March 27, 2004
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Nature
So it’s 1:39 a.m. and I’m not in bed in my room, I’m typing this and here’s why. About 15 minutes ago, I woke from a sound sleep to some kind of unusual noise in my room. After getting up, turning on the light, and seeing nothing but one of the cats, I went back to bed only to hear the noise again – that faint fluttering noise I’ve heard on occasion in the past when one of my cats has caught a bird and brought it in the house. To make a long story short, I got up again and discovered that indeed there was a small bird in the space between the floor and my bed and up against the wall under my bed where the cat could not quite get in to get it. Swearing, I got up and got dressed and got a towel, hoping I could pull the bed away from the wall and get near enough to drop the towel over it and carry it outside. But of course it moved further under the bed. So now I’ve opened the window in my room wide, closed the door, and left it alone to see if it can find the window. It’s probably having a small bird size heart attack and still sitting in the same spot. So I’ll probably have to go back in with my towel and a broom and try to scare it into the open where I can do the towel maneuver again. I hate this. And don’t even ask how mad I am at the cat.
Update at 6:54 a.m.: And that’s what I finally had to do. Went in with a towel, the bird fluttered into a corner by the window on the floor, I dropped the towel on it, gently picked up the whole bundle and let the bird fall out the window. Then I had the expected poor sleep for the next 3 hours or so and will probably nod off all day today to catch up. I hope it’s a long time before this scenario happens again.
Deep Thought: I think a good movie would be about a guy who’s a brain scientist, but he gets hit on the head and it damages the part of the brain that makes you want to study the brain.
Today I am grateful for: Not having to go to work in 4 hours from now
Comments (7)
At least you saved the bird. Sorry you got such a crumby night’s sleep though. I love afternoon naps. I’m planning one for today; you plan one, too.
I’ve had similar cat stories with birds, mice, and rabbits. Cat doors: a great invention for people on the go, but they need to modify it to ONLY let the cat back in, sans “toys.”
lol. i’ve had to do that too. not fun so early in the morning.
like the new profile pic! Hope you end up getting some sleep today!!
Poor birdy. Glad you managed to rescue it, at least your mind was rested about that. Bad kitty.
awwwww….we had a little bat come inbetween the kitchen storm window and the screen….but the wee baby hung there until it was safe to leave. Hasn’t come back.
Wee creatures are so vulnerable to everything…it is a miracle they survive at all!
Oh how this reminds me of the time I had a bat come swooping over my head. It woke me up and scared me half to death in the process. Needless to say, I wasn’t the one who got it out of the house. Living with my grandmother at the time, I ran to her who ran to my father who beat the thing with a broom. May your nights be calmer from now on. Infinite Blessings