The day before our cleaning ladies are scheduled, their boss sends a text with the time they will be arriving.
In the year we've used this service, the projected time has never been accurate. The ladies most often arrive early - sometimes up to an hour before the previous day's text said they would arrive.
It's OK. We are getting used to it. Up early this morning to do the tidy up of things that need tidying before we pay them to clean our house. Sure enough, they were 45 minutes early so the early wakening was smart. We requested they come earlier because they were arriving between noon and one. Wednesday is our 'Atlantis Free Play' day - my favorite day of the week. Accompanied by J., I will enjoy a couple beers and some play. And free food.
This morning, as has happened a few times in the past couple weeks, four geese flew in. They trumpet their arrival as their flight path lowers towards the golf course. They landed much higher up the hill but finished their stay on the 12th tee right outside our gate. They are fun to watch and Muf never let them out of her sight. You can almost hear her thinking 'I could take them'. Um, no. They would fly away and if they stayed on the ground, they are aggressive.
There was also a line of bluebirds on the fence.
On the way to pick up J.'s birthday cake, there was a family of four deer (parents and two babies) grazing on the grass across from the bakery. They are daily foragers. As I walked past them with the cake, the two adults moved towards me a bit - scaring me off from the babies. I obliged and stepped away. I wasn't scared - they are docile and would most likely just scurry down the street - but it's a busy street and I didn't want to risk them being injured by bolting into a street.
I love how we see so many amazing animals here. It's just a part of everyday life. The birds make me so happy every day - how they know our house is the place to go when they need a drink of water or a place to get clean.
It's magical. Nature is magical.
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