.

Now my yellow ladder back is waiting for me to pot some flowers and adorn it.

Since I was on a roll I looked at my tired worn garden bench in the back garden and knew it needed some tender attention also.

Again for me yellow seemed to be the right color. It just makes me smile. Now to make time to work on all my pots.

Namaste