Couple of funnies

The other evening, the boys and I were eating supper. We had boneless pork ribs, a dinner that I (wrongly) assumed would be a huge treat for them. Ds #2 didn't like them at all, and refused to eat anymore after a bite or two.

We started talking about non-meat sources of protein; such as peanut butter, nuts, and tofu. I told the boys (jokingly) that we were having tofu for dinner the next night, here is the conversation:

Me: okay, we're having tofu tomorrow for supper.

Ds#2: Then I'm eating at T's house. (dear family friend and good cook who has NEVER made tofu in the 11 years I've known her)

Ds #3: No, I'm not eating raw fish.

Today, I was heading out to the store, and noticed a number of birds in a small tree in my yard. There were two mockingbirds, two cardinals, and a dove. They were hopping around the tree, and flying in and out of it. This commotion continued for a few minutes before I turned to get in the truck. I continued watching from the side mirror on my truck before deciding to check this out further.

I ran inside to tell ds, and we went back outside to see what was going on with the birds. The reason for the chaos soon became hilariously apparent. There was a locust around the tree, and all the birds wanted him for lunch. Yet every time a bird picked up the locust, it would buzz, and the bird would drop it. Then another bird would try, with the same results.

Finally all the birds gave up except the cardinal. After a few unsuccessful tries, he eventually decided that locust was his lunch, no exceptions. We know this because he flew across the yard with the locust buzzing his disapproval from the cardinal's beak the entire way. Sorry, locust, but you did provide some comic relief this afternoon, and fed a beautiful red bird.