Day 1.154: Boy wonder?

This is the view into a birds' nest from our downstairs 'bathroom' window. The chicks look nearly as big as their parents now, and must be soon ready to leave the nest I would think - they are distinctively fluffy-looking though and do the whole 'absolutely silent until parent arrives with a worm then all mouth and shouting' act quite convincingly.

E5N1 has been a bit off-colour today - he woke us in the middle of last night with a fever. After his last dose of Tylenol (paracetamol) this afternoon he finally gave us a glimpse of his normal cheerful self, flashing a few of his trademark smiles and impressing his grandfather with his wielding of the contents of a toolbox.


I spent the evening trying to do some tidying in preparation for Exile #4's birthday party - with both E5N1 and Exile #2 seeming to be on the mend we made a last-minute decision not to cancel. Hopefully it will be a fun day and not too exhausting for anyone.

It's a pun title-watchers - pop in the sense of culture but not music - definitely the American kind, not the holiday-card variety.