There are bird nests in our bushes and
hedges. A red vent bulbul with an insect in her bill stealthily enters phycus
thicket and we can hear the chirrup of the fledglings. A dove first perches on
the stump and inspects around. When she feels it is safe, she dives and
disappears into the garden creeper where she has made a cup shaped nest. She
does not come out for a long time. Perhaps she is sitting on her eggs.
A purple sunbird couple has been making their nest in one of the
hooks in our door for the last four years. Is it the same couple that comes
here every year or is it one of their generations raised here?....we wonder.
Leaving trees and bushes they raise their brood in the bald patch. Perhaps they
feel safe with us. It is a relationship of faith, trust and love. No language
spoken yet we understand each other so well. Our pet cat is well fed, in fact
over fed these days lest she eyes the baby birds that chirrup noisily.
A freak thunderstorm and mild showers brought the temperature
down. I baked a wholegrain vegan carrot spice cake. We enjoyed with steaming
ginger tea.
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