Happy Monday

 

The yard is full of birds this summer, especially the house sparrows, technically English Sparrows. They chatter all day and have a couple of nests, one up in the chimney.  Yes, they're common birds but I'll take what I can get these days of dwindling variety.

But a sweet sight yesterday when the big sprinkler turned the olive tree into a birdie spa and attracted a flock of excited Bushtits. They just seem to appear out of nowhere when they hear water dripping.

 

The West Seattle Grand Parade was a shorter and more subdued version, but after two years the community was glad to have it back. Other than that, we stayed close to home all weekend. I'm still nursing a sore back, although it finally feels somewhat better this morning. The doctor pronounced it "muscular-skeletal" and sent me on my way with some muscle relaxants. Ho hum.

OK, I can't help being proud Nana and showing off these incredibly athletic girls. Here's a couple of short videos taken by Tom of Nova (12) and Maya (9) burning up the lanes at Brewster swim meet on Saturday. Both of them on the Twsip Killer Whales Swim Team, and having a very good summer.