Today is National Bird Day. No it's not Larry's or the Admiral's or Mrs. Johnson's or Big Bird's birthday. I'm not real sure what this day is about other than taking the time to observe birds, but it's the oldest day set aside for birds on record. It was started on May 4th, 1894 by Charles Almanzo Babcock who was the Superintendent of Schools in Oil City Pa.
I'm observing National Bird Day for two reasons. First of all, I have a large rose bush I planted outside my window nine years ago. I look at it everyday when I'm sitting here writing and for nine years it has not produced a single rose. This year a Cardinal I have been watching for quite some time decided to build a nest in the middle of it. About a week ago I looked out and the bush was covered in beautiful pink roses and today the cardinal is looking after a couple of chicks.
And the second reason is I keep thinking about all the birds and other creatures that have been or going to be harmed by the oil spill in the Gulf. Thank you BP for your fine work once again. We here in Houston know all about BP and the crappy corporation they are.
A couple more books I would like to recommend and they are both by the same author, Stieg Larsson. They are part of a trilogy and feature one of the best characters I have come across in years. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did because Stieg Larsson passed away shortly after finishing the last one.
The first one is
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and the other is
The Girl Who Played With Fire. The third one
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest debuts later this month. I hope you seek them out and give them a read.
Stay tuned for future adventures.
