So I\u2019m coming back from lunch yesterday, having dropped off the check for the shiny new gutters on the shiny new house. I reach the path from the street to my door and I see this bird clinging to the underside of said gutters. I had just enough time to think, \u201chuh, he\u2019s hanging upside down but he\u2019s a little big for a nuthatch. Hey, is he a wood \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BANG!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWoodpecker!\u201d My thoughts turned to vocalizations and I raised my hands to him. \u201cHey, buddy, that\u2019s new \u2026 there\u2019s no need to,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BANG! (he glanced at me contemptuously).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStop! Hey! Hey! Cease! Desist! New! Just paid!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BANG!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAAAAA!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so on. I wound up chasing him around the sides of the house \u2026 but he wouldn\u2019t let me even imagine that he was gone \u2026 since I could *hear* him chiseling around the corner. Gah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In other news, I still have two cats. Merlot is on daily subcutaneous fluids (since she can\u2019t eat or drink much at all anymore) and pain control. She sleeps a lot, but still bounces up to play with us from time to time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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