Our townhouse (basically a rowhouse, there are 8 houses in our row, I believe) has a nice deck out back. We have no yard to speak of, but the deck is suitable as a place for DJ to have a small pool or something similar. The maintenance needed on the deck is now complete, which means we can use it now! Woo Hoo!
Anyway, the previous tenants left a hanging planter hanging on the deck. Recently, I noticed a Mourning Dove had built a nest in the planter. As I watched the bird for a few days, I realized he/she must have eggs, as they did not leave the nest for anything. Well, sometime during the night or first thing this morning, the eggs hatched. Mourning Doves traditionally lay two eggs at a time, up to three times a year. I was able to stand on the step-ladder and view the babies. They are a lot bigger than I expected and kinda fluffy. It's pretty cool.
With our deck now available for use and having done a lot of research, I decided against a pool. There are a few reasons, but if we decide we want to swim, the city has a nice pool we can use.
DJ has gone crazy over bubbles lately, but hasn't quite gotten the hang of blowing them. So, we found a cheap, but realiable (according to reviews) bubble machine. I think the only downside is that you eventually run out of bubble solution and have to buy more. Not unexpected. In any event, DJ had a blast.
At one point, DJ carefully closed his hands over a bubble and yelled "I caught one, I caught one! See!" and slowly opened his hands. Of course, the bubble hand popped. The look of shock on his face was priceless.
I also found a little water table, that will be a nice toy on the warmer days. It is put together, but we will wait to use it, as we are expecting another couple days of thunderstorms.
Has anyone noticed I ramble? Oh well.
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