How many can you count?

I am becoming obsessed with the Mourning Doves in my neighbourhood.  When I first moved in to my house about 10 years ago there were three doves.  This fall I noticed that had grown to 7 doves, but now I can’t seem to actually get a number.  I spread seeds along my deck and scatter some on the ground around the hanging bird feeders to help them since I only have finch feeders.  I looked out the other day and tried to count but being birds they easily spook and move around, jumping on and off the railing, hopping around the ground under the feeders and some just sitting in the tree watching the others.  I counted 14 then 16 then 15.  So, I really have no idea how many birds there are but I can safely say no less than 18 as of today.  I have a photo to show you 14 of them. 

I realize this topic is not extremely exciting but these funny looking birds just evoke my caregiver and I feel the need to take care of them more than the Finches and Chickadees.  I also feel a little like a parent watching my family grow.  This is how I spend my chilly Canadian winters, watching the birds outside my living room window.   

Try it; I was surprised at how entertaining these little guys can be. 

Routines and Schedules

They say it takes so many days to make a habit and so many to break a habit.  I have no idea what number of days it takes but I do know that I only need one to get lazy. 

The Christmas holidays did a number on me and now instead of trying to keep resolutions I am just trying to get back to where I left off.  So many distractions during the holiday season and now that it’s over I can find a distraction in anything, sleep, getting the mail, watching TV, looking up actors who play in these TV shows, where are they now?  It's also funny how housework is a chore until you should be doing something else then how quickly you find yourself doing it.  At least it’s productive I tell myself and I do end up with a clean house, but it is still procrastination!

So, now it’s January 17^th, way beyond blaming Christmas and time to get my butt in gear and get back to what resembles my schedule and get working…………….but first I have to brush the dog before he goes to the groomer.

The first one is always the hardest

A blog eh?  And I thought writing a novel was going to be the daunting task but this is so much tougher!  Writing my novel, I was sitting at home, writing what I was feeling, knowing I would edit it later, knowing it would all come together in the end and make sense but a blog is a blurb in time, a thought.  Does anyone really care what crazy thought is running through my head at any given moment, and I do have a lot of them!

My next concern; should I blog as if I am working on my final edit, mindful of grammar and run on sentences or do I type the same way my thought process works?  Do I need to be so formal or can I have fun? 

My last concern was that I am a private introvert and terrified of opening up and putting it all on the table for the world to see.  What do I say to sound interesting and what do I hold back?

So, my final decision……..keep it fun, keep it simple and just write what is rolling around in my head even if it is one long run on sentence full of commas that don’t belong.    

Now that my first entry is done, I hope you come back to enjoy the ramblings of an animated mind.

K