Duck Duck Goose

Actually, it's Goose, Goose, Cat.

Here's the outside of my apartment building. That's my window in the middle there. Looks like I have guests!

Thankfully Chaka was in the window to greet them. This is what I saw when I got home a couple nights ago.

Chaka played staring contest with (I'm assuming) the male goose almost the whole time I was taking pictures.

They've since moved into the corner between the wall and the steps to build a nest. Who knew Airhead wrappers make for good egg insulation? I snapped this picture at lunch time today when neither bird was in sight. I'm well aware that Canadian Geese are cranky creatures and will attack with very little provocation. I tried to call my landlord to get them to call animal control, but apparently the new management isn't any better than the old, because I haven't gotten a call back. This is potentially a really bad place for a nest, because people are in and out of the door to the building tons of times a day. However, the nest-sitter has always been rather subdued when I walk past, and I don't get too close. And it ought to be good entertainment for Carrot and Chaka just outside the living room window, as long as I keep it closed.

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In other news, there's been knitting. (Isn't that always the way?) It involves the box of yarn I showed you the other day and a super secret design project. So I can't show you anything yet, and that's the only thing I'm really working on these days. Well, actually...

I did start a new sock at the last sock club. It's Berroco Sox yarn, the Dublin Bay pattern, and size 2 needles.

But that's about it.