Lull

Those are little baby Quaker parrots. My sister brought them home yesterday from her job, because they needed a place to stay for the night. Since they're so little (they must be a day old) they need supervision and no one stays overnight at the wildlife center. Someone brought them in because their nest fell off a tree. It's incredible how defenseless they are. Only one of them has his eyes open, the other two walk around blindly, bumping against each other. Poor little babies.

They are adorable. We're keeping them here for now, and we'll see in the future if we can find good homes for them, and if not, they can stay with us. We already have a Quaker, an adult one, so maybe he can foster them. I don't think that's likely, but you never know with animals.

My ophidian babies have been surprisingly calm the past few days, no shenanigans of any sort. That does not bode well. They're probably planning something cataclysmic for the future.
Topkapi has bright blue eyes, she's a few days away from shedding, but she still walks around without too much concern, sure in my protection. Which she, of course, has. She's so spunky.

I am baking a cherry pie right now, I can smell it already.
Here is the recipe:
For dough:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup butter
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. sugar
4 tbsp. cold water
1 tsp. cinnamon

For filling:
3 cups pitted, sliced cherries
3/4 sup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch

Mix flour, salt, cinnamon together. Add the butter and water. Mold into a ball, wrap up and place in refrigerator for 1 hour.
Put cherries in saucepan with water, cook for 10 minutes. Slowly add the sugar and cornstarch. Cook 5 more minutes, until it gets thick.
Take dough out and roll onto pie pan. you can save some and make lattice strips, if you like.
Pour cherry filling. Bake at 350 F. for 45 minutes.