Well, this past weekend when Elyse & Stephen came to visit all was wonderful - except for the pigeon...
Jeff & Stephen had gone to check the mail and Elyse & I were just sitting on the couch talking when we hear this really strange noise right outside the door. It sounded like some kind of animal grunting and I began to suspect that the Cat Lady who lives downstairs let her cat out while it was in heat or something...then right when I was about to get up and check outside I hear this loud cooing noise (this was actually Stephen impersonating a bird - but I didn't know he could do that) and wings flapping up against the door. Then the guys come inside and tell us there was a pigeon nesting on the door mat! We all laugh, go out to eat and forget about it.
Well, the next morning we wake up the door mat is in the living room and Stephen & Elyse have been awake since dawn because the pigeon (Elyse named him Potipher) came back. At first Elyse would just open the door and it would fly away, but then it kept coming back and eventually when Elyse would open the door it would just turn it's head all the way around awkwardly and look at her with those creepy, beady eyes like 'What? Get out of my nest.' She had to run at it to get it to fly off the mat so she could take the mat inside. Remove the nest -problem solved right?....
If only it were that simple, it continued to return and make it's cooing, grunting noises ALL DAY long. Jeff finally got his knife out and put it by the door so he could storm it and kill it... no such luck yet.
It has visited us every morning since Saturday. I saw it on my way out the door to work this morning, it was just waiting there at the bottom of the stairs for me to leave so it could return to it's nest. This is baaaad news, I'm thinking about getting some of those big, plastic owls they put inside O's in store signs to keep birds from nesting there and putting them around our door. Any idea where you buy those? Jeff's idea was to break a bunch of glass bottles and leave the shards on the doorstep... pretty sure I have to be able to get in and out the door as well. If you have any pigeon trapping, murdering, or repellant ideas. Let me know, otherwise I might have to bail Jeff out of jail for illegally using his shot gun.
To add to the comedy of the whole thing - we went to the Fort Worth arts festival this weekend and as we were walking down the street a bird crapped on Jeff's arm ... after we had a conversation about being crapped on by birds. I think this one is out to get us - or maybe just Jeff.
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I've thought about getting reusable grocery bags as they are handy and all. My hangup on it is that when I worked at Wally World I HATED having to bag using them because it takes about 5x as long and they're really annoying. I think I'm going to say no to the resuable bags (for now) in order to love on the cashiers that serve me. Besides, I reuse those plastic bags, so they don't really go into the landfill until they're good and used.
hmmm well i don't know what's worse. your pigeons or our birds that are building nests in the dryer vent directly above our bedroom! we get woken up at 7am sharp every morning! UGH!! so funny about jeff getting pooped on... wasn't he on the phone with ry when that happened?
p.s. let's definitely hang out in waco this weekend! we'll be just venturing around and seeing all the new & fun stuff on campus :)
is it weird to comment on a comment that has nothing to do with the post? if so, i apologize in advance. :)
because i was just going to say that, when i use reusable bags at any store, i always bag everything myself, or, if they won't let me, i will hold the bag open for them so it won't be as difficult, since i fully understand the importance of those little metal things that hold the plastic bags up for you while you're bagging! also, you can think of it as, when you're preserving the earth's resources, you are loving not only the cashier who so kindly serves you, but also his/her children, grandchildren, etc. (and the other inhabitants (human and non) of our great earth). :)
anyway, i realize i'm intruding on a conversation that had nothing to do with me, but i just thought i'd try and be helpful...or not...? :)
oh, and i like a good pigeon story.
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