This morning I awoke at 5:30AM to the sound of ruffling feathers outside of my window. I sat up in bed and looked outside through the spinning blades of my box fan. I could barely make out the shapes of two pigeons perched on my window sill in the early morning light. At that moment, the ruffling stopped and they were silent. Images of disease-ridden feathers, pigeon poop, and bird mites began to fill my mind, but I was too tired to really let them bother me. I snuggled back into the covers.
Mr. Pigeon began to coo. At first, it was just a short burst of cooing. Then, it became more rhythmic. I sat up again. Mr. Pigeon had a look in his eye that I've seen in many other pigeons' eyes this week. The look said, "Mrs. Pigeon, you are looking very attractive this morning." The coo was for emphasis.
Not wanting to hear what I had a feeling was about to go down on my window sill, I stood up and began banging my flip flop against the window pane above my fan. The pigeon couple was startled, and after the third slap, they finally flew away. It was then, standing close to the window, that I noticed that the spikes I had seen through my window were actually on the inside of the screen. They were useless at preventing birds from sitting outside of my window!
In my delerium, I sent an email explaining the situation to the woman who is subleasing the apartment. She was very kind and got someone from the building to fix the spikes by moving them to their proper position outside of the screen. Needless to say, I am looking forward to an uninterrupted night's sleep tonight!
Other events of the day: I bought Newsweek because it had Nikki Haley on the cover, and it's always exciting to see South Carolina on the front page of a national publication, especially when it's in a positive light. I also cleaned my apartment thoroughly because it was cool enough to move around without breaking a serious sweat. It feels good to accomplish something!
Good night all!
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