Cats, Cows, and Birds, OH my!

Well life has been much different around here without most of the kids around.  The pace is much slower.  We are preparing the temporary property (Casa La Aljaba) for the kids to move into so I have been spending a good amount of time at the house by myself waiting on electricians, carpenters, plumbers, and technicians to show up.

Don't worried, I have not been bored at all, I have had much paperwork to keep me busy.  I set up a 'desk' on the first floor of the building looking out the front gate and that has provided a good amount of entertainment.

In this week, I have seen several things that you would not see in the United States.  First, a cat has started hanging out at the house.  It is always there laying around in the garden or by the front door.  I know this is not unusual, but have you ever seen a cat jump up in your neighbors window and eat from the plate that had been left there.  I have no idea what was on that plate, but the cat loved it and at for about 15 minutes before being pushed out of the window.  The neighbor was nice though she intentionally dropped food on the ground for the cat to finish off.

I admit that is something you could see in US, but listen to this!  I was working hard downstairs but needed to run up and get something out of my room.  I had left the door of the apartment open for easy access since I was the only one there at the time.  I ran into the room and was hit in the face as soon as I entered.  Somehow a humming bird had gotten into my room and kept trying to get out of the windows.  I ran and opened the door that leads out to the balcony so that it could fly out.  I went back to my room and tried hard to encourage the bird to fly out of the room.  I tried for a good 15 to 20 minutes with no success.  It kept flapping its wings and then landing on my curtains, so I finally took the curtain and threw it over the bird and quickly grabbed it.  It was not happy and let it be know with its screeching.  I quickly carried it out and let it go.

I know what you are say..."I've had that happen before, Angie!", but just wait!  Yesterday I was sitting at the desk typing and waiting for the electrician to get finished, I heard something that sounded like a cow, but surely not.  I looked up and saw a herd of longhorn cattle walking by the front gate.  My mouth just dropped as it was something that I never expected to see.   One even walked on the sidewalk beside the wall and I guess to make the point he had every right to be there, he used the bathroom on the front door step.  Now tell me you have seen that while sitting in your den!