I can’t cope

OMG @Captain24 You're right that is such a cute lil pic!! What darlings! And great shot of the rainbow lorikeets too, how gorgeous! I love birds so much haha, thanks for sharing! Glad you could find a work around 😁

When's your next shift at work @Captain24 ? Has it been any easier?

I know @tyme @Jynx. I turned around and they were sitting like that. I just had to take it. Pix seems to be accepting him slightly and I mean very slightly more today

Yeah they are square @tyme. I’m keeping them all the same, even though this one isn't for me.

I love eastern rosellas @Jynx. I have a diamond art one hanging in the hall. Another one to do and one of the local artists drew one so I’m getting a print framed to go into my entrance. I also love tigers so I have 2 of them done too.

That's the prob with all this art and lego.. what do you do with them after? @Captain24 There's only so much wall space

Oh rosellas are gorgeous @Captain24! Both eastern and crimson varieties. I also love king parrots, the males are just stunning with their bright reddish orange plumage! So many gorgeous parrots in Australia, we're so lucky!

I go back to work on Friday for 3 dayshifts so that should be ok. @tyme. Then I have 2 nights. I’m hoping that I am able to do a little more. The last nightshift last block they gave something to do that they don’t have time for. It took me most of the night so it was great.

I have frames for all my diamond arts, I've got 5 in cupboard still to do I think. So when I run out of space I can just frame them and chuck them under a bed. Until I get more picture rails put in.

As for the Lego… I have no idea. The ones I’ve done are in a cube cupboard but the next ones aren’t going to fit anywhere. I need to find a cheap white adjustable book case or something. It’s really hard around here though. Plus there is no ikea anywhere near here.

I love parrots too @Jynx. I also absolutely love macaws! My nans husbands next door neighbour has them. I need to go around there one day.

Oh wow, that's awesome @Captain24! Yes do tell us if you end up visiting, that would be a special treat!

I used to breed budgies when I was a kid, fun fact about me! And I had a cockatiel, who was sooo affectionate but drove my mum mad when I was at school, cos she used to just tweet endlessly. I'd love to own birds again, but they're a big commitment, very messy, and very LOUD. I appreciate that my cats only meow when they want something, and it's usually cute, rather than ear-piercingly shrill hahaha.

I think one of my fav birds of all time gotta be the lyrebird! They're fascinating, they mimic other birds when trying to attract a mate. They even mimic other sounds - like in this video! Watch all the way to the end, it's quite a treat 😁

I’ve got a photo of me with some when I was away on here somewhere @Jynx. Maybe in my profile. But I’ll definitely get some if I run into him. It’ll be so cool.

That is amazing. I didn’t know that about Lyre birds. We had to pull the coal circuit up one night as the was a Lyre bird down in the coal hole. They had to catch him to get him out. We see all sorts of wildlife!

Awesome fun fact! We use to have a pet rosella when we were kids. He use to talk. If we left him out in the rain he would sing out ‘what about the birdie’ in repeat until we brought him in. Our dog at the time hated him and would try and jump up to his cage so he’d call out to the dog! Then he would dob Tiny in by saying ‘dogs getting the birdie’ it was so cool.

Id love to have a bird but yes, too much mess and too much noise. Plus going away would be hard. I’ll stick to the 2 dogs who just come with us.

@Captain24 oh wow! Haha love that, what a chatty lil bird!

Yeah I think birds would be a lot harder to get a sitter for, not like there's a birdery like there are catteries and dog kennels hey! And I think they count as exotic pets? I used to have two pet rats, and couldn't take them to a normal vet because they're exotic, and had to lug them across the city on public transport lol. Another animal I wouldn't have as a pet again, they're surprisingly high maintenance! Smart as a toddler and incredibly skilled at escaping. They needed soooo much attention and enrichment. I'm pretty happy to have cats now, cos they sleep most of the day and only need like an hour or so of playtime across the day.

Maybe one day if I move out to the country I could have a whole lot of different animals! Like I'd love to have ferrets, and dogs, and parrots, and maybe even a snake!