Thursday evening

Sitting on my balcony listening to all the birds singing. It sounds like a jungle out here. The Flickers (Woodpeckers) sound like Kookaburras in the deep jungles of South America. Is that where Kookaburras are from? I love the sound of Eastern Blue Jays. Its more of a squawk than a chirp or a tweet. Small planes buzz by, making me think of crop duster planes. Lots of chirping. The Chickadees land on the cherry blossom tree branches trying to fly on to my hanging bird feeder even with me there. Then my black cat Shadow walks out on to the balcony from the living room after eating wet cat food. He looks up at me and then lifts his front legs to lean on the edge of the chair seat. He leaps up on to my lap and balances on my left thigh with his back legs and kneads my stomach with his front legs. Dogs barking in the close distance, car doors closing, families talking outside, jet planes and laughing. I've got my windows open. There is a very, very slight breeze and the outside temperature is quite comfortable.