There's No Place Like Home

This is Florida so we expect the snowbirds to arrive this time each year. We just didn't expect them to move in with us.

Sam and Sally Crane have moved in and made themselves comfortable in the backyard. Remember my last post was about Richard feeding a pair of sand hill cranes. Well it seems they like the menu and have decided to stay. I named them Sam and Sally so we could be on a first name basis.

They no longer squawk to announce their arrival each day. They simply walk up to the screen and lay down. If they see either Richard or me pass in front of the window, Sam pops up followed by Sally. If we don't come out, they sit back down and wait. The Crane's seem to be quite patient.

"Come quick! Look!" shouted Richard yesterday afternoon.
Sam was on top of Sally having his way with her. When he finished, they got cozy on the lawn again.

Mr. and Mrs. Crane have decided they like the neighborhood. With a little one on the way, they felt the need to settle down and take advantage of that first time homebuyer credit from the government. Their sofa and large screen TV should show up any day now. I'm sure they'll call us when they want their pizza delivered.

Ah! There's no place like home.