THANK YOU AND AW CRAP

To say thanks.

TUNNUSTUS AWARD

The other day my friend Blue from Finland gave me this Tunnustus Award. The award itself is beautiful. It would actually make a lovely poster. I feel so grateful to Blue to think me worthy. It is in recognition of a "blog friend" if I understand correctly. I am very flattered Blue. Thank you.

Blue was the first person to appear out of the "blue" on my blog. I was stunned and Oh so pleased that some one from Finland found my blog out of the many thousands of bloggers out there and she thought enough to comment. Thank you so much Blue for the encouragement and the lovely award. She has lovely posts and while things sometimes get lost by the translation button and meaning is sometimes iffy, you can definitely get the gist. Her home page is just beautiful. I feel like I am playing with stick figures after seeing her format.

We are supposed to pass the "blog friend award" on to two other blog friends. I would love to give it to everyone who visit regularly for you all give me the reason to face the glowing screen daily and to scratch my brain for "something to say." Your comments often tickle and make me laugh but always give me reinforcement. This would be a silly endeavor with out you all. In spirit, this is for all of you, even those who do not comment for it is nice to know some one is out there. We all know if we shout in the forest and no one hears, it sucks. I thank you.

Since I am supposed to pass this on to only two, this is my choice. I wish to pass it on to two of my most faithful readers. Robin and kenju, both have very popular blogs I have followed for a long time and that have set the bar way too high for what a blog should deliver, but keep me trying. Both appeared on day "one" which was amazing. I truthfully thought no one would even find me or bother to read any thing I had to say. I was pretty darn excited that first day when I clicked on "comments". These two ladies have kept my feet to the fire with their support and the Ihana Blogistava, blog friend award, is for them.

Thank you so much ladies. You da best.

Now for the Aw Crap part.

Mighty found this for me the other day. He did not attempt to pick it up, he just kept dropping his head, smelling it then looking up at me again. This was definitely a "Timmy in the Well" moment.

It was on the ground near a Starling nest so it is either one who fell out or perhaps it is a baby Cow Bird stow away that was discovered then kicked out of the nest. The Cow bird is a nasty mother who lays her egg in another birds nest then goes on her merry way leaving the other bird to raise her baby. Sometimes the adoptive mothers will actually raise the honkin' big baby at the expense of her own. Regardless of my feelings about the cow bird, I hate to see a dead baby of any kind. Yes-- aw crap.