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The Lovebirds are Back!

I'm so excited.  I wasn't expecting them for another month at least.  Maybe they're ahead of the rest of the flock. Advance guard, or something.  I heard them in the trees when I went out to feed the birds yesterday morning.  I only saw two of them, but I'm pretty sure I heard three.  They lurked at the tops of the branches and squawk at me.  Or maybe they're talking to each other, but it feels like a scolding and a urging, a raucous "c'mon we're huuuuunnnnnngrryyy!"  And they are raucous. Lord what loud screechy birds they are.  I can't imagine living with them inside a house. 

Anyway, coincidentally, yesterday the hubs got a package - he had bought a tripod to replace the one he lost, so I can set up the bird cam in the window again!!!

A bright spot in my world.

Is Your Cat Right or Left - Pawed?

I guess I thought animals were ambidextrous.  Apparently the majority have a preference. (Bengal kitten photos brazenly swiped from Shere Khan Cats.  Aren't they cute?)

“Cats have "paw dominance" similar to the right-handedness and left-handedness found. Owners will have noticed that some cats tend to prefer one paw over the other for manipulating objects while others use either paw. Studies indicate that 20% of cats are right-pawed; 38.3% of cats are left pawed and the remaining 41.7% are ambidextrous. Preferences are determined by the part of the brain called the sensorimotor cerebral cortex. Paw dominance is fixed and can be modified only slightly by environmental factors, such as convenience for reaching something.” Feline medical curiosities

via Coffee Spills

Magic?

Found this on Nancy's blog and had to try it my own self.  How Do You Use Magic?  Heh, before I read the description, I thought it said I was a Bitch.  Which is probably also true. 

Take the "How Do You Use Magic?" test! Written by Brimo