Friday Morning

It's a beautiful morning today. Linda's still sleeping upstairs while I'm updating the blog. Ned, Fatty and I are in the sun room watching and listening to the birds outside going about their daily morning rituals. They seem to be a very busy lot. Ned, of course, is desperate to go out. He tried to convince me that it was imperetive that he got out, by meowing six (yes, 6) times in a row. He wouldn't say that much even if he won an election.

Suki and I took an early morning walk. The walk was productive for Suki. Now, all dog owners know that a productive walk for a dog has an entirely different meaning. In other words, I carried a plastic bag back. Suki seems to be doing very well with her new medicines for arthritis. After the walk she did not want to stay outside, as she usually does, so we headed back into the house. She's now on her couch panting away. I made myself some garam chai and sat down in the sun room with Ned and Fatty.

I just saw a bird taking a bath in Suki's water bowl in the backyard. By the time I got my camera out, the bird had flown away. I missed a nice shot. The bird landed straight inside the water bowl. She dipped her head in the water, spread her wings out and fluttered them with great vigour. Then she looked around to ensure total privacy, and repeated the whole process all over again.

Speaking of bathing, Suki needs a bath really badly. She hasn't yet had her annual bath at our house (which is the only bath she ever gets). This weekend sometime Linda and I will give her a nice bath. Ned has colonized the rocking chair and, having given up hopes of going outside, tucked himself for a nice morning nap. Fatty has decided to snooze right next to me, in the white wicker chair. She has covered her eyes and gone to sleep.

Everyone in the house is sleeping. I guess I'll go and have an authentic south Indian breakfast of idli and chutney. The coconut chutney that I made turned out really well. There's nothing like using fresh coconut. More later.