Bird Brain

I've been so busy looking after my patients that I quite forgot about my morning chats with the wildlife. I have been neglectful (is that a word - if not I have just invented a word. How cool is that!) I shall have to tell Max because he thinks inventors are clever so he will think I am clever.

Anyway I nipped out early this morning to have a check on the estate and make sure my mate Lucy was OK - she's walking well now and seems fine - clever little soldier she is. I still keep thinking of her falling off that rocket you know. It could have been a real CAT-astrophe! Hey that was clever wasn't it?

Anyway there I was touring the estate and it had a bit of an Autumnal chill to the early morning so I ventured back indoors.

"Cor shut that door, mate. There's a wicked draft blows through here you know"; this little voice piped up at me making me start at first. I looked around and there sitting on the floor was Sidney Sparrow.

"Where have you been Sid?" I asked "and how did you get in?"

"You left the door open. I just got back from a trip overseas and it was so warm over there now I come back to this chill. Mind if I come in and warm up before I go off?"

"Course not Sid. Would you like some tuna and cream? I got some in the kitchen."

"No ta. Best not go in the kitchen. You now what those humanoids are like when I have a little accident indoors"

I nodded sagely not having the first idea what"humanoids" were, but there are times when you don't show your ignorance and just go along with what is said. Max told me that too.

"So where exactly were you overseas Sid?"

"Ermm some way away actually."

"Really did you go up beyond Tesco then?"

"Almost" answered Sis. "We went to the other side of the pond down the road"

I was aghast. I go further than that most nights!

"So you're more of a home bird then Sid?" I said with a twinkle.