SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER...AM I TOO NOISY?

Everything was okay, they were just asked to not be so chatty, or at least if they were chatty, to take it up to the trees and keep the decibels down.

This noisy bird scenario came from something that happened to me in 1982.  Going back to our navy days, there was a time that Gregg was being sent to a school in northern California. I had three close friends in the neighborhood, and every morning we would meet at 5.45 a.m. to get some exercise. I can't remember why we chose that early hour, probably because we needed to be back for husbands and children who were all off to school. I remember dragging myself out of bed but once we started walking and talking, I woke up and had a whole lot of fun, was back in time to say goodbye to Gregg for the day and wake up our son who was only three at the time.

Our route took us through a wooded area, then through navy housing and then another wooded area. There were times when we would get very animated in our conversation, we'd laugh and just chatter away and generally enjoy each other's company. 

One morning, after doing this for about a month, a security guard pulled up beside us. Apparently, someone had complained and called them, telling them there were these really annoying women waking them up every single morning, and they needed to be told to either quieten down or change their route. We were shocked as we had no idea we were that loud, or that we could be heard inside these homes.  

We didn't change our route and continued walking every morning. However, when we came anywhere near the houses, we would zip our lips and do a fast trot until we reached the other side of the woods, so that we could continue that animated conversation.  

The security guard was more amused I think.  Occasionally I would see him elsewhere. He smiled and pretended he didn't recognize the woman whom he could use as a loudspeaker, without needing an actual loudspeaker, if ever he needed one. He was so nice to us, I'm sure we would have volunteered without hesitation. And there were no more complaints after he had a friendly chat with us.

When I started looking at these photos, wondering where my bird chatter was going today, this is where it went.  Funny what pops into your head. I haven't thought about that for years. 

Thanks for joining me today, and I hope I didn't talk too loudly!  Truthfully, I am the last person who talks at all these days.  I much prefer listening and adding snippets here and there.

Have a great weekend my friends.