Estes Park, Colorado... Day twenty four... Friday September 3, 2021

Bang bang bang... Pygmy nuthatches pecking at the siding on the house... drilling their little beaks into the freshly painted wood... making teeny holes to impress their mates... look for insects.. stake out territory... adorable but destructive... and annoying at 7:45am... banging back on the wall... gone in a flash of wings... back to sleep for a morning nap...

Waking well rested despite the nuthatch invasion... breakfast... toasted cranberry walnut bread with raspberry rhubarb preserves... Awake Tea by Tazo... the hubs enjoying his usual... cottage cheese with black pepper... sliced banana... raspberries and blueberries... this time with toasted cranberry walnut bread with strawberry preserves... hot java and of course... water

Calm afternoon... the hubs in his workshop making several bird houses to keep the nuthatches off the house... they will be attached to trees behind and alongside the house hopefully giving the tiny invaders a better place to peck

Calling Mom on her birthday… 91 years young… she is happy as a clam… her grandson, Mark and Drea arriving with chocolate mousse cheesecake and flowers to celebrate… so pleased that she is happy 

First Friday art tour tonite 5-8pm... neighbor Anne inviting us to her gallery for a special introduction to a local artist along with music and wine... jazz band playing in the background... a glass of Cabernet folks mingling... meeting new friends... Melissa & David Anderson... moved to Estes Wednesday from Maryland... long time visitors and hikers

Stopping off at Louise’s Ice Cream shoppe... picking up a single piece of dark chocolate covered toffee for dessert....

Resurgence supper tonite... joining Melissa and David for a delightful surprise supper out at Mama Rose’s... excellent Italian fare... fettuccini with tomato cream sauce... the hubs enjoying Angry Eggplant Parmesan in a hot spicy arrabbiatta sauce served over spaghetti alfredo... super garlicky bread delicious... and... a night off for the chef...

Returning to a dark house... luckily windows left closed... temps dropping precipitously... the sun scooting behind the mountains... two glasses of water for thirsty mouths... time for a fire to warm chilly bones and a movie Independence Day... Resurgence... with Jeff Goldblum... Bill Pullman... & Judd Hirsch... all from the original movie... humorous at times... entertaining... followed by another episode of Planet Earth off to bed... nighty night