Today was Yvonne's birthday, and of course I had planned
something good to eat—with her participation both in preparation and eating. But she was
feeling faint and spent much of the day in bed. Nothing special for dinner.
What was the problem? Blood pressure and pulse were both a little low, but not overly so
(107/70 and 55), and the ECG showed
normal sinus rhythm.
Many birds
From time to time we see sulphur-crested cockatoos near the horse water trough. But today there were a surprising number, although it was
relatively wet:
That's a 99.9% crop of the first photo, far too small to recognize the beak, but from the
chest colouration I think they're long-billed corellas.
Presumably their presence is because of the large number around generally. Later in the
afternoon I saw a swarm of what must have been 300 birds fly past. No hope of getting a
photo.
Bruno's fate
Marion Stolk along today to take a look at Bruno. She's an animal rescuer, and we thought she might be able to find a place to
suit him. And yes, she had found a place just like what we were thinking of: a hobby farm
far from the road, where he can go out stalking in the daytime and come back in the evening.
She had also found and placed a cat there, so not a choice for Bruno.
She wanted to take him with her to her house in Wendouree to see how he got on with other
cats, and whether they would calm him. That wasn't our intention at all, though then he
could potentially come back to us, but it could have some potential to see how we could keep
him without him going ballistic. We'll also see if he's happy being allowed out into only a
small outside enclosure (about 3×4 m).
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