A JAILBIRD, A CHANCE OF SPRING AND HOW TO MAKE A CHEAP PILLOW EVEN CHEAPER...

There are those of us 

that felt like

 the never ending winter weather

 had us locked up 

in a prison not of our own making 

and then 

there are those of us 

that took it 

one step further...

...and, literally,

 went into self-imposed exile.

 There are certain sounds 

that only Kai can hear 

and they will send him looking

 for a safe hiding place. 

 Evidently,

 he felt this was one of those places

 but he couldn't figure out 

how to get out of it.

 Before I could help him,

 he made a break for it and...

...in no uncertain terms,

 told me

 he wasn't waiting around for me 

to bail him out!

It appears 

that Mother Nature 

has finally bailed us out 

of the dark days.

 Since we have had 

a number of beautiful days

 of good weather, 

I am assuming that a 

chance of Spring 

really is here 

and no amount of possible dreariness

 that might come 

would change my mind.

 Especially, when I see...

...two of the tiniest of creatures

 taking up residence 

in our own little

Fly-By-Night Hideaway...

I couldn't get close enough

 to take a clear picture 

but you can tell, 

when comparing him/her

 to the ivy leaves and the entry 

into the bird house, 

how small this little pair is.

I get such a kick out of 

imagining 

what their eggs 

must look like!

 Sitting on the screened porch 

we can watch all

 of their comings and goings 

as they busily prepare

 for their new family. 

 So cute! 

and 

So spring!

P.S. I tried to google them but couldn't really tell from the pictures what kind of birds they might be. Brown, with a light grayish breast and a longer beak than a regular bird, but nowhere as long as a hummer. Super tiny and perch on the side of a tree and kind of skitter around. If you can tell from that description, let me know. Just curious.

As so many of us are,

 I am obsessed with pillows. 

 Not too much else 

will change the landscape of a room 

like a pretty pillow.

  But, what happens when 

the limited storage space 

is all used up

 but the yearning for more pillows isn't?

 I have come up

 with a solution 

that suits me

 just fine...

You all are aware 

that I have an assortment of

"cheap" pillow covers 

I have ordered through Amazon. 

(Not a one over $4.00)

 Of course, 

there are many choices of pillows available 

at many different price points 

and of much higher quality 

and, I am not saying 

that these can compete with those

 in any way,

 but for me they truly work.

 When a down form is inserted,

 it takes these pillows to

 a higher level...

...and because of the storage issues, 

I have turned mine into 

"two for the price of one".

 I have done a stenciled design 

on the back.

  This way, 

I can change details and colors 

on a whim 

and not have an

 extra pillow 

to buy or store.

Whether

 it is safe to say -

 or not:

HAPPY SPRING!

...Judy...