a tale of tails, tenacity, and tedium, as told by me, usually barefoot and bellowing

Thursday, June 2, 2011

A Rare Bird...

has been sited around the farm!  It is male and has been caught napping in the recliner and rummaging through the refrigerator. He has also been seen following the cattle, catching fish and tearing up equipment lately.

He mates for life and June third makes thirty-nine years. He's still hanging around the nest. The female is quite a frumphy old thing and tends to hang with the horses and dogs at the farm. The pair have been observed picking on each other, with a touch of playfulness. 

It has been recorded, this pair has been together almost a half-century and have produced only two chicks, we do know they have mated at least twice.

This rare photo pictures them in the beginning....
Happy Anniversary, hubby, thanks for putting up with me.
I love you!
May we have a hundred more!

21 comments:

Dreaming said...

Hey, we have 39 in common - our's is later this year.
Congrats! And certainly... many more happy years together!

T. Powell Coltrin said...

Aww so incredibly cute you both are. Two observations:

1. Notice that said rare female bird has mouth open as if trying to say something. Is this a "rare" occurrence during said union or common event?

2. Rare offspring of rare couples offspring (are you following me?)(the grandson) looks like rare male bird. I'm just saying it.

OK three observations:

3. You remind me of a young Lorretta Lynn.

Have the happiest anniversary yet, and I wish you many more!

Pat said...

When he starts throwing himself up against your kitchen window trying to get your attention, let me know.

Happy Anniversary!

DesertHen said...

Happy Anniversary! What a fun post!

Tami Weingartner said...

Happy Anniversary!!!

Irene said...

Happy Anniversary to you both. That's a real cute photo of you two as a young happy couple.

As you know, it would have been my 39th anniversary too. What an awfully long time to have been married!

I wish I had made it, you are lucky that you did. I hope you have many more happy years together.

XOX

IanH said...

Way to go! 39 years! Be nice to him, he looks like a keeper.

Rudee said...

What an awesome post! Happy Anniversary to both of you.

carolina nana said...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !!!!
wow you look like CHILD BRIDE in that picture.
Blessings to you
marilyn

VioletSky said...

Happy Anniversary, chicky!

StitchinByTheLake said...

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary! It's rare these days to see couples married as long as you and your husband. Jerry and I have been married over 46 years now and I tell folks it's really a mindset...we just never thought there was an option. :) blessings, marlene

Grammy said...

Happy Anniversary, I love the photo you both are so adorable and innocent looking. :) Sending you both a big hug and lots of love.
E

Buttons Thoughts said...

Happy Anniversary. I love the way you worded this. funny. B

ain't for city gals said...

omgosh...funny! When I first started reading I was thinking "39 years...that is impossible for her to know it is the same bird"! Sometimes it takes a second cup of coffee for me! Looking forward to reading your past and future posts...

ellen abbott said...

oh my god! you two look like kids.

happy anniversary.

LindaG said...

Wonderful! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to you both! :-D
I hope you have many many more years together, too! :)

Jules said...

Belated Happy Anniversary my friend. May the rare bird and the frumpy old thing live happily ever after. :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

Susan Anderson said...

You are so funny!

(And I'm glad there's living proof that you've mated at least twice.)

;)

PS. Happy Anniversary!

the canned quilter said...

Have a Happy One : ) Hope you enjoy many more years together

CQ

Sharon K. Mayhew said...

AWWWWWW, Happy Anniversary! I hope you have a 100 more, too.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

hehehehe,

you are like my 7 year oldd daughter, you had and had sex 3 times? That's why you have me, my sis and my brothers. I went LOL LOL

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