I saw the gaudiest little bird, evidently just a hatchling, learning to fly. He looked like a minature parrot, with a red head and yellow and blue markings. I did a little research, and to the best of my knowledge, it appears to be a finch of some variety. They hide in the grass and the bushes because the larger birds attack them.

He was so small that a blade of Johnson grass served as a perch for him.

We are having a thunder storm this morning. It looks ominous outside. So far, the tornadoes have been in the northern and western parts of the state.

I am trying to coax the air conditioner service man out to goose up the freon in the unit. It was only ll degrees cooler in the house than outside. He is really pretty old to be working and I may have to call someone else. He promised me Wed. but who knows.