The expression on this man’s face bears a striking resemblance to that of an old friend of Husband’s who recently dropped in to visit us, after I asked him if he wanted to come out and see the birds.
He didn’t know I’d seen his grimace and at first I thought he might have been coming down with a migraine or something.
“Are you okay?” I asked, leading him out the door, “the birds will relax you.”
But halfway across the back lawn, he stopped abruptly and, with barely disguised irritation, said, “Do I have to see the birds today? I did see them last time, remember?”
“Yeah and you should see how big the geese have grown!” I enthused, but his expression hardened and I suddenly saw myself very clearly from his perspective.
Oh, how embarrassing!
I would have to stop assuming everybody was interested in the birds, and I vividly recollected having to suffer a seemingly endless tour of someone’s poultry breeding farm once when I only wanted to buy a few chickens.
“I’ve actually come to visit you two, if that’s all right,” the friend said. His voice softened as he saw the look of mortification on my face, but then we both started laughing and couldn’t stop until we reached the kitchen where Husband sat waiting for the kettle to boil.
“What’s so funny?”
“You have a very unusual ‘bird’ here,” our friend said, glancing pointedly at me.
Husband put his arm around me. “Mmmm,” he grinned.
jmgoyder 
Funny post!
Yeah, I wait now for people to ask to see the birds instead of dragging them out there!
Don’t feel bad. I am referred to as the “birdman”, simply becaise I love to photography birds. i don’t mind a bit. I like the attention. 🙂
Ok, ‘birdman’!
“Bird woman” here LOL
hehe!
Tell us more about the geese and how big they are Julie….I want to see your birds –
Yes, you should see those Sebastapols! I’ll put some pics. up in one of next posts. I’ve never seen anything grow so fast.
What’s not to love about birds? My father was a professional bird catcher and we were surrounded by large cages of rosellas, king parrots, 28s, galahs, budgies, quail, finches… I got used to being around them all the time and loved it. I must admit though these days I prefer to enjoy them out of confinement and free to roam the skies… we’re hoping to purchase a farming property soon and guinea fowls are on the list as well as a number of different varieties of chicken. I’m hoping to find some wynedottes, while hubby is keen on blue andulusians. Would love to read more about your chooks! 🙂
Thanks for joining in the fun!