Zac, hi Zac! Someone was calling me at the door...,

...and I wondered why the person wouldn't rather knock. So I went to the door, but it wasn't a person that wanted to see me.

It was a little Swee Waxbill, and he had a request. I want to ask your permission to scout around here in your back garden for us to build a nest?.

We saw the little swee couple in our back garden during the week, and not many birds come into the garden, as it has very high walls. Of course, we were delighted to see them, as they are too small to eat the geckos and besides, they are seed eaters. But this day it was different, as it seemed that they were intent on introducing themselves to us.
Come and see what happened.

I made a deal with Swee, as I gave him permission to find a spot for their nest as long as he would allow me to take photos of their search.
Swee swung around and shouted, Babe, you can come out of hiding, as Zac gave us the okay.

Before you start the search Swee, I said, maybe the lemon tree will be your best bet.

But Babe is a woman, and you know what woman are like, as what they want, and us men want are miles apart.
Swee, she said, I am so glad that they don't catch birds to put inside this big cage.

Swee landed and he said, Babe, Sparrow told me that this is their emergency cage and crow junior was the last bird that they saved in this cage after that bad storm that broke his wing.

Babe flew over to another spot and Swee, irritated, shouted, Babe, I told you Zac said that the lemon tree is our best bet for a nest.

But I think that Babe was wearing earplugs, as she continued to look at other spots.

Oh yeah, she jumped around all over the place.

Swee jumped into the lemon tree and sat watching Babe going around. Of course, thinking that she was a bit bonkers.

Finally, Babe landed in the lemon tree and she said, Swee, the lemon tree will indeed be ideal for us to build a nest.
But, as usual, you are a silly man, as I was going around to view the lemon tree from all angles, to see if a predator would be able to see our nest in the lemon tree!

Swee hung his head and humbly apologized to Babe.

Finally, I think that the lemon tree will soon have a happy family living in it.

Such is life, as I always say. I have laid out here the differences between men and women, and I have to admit that even at my age I still get it wrong. I cannot understand what it is with us guys, as surely we all know that when a woman tells us to wait for a minute, she in fact means that her take on a minute is usually from 20 minutes to half an hour, and sometimes even longer. She says that she is popping into the shop to get some fresh milk and bread, and she comes out of the shop, pushing half of the shop's contents in a trolley. Oh, she says with a big smile, I have picked up some bargains.
In the meantime, you have been waiting in the car for a long time, and the hot sun was boiling your brains.

Nope, I have exaggerated a little bit, but I think that you get my drift. We merely reconcile our differences, and we love our women because we are different. Without them we would be lost and eventually we learn to accept things as they are. Let's face it, women are way more intelligent than men, as far as emotions are concerned. Maybe also in other things and my mother that raised us single handedly remains to be my hero. May she RIP.

I hope that you enjoyed the pictures and the story. I wish to give my heartfelt thanks to all of those that always read my stories.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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