Friday, April 11, 2014

Birds & Art

Before we get to the Friday video, some of you know how my home is a magnet for nesting birds. I don't know why, but I suspect it has something to do with the fact that I feed them all year long. If you're going to have babies, might as well be near the best take-out place in the neighborhood.

For the last several years I have found birds nesting in the oddest places: on top of my birdhouses, in my potted plants and my hanging plants, but the absolute strangest spot of all time was in our backyard grill:



I thought I was the only author who attracted these ditzy birds, but it turns out they're after Shiloh Walker, too:



All I can say is lift the lid and check your grill before you turn it on, writers.

I do have a delightful video for you this week that features Lila, sort of an artist version of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie. It is long, but worth every second (and features music and background sounds, for those of you at work):

"LILA" from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.

4 comments:

  1. shiloh walker8:15 AM

    Bird plague

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  2. Our grill usually attracts wasps, and once, a lizard.
    The birds have the rest of the yard... til the neighbor's outside cat comes stalking.

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  3. Clearly you two are listed on the bird version of Expedia.

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  4. This used to happen to me all the time in Missouri. Not so much in California, but we use our grill at least 2-3 times a week out here....

    The raccoon was probably the worst, tho.

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