In my part of the world we say you are a fool if your passion for a pursuit overcomes all practical sense. I am a stitching fool, and I stitch foolishness.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Lovebirds?

I have spent a very long time today stitching wee tiny birds with filament silk.


I am assuming that they're supposed to be lovebirds since they're on the Cherished Letter Case. Actually, I think they look like pheasants; So I thought I would look up pheasants to see if they are monogamous birds who mate for life.

Mr. Google says nope, not monogamous--the males are more like roosters and go after all the females in the flock indiscriminately.

So then I wondered if there is a bird actually called a love bird, and there is. It's a little, brightly colored parrot.

And then I went, OMG, I am old. I keep reading articles that talk about retirees taking up birdwatching like it's almost a developmental stage of aging and here I am googling bird pictures and descriptions. If I go out and buy binoculars and a birding guide, you'll know I'm doomed.

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