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[asterroc]

I placed Peeper's ashes (in their box) on my mantle. Next to them is a clear box that I have some of her feathers in, and two eggs from when she was laying in 2003. The mantle, feather box, and ashes box make a three-tiered display for a few cards I've gotten from people. I'm not yet sure how to work the dried flowers into it, or if I want to. That might make it seem too much like a morbid shrine and not a celebration of her life. The flowers currently hang in the sun in my kitchen, the petals in a green bowl on the windowsill. Last night I slept well for the first time since getting Gabe and rearranging my bedroom.

Today I swept out the stairway outside my apartment. It's supposed to be my landlord's responsibility, but he doesn't do it and I don't feel like asking ever so I did it. It's still really dusty, needs a second sweep and a mopping, but not as nasty as it was. I disturbed a moth during the process who tried to fly out the large (sealed) window on the landing. It was interesting to watch, and I felt bad that it couldn't escape. And then two or three sparrows, the lead one male, flew up to the window and hovered outside, trying to catch the moth that was safely trapped behind the glass! It was amazing to watch, the moth was a few inches in front of me, and the sparrows just a few inches beyond that, they didn't care about me at all. I considered running to grab my camera, but about when I decided not to, the sparrows grew tired of the unwinnable chase, so I made the right decision by staying and enjoying the moment rather than running for a camera and losing the moment entirely.

Comments

[galbinus-caeli.livejournal.com]

You're a lost Disney princess, aren't you?

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

*Mrr?* Oh heh. :) Maybe if the sparrows flew onto my shoulders and the squirrels bounded in and helped me sweep the floor while mice sang "Zandperelly" in two-part harmony.