Nora

Nora died.  I've been doing nothing but crying and listening to Cloud Atlas since six this morning.  I thought she was going to make it.  You know, I really hate it when people say "I'm sorry" when some one close to you dies.  Because, how does that help?   At the moment the only thing helping is knowing that the finches had another baby and seem to be taking care of it this time.  That little bit of hope is the only thing that made me smile today, brief as it was.

Creating a Bonsai Tree & Nora Update

Went to Uwajimaya today and stumbled across this little item...

Bonsai Starter Kit

As simple as it may look the instructions are much more demanding than I had anticipated.  First it asks that I soak the seeds for 24 hours (not an issue) but then it wants me to refrigerate them for a few days and soak them again, put them on a paper towel in a zip lock bag and after a few months buy some special 100% bonsai soil.  I mean really? Really?!

Anyways, here's a new video of Nora!

You'll notice that Nora jumps off my hand in the very beginning and falls to the floor.  No harm done!  Nora is starting to "fly" and hasn't quite mastered it.  Still, he tries.  There's also the balance issues.  After all, Nora is a baby and babies fall over.

Nora Update

Nora has started eating some millet seeds and occasionally does these small flying jumps so I've moved him into a temporary cage.  I say temporary because this is Henry's travel cage and until I make a flight cage it will have to do.  Since Nora is still very young I've left the heat lamp close to the cage but farther from his "nest" than it was before.  As I write this Sweetheart is watching over the finch.  I don't know what I'd do without her.  Lucy would have had him for a snack day one.  However, if you are taking care of a baby bird I do not recommend having a cat guardian unless you are absolutely positive it will not eat the chick.  Nora is a lucky bird to have such a companion.

Nora Update

Nora is growing so fast.  In this video he is chirping for food even though he's full, as you can see by his crop (bulge on side of neck).  

 

Nora Update

I realized a few days ago that my blog is turning in to one of those about someones new baby/kids.  I never understood the point of those.  I mean why would I care about your kids?  I don't know them.  Still, even if Nora is not human I still consider him mine and absolutely adorable.  I can't wrap my head around the fact that someone would find Nora uninteresting.  I assume it is the same for other parents.

Anyways, Nora is about an inch long now and no longer needs to be feed consistently throughout the night. ^_^  

I am still going to do two or three night feedings until his feathers grow in but I can finally sleep now!

Nora

My finches abandoned a day old chick yesterday.  Obviously, I've elected to take care of him/her.  Since it's so small I have to feed it every two hours day and night for the next couple of weeks (after that it's only every four hours).  I've decided to call it Nora after one of my favorite manga characters.

Nora has this thing were he/she lays on its back, wings (and I use that term loosely) stretched out and does nothing.  I often wonder what it's thinking in these moments.

Reminiscing on Ghost Rider

Watching the first Ghost Rider movie again tonight.  There are times when I just want to watch that movie.  Don't know why, it's not the best of movies.  Lots of action but very cheesy.  Still, Ghost Rider has a sort of charm that I find very amusing.  I think it's the devils of the movie that make it good.

As with most movies I find that I am attracted to the secondary character more so than the main.  One example is in the TV show Moonlight, my favorite character is Josef Kostan.  In Arrow, I prefer Tommy Merlyn.  I would say that I like the fact that they are both a little bad and good at the same time, but in Ghost Rider that's not the case.  Blackheart in not a good guy, even if the saying goes "no one is truly bad or good".      So I will pin it down to his style.

I hope he will come back a some point.  Perhaps with someone that can curb his habit of killing.

Blackheart reminds me of Nora in a way and Nora is worth saving.

Note: For those how don't know Nora is the name of a manga.