A third of the year gone already

Wow, we're at the end of April already, still waiting for warm spring weather here, even though flowers are starting to bloom. (I snapped these pics on the way home yesterday, they're not my flowers.)

A third of the year is gone in a blink!

I have a funny *headdesk* story to share from Friday.

So I left the house at 6:35 AM, in a rush as usual. It was dreary and grey outside, and I could hear a distressed sound, perhaps that of a baby squirrel or bird or some such, crying pitiably and ceaselessly. I couldn't see where it was coming from, but finally looked up at my bedroom window and could see what appeared to be something stuck under the eaves, in the serrated metal. I really couldn't make out what it was; it was too far away and too dim, given that I need, but don't have, glasses.

This stumped and stunned me; in my 19 years in the house, nothing ever has been stuck there. What could possibly get stuck there? Bat? Bird? Baby squirrel? It seemed bizarre, but the poor creature wouldn't stop its desperate crying.

Anyway, as I have no ladder high enough to reach a second story, I had to leave it, sending up prayers for the poor little thing.

When I got to work I lit my LED candle for it, worried all day about it, upset at its suffering. I left the office praying it was okay, that it got free or had died a quick and merciful death, and when I got off the bus and walked into my complex, I was chanting "please let it be gone, please let it be gone."

Unfortunately, it wasn't gone.

But this time, in the light of the afternoon, I was able to get a little better view of what it was.

Not a poor, suffering creature at all (though I had heard something in the morning, no question about that). Nope, it was just discolouration of the brown metal, a splotch of grey, either scraped by something or dirty.

I spent the entire day almost sick to my stomach over a splotch. *Headdesk*

The best I can say is that at least I have a good heart. LOL.

And I have an eye appointment for May 15th!  :-D

I'll leave you with a couple of recent snaps of the boys, and some Pinterest graphics that appealed to me.

This is for the cat "daddies" out there in blog land.  :-)

 Anyone else grow up eating chocolate cookie dough?

Peace.