This is a blackbird.
There are many, many blackbirds in our new neighborhood. Maybe they are getting a jump start on Halloween. Who knows? But, one thing for sure, they are driving my husband crazy.
So, the other night I had a commitment during the evening and was home a little later than usual.
I walk into the house to find Sam and Scott perched together on the back porch with a...
BB GUN OUT!!!!!
Sam was cheering as Daddy tried to take out the blackbirds hovering around our backyard.
I, for one moment, wanted to die of embarrassment.
You cannot shoot any type of gun in a neighborhood!
But, we're rednecks and sometimes you have to remind us of that.
When I pointed out to Scott that perhaps our neighbors did not want him to be shooting objects so close to their homes, he acted like it was ME who was crazy.
Nevertheless, he put the gun away.
I thought it was over. He'd seen the light. I could rest easy that I would not be called to testify against him before some city council.
Then it happened.
Those blackbirds came back.
I'm lying on my bed, resting, growing our daughter when I heard it...
"Left..right...left right left. About face, aim and...."
The BB gun was back out.
Scott dropped a bird into our neighbor’s backyard.
I'm waiting for the letter from the city council to arrive any day now.
There are many, many blackbirds in our new neighborhood. Maybe they are getting a jump start on Halloween. Who knows? But, one thing for sure, they are driving my husband crazy.
So, the other night I had a commitment during the evening and was home a little later than usual.
I walk into the house to find Sam and Scott perched together on the back porch with a...
BB GUN OUT!!!!!
Sam was cheering as Daddy tried to take out the blackbirds hovering around our backyard.
I, for one moment, wanted to die of embarrassment.
You cannot shoot any type of gun in a neighborhood!
But, we're rednecks and sometimes you have to remind us of that.
When I pointed out to Scott that perhaps our neighbors did not want him to be shooting objects so close to their homes, he acted like it was ME who was crazy.
Nevertheless, he put the gun away.
I thought it was over. He'd seen the light. I could rest easy that I would not be called to testify against him before some city council.
Then it happened.
Those blackbirds came back.
I'm lying on my bed, resting, growing our daughter when I heard it...
"Left..right...left right left. About face, aim and...."
The BB gun was back out.
Scott dropped a bird into our neighbor’s backyard.
I'm waiting for the letter from the city council to arrive any day now.
2 comments:
ha, too funny! don't worry, jered would be doing the same thing. in fact, he did that in college...and when we lived in college station he would light fires in our back yard...in the city!!
I stumbled upon your blog, and it is too cute! The whole bb gun thing sounds like my boys! But, we live in the country so it is ok.... I think. lol.
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