The Animal Saga Continues

This will be short, I hope.

In the lovely city of Coronado, homes are small, mortgages are large, and animals are in great abundance. Since our home is so small, the laundry facilities are in the garage. Not all bad (at least the laundry can be thrown out there, and not pile up in the hallway), not all good (nighttime laundry-doing has come to a halt). This morning, being the delightful housewife that I am, I decided to do a load (or three) of laundry. Upon opening the door to the garage, I heard a startling flutter. I think I might've screamed (doesn't say much for my neighbors, as no one responded), or fainted, not sure which. I collected myself and thought, "some dumb bird is pounding on the garage window" (probably excited about munching on Black Widows)! At the completion of this thought, I said to myself "self, this could be a rat, or maybe a bat" (forget about the rhyme, just read on, I'm a hero)! I put on my husband's leather gloves, got a flashlight (I love you Mag light--good and bright AND ready to whap anything coming too close), went to pee, since I might've pee'd myself if attacked, and then went to check it out.

What was making this ruckus? A sweet little bird, trying to flap its way out of the garage through a window. Now, I'm afraid of most birds (they poo everywhere, peck eyeballs, and if they're smart, able to tell your secrets), but this one was so small. My heart ached for him to escape (a quote from Laurence Sterne--"I fear, poor creature! said I, I cannot set thee at liberty--'No,' said the starling--'I can't get out--I can't get out,' said the starling.). Yup, you're right, I started to cry.

Now, not to have you thinking that I would give up easily, I did not! In fact it motivated me more, so much so, that I found a net. Okay, it's really a "delicates" bag--hey, I WAS doing laundry! It took a few tries, but finally I was able to capture the now very tired, bird. She was set free, and last seen flying up into my orange tree.

So, now you see that I am a hero; not only am I conquering laundry, but saving birds, as well! All in a day's work.