We have a baby bird

August 26 - Bill was glad to be home last night and I think he slept pretty good. He said he will NEVER fly again. It just makes him so nervous that he won’t do it. I made him his regular Sunday breakfast but today I made biscuits instead of toast. He dropped me off at the office and his cleaned 6 sites I think. We only had 7 leave so I did the last one after lunch. Karen (at the office) makes pendants of dichroic glass that she sells on consignment and she brought in a tray today and told us to each take one. Next weekend is her last weekend also as she goes back to teaching elementary school and is also not planning to come back for summers at Navajo any longer. She was thanking all of us for a fun summer full of laughs, stories and camaraderie.

 

Bill washed and waxed all but the top edge of the back of the RV. The plan is to do a section each day so it’s all done before we leave. I get to do the top of each end from on the roof. I guess that’s on the agenda for tomorrow.

 

The baby bird

We had the last one of the second batch of baby swallows fall from its nest today. Bill put it back twice. We think it’s trying to fly but is either too weak or just not ready. The third time it was on the ground I put it on a towel under the picnic table and then it started raining on it. I have been out checking on it so many times. Once the rain stopped I uncovered it and let the breeze dry it out. The parents have started getting closer and closer and finally they took it some food. They have other swallows like sentry guards keeping any other breed of birds away. I’m not sure if we should put it back in the nest overnight or not. It gets pretty chilly at night.

Bill putting the bird in the nest

 

I cooked one of the meatloafs I made this week with baked potatoes. I steamed broccoli and made a pan of cornbread. It sure was light and airy, I guess I should have used a bit more flour or less baking powder. The altitude again!

 

There are only 3 campers here tonight.

 

Once it got dark we went out and 2 of the bird’s siblings were there on the ledge of the shelter to stay the night so Bill put the bird back in the nest for the night we hope.