ELEPHANTS IN THE ATTIC

Jan 2/10

I’d like to say that we had a quiet week but that is only half true.  Our activities were quiet in that we went for walks every day, did workouts in the fitness room, read a few books, started and finished a jigsaw puzzle and watched all the Star Trek movies.  The part that wasn’t so quiet was people who moved into the condos beside and above us for the Christmas week.

I first noticed a thumping sound above our living room followed by metallic screeching and scraping.  My first thought was “we have elephants in the attic” but then realized that it was people walking about and sliding chairs on their floor.  When we first moved into the condo, we didn’t hear any sounds around us and were impressed with the sound-proof concrete structure.  Now we know that not everything is concrete as the sounds do travel between floors.

Fortunately for us, the people moved out on New Year’s Day and we have our peace and quiet back again.

We continually get treated by the antics of the birds that live here on the waterfront and in the marsh.  The Canada geese frequently make a morning flight from the water’s edge to fields east of town for breakfast.  They fly at our level (120 feet up) and very close to the building, honking as they go.  A few days ago we had 2 eagles diving and lunging at each other in front of our window.  They were so close that we could see their talons extended as they went on the attack.  Then an osprey joined the battle and it was quite a sight.  No one got hurt and they gave up the fight fairly quickly—it must take a lot of energy for those battles.

The New Year and new decade have begun and we’re all rested up and looking forward to meeting any challenges that come our way.

View from Knox Mtn (our place 2nd highrise from right)

Brandt's Creek Walkway