Well, the spring semester has begun at college now. I have three IT classes I am taking. Two of them should be fun, but the database one I dread a little.
Yesterday, I spoke with a friend I hadn’t talked to in quite a while. I was good to hear from him and talk Pigeons. I may be getting some birds from him to sell for him later. They would be Old Style Frills.
I have had a small problem in my loft the last month or so, but I finally took the first step to correct it. Some of my Fantails would always hang out on the floor. Normally, I don’t care if they do, but they would stad right under the perches and, well, you know. Anyway, a couple had gotten really dirty from sitting under other birds, one or two had so much poop on their tails, they couldn’t hold them up any more. And, with the cold we were having, the poop would freeze very quickly.
So, I went out yesterday and pulled tails on the dirtiest of them so they would grow out clean. That gives me just under six weeks to find a solution to the problem. One thing that will help a lot, is getting the WOE Tumblers out of those pens. I will do that this weekend when I pair them up. I am hoping to start pairing up Fantails in another 2-4 weeks. I will have some really good quality Fantails available when I do start pairing up if anyone is interested. With the quality of stock that I have, I should be able to raise some top notch Fantails this year. Can’t wait to get that first one banded!
With my writing, my novel seems to havd ground to a crawl early in Chapter 4. I have found that I will be sitting here at the computer with a thought of where I want this part of the story to go, then I start writing. By the time I have written a few paragraphs, the story has taken on a life of its own, going down another path. It is amazing to watch the letters for words and words for the story right before your eyes.
My little passion has grown from Lennie’s mouse to Gollum’s ring. It consumes a great deal of my thoughts. Although I admit that I tend to be easily distracted, I am going to try and force myself to block off some time every day to write. 60 minutes of uninterrupted creativity.
Last year, I was accepted into a major university for children’s writing (writing books for children & teens), but finances have prevented me from taking the course. I will be signing up for a one-day workshop this spring for Screenwriting under renowned screenwriter, Lew Hunter. Lew told me in a letter that I “have a gift, but I never fully realize it until I’ve opened up the package. Opening is called ‘writing’.” Time to start untying the bow and tearing the wrapping paper!
Bob
