A couple of weeks ago, as part of my @photo52 contest, @fotostef put in an entry for really neat bird decoration: https://steempeak.com/photo52/@fotostef/new-birds-on-the-balcony. Not only was I impressed with the photos, I was impressed because I thought I was the only one who had birds of that nature!
So mine aren't outside. And I only used my phone to take the pictures, so there's no fantastic bokeh. And the colours maybe aren't as vibrant, but I'm still tickled pink that someone else has these types of birds!
These were given as a gift by an eccentric and slightly mad old spinster a number of years ago (I believe she was 85 and lived in London during WWII - she had every right to be an eccentric mad spinster), a couple years before she passed away. She was a riot, and I used to take a lot of pleasure in egging her on. Once, when she was upset with her husband I had suggested that she trade him in for a girlfriend. She looked at me oddly and replied that she had several girlfriends already. I just smirked. A few days later when she saw me next she swatted me after finding out what I had meant.
The old lady finally passed on, and her husband shortly after that. Her mind began to rapidly deteriorate, and it was almost a blessing for her to finally be done with the ravages of age. I remember, when she gave these birds, I had thought to myself, "What. The. Hell...?" and attributed it to her eccentricity. But I've come to really adore these birds and hope they have just as long a lifespan and she did.
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