So P was very concerned (and I was as well) about the cats’ increased interest once the Baby Cs start moving around and peeping for their parents, so I decided to erect (hehe…erect) a temporary fence around the shrubs and part of the patio. It cost me a small fortune–that plastic poultry fencing is not cheap–and Buchheit had no posts tall enough for the fencing, and it’s not pretty, but if it saves the Baby Cs and helps Mr and Mrs, who have worked so hard, then it’s worth it. It won’t keep out dedicated cats, but it should be fine to keep out well-fed, kind of lazy cats that are mildly curious about the odd sounds in the shrubbery.

Should the step-in posts prove inadequate, I’ll grab some of the T-posts that I have around flowerbeds; Christ knows we haven’t got enough rain this year, nor had a spring long enough for my flowers to grow tall enough to need roping off.

Since it’s ugly and inconveniently placed to make people walk around, so people walking around will want to know why, and it’s a playpen for cardinal children, I made a sign.

Me, sweating my arse off, installing the playpen fence, caught on the security camera.

This morning, I was DYING to see the babies, and the parents had just fed them and flown away, so I hatched (hatched–ha!) a plan to get inside and take a picture. It involved two chairs from the back patio, and silent gratitude that the neighbours were still asleep.

Again, caught on camera, making my escape after leaving one of the chairs over there for next time. 😀

I thought I’d already posted this, but I hadn’t, so here’s how they looked on Monday.

So, the kids are still butt-ugly, and no way was I going to use a flash or spend more time there than necessary, but they have more fevvers, and their little eyes are open!

Random florage. Yes, this is a word…now.

The trumpet creeper has more flowers this year. On that side, at least; the other side doesn’t get as much sun.

Gloriosa daisy because…gloriosa daisy!