The birds, the cat and the flies

[Clyde Hollinger]

A couple new experiences today.  Since the weather is heating up I left the one
car window open so it wouldn't get so hot inside.  When I came out from tuning
the piano, a cat was sunning itself on the ledge inside the back window!

Two appointments later the family had one of these sticky fly ribbons hanging
directly over the piano, for some unknown reason.  And, yes, I forgot about it
and got it stuck to my hair!  Now those of you that have seen me know that I
don't need to lose any more hair, not to sticky flypaper and not to anything
else!  :-)

Regards,
Clyde

Ron Nossaman wrote:

> There I was this afternoon, tuning the fifth of six, looking out a big
> floor to ceiling picture window onto Tabor College campus, wishing I was
> out there in that beautiful day with those robins instead of inside trying
> to install music in these poor old pianos. I was about two thirds comatose,
> and sinking fast, when a little kestrel, or maybe it was a kite, BLAZED
> down out of the sky and SPLATTERED a robin on the ground about ten feet out
> from the window! He sat there for a couple of minutes, cloaking his catch
> with outstretched wings until all movement stopped, then took off, barely,
> hauling the victim to someplace safe for a leisurely lunch. Woke me right up.
>
> BTW, I scored the dive 6.0. VERY impressive.
>
> Ron N