Update about my life

It has been a while since I posted on this weblog. My little chicklings aren't little anymore and finally have flown away. The weather has changed too so now it is getting much colder and the harvest storms have left the country.

I am truying to get to know myself spiritually again. I have been a wiccan for over 10 years but it doesn't fit me anymore. I don't want a complicated religion with many rules. I want a religion that I understand and I can fit myself into and which I can fit around me. I am looking in all different directions (no, christianity isn't it ;)). I found some stuff about my old dutch heritage and the old religions of my land. I don't know what to do with this knowledge. I am looking into it and it scares me a little but also feels completely okay. It is more the stigma other people have with this path. I am talking about Asatru.

Asatru is a pagan religion and why of life that is based on the old ways of the Noreman and the old western european religion with some local Gods and Goddesses but also a rich pantheon. I am talking about Thor, Wodan and Frya (to call some). I am especially drawn to the local dutch Goddess Nehalennia who is the Goddess of water and earth (a big dutch theme because living with and "fearing" both is part of being dutch ;)).

My problem with Asatru is that during WWII some germans used this religion to explain why they were superior. They started to use symbols which are still used by the neo-nazi's. Don't get me wrong I am REALLY not a nazi. I know the base of this religion is ok but is based on the Edda (bloody stories about the Gods and the three of life ;)). So I don't know what to do :(. Any insides to given me???

Fly away pigeons, fly away!

The little ones aren't so little anymore. They are almost as big as their mother but still want and need her to feed them. I hope they will spread their wings soon because I want my balcony back!! They became really tame which is kind of funny but also a pain because I really don't want to see them back when they have flown away.

They are still no beauties but it has inproved a lot since the last time I posted about my chicklings.

My entire balcony is covered with pigeonpoo so I really want to clean it up when they leave (tips are welcome).



Day 16 in the life of two little pigeons

My little ones are standing up and making noise. Mom is feeding them regularly and they are growing in a rate that I thought wasn't possible!!  They are flapping their wings already so flying will be their next step to take. I hope they will take the dive soon because I want my balcony back :D.

The pigeons have made a really big mess on my balcony and I am figuring out how to clean it up because I have health problems and can't use agressive cleaning materials but I have to clean it really good so no sickmaking stuff survives in there poo.

Who has any idea how to do this???

14 Days old and ugly!!!

It has been a while since my last entry but I have a really good excuse. The last week I had to go to Birmingham (England) for a congres about Nuclear Medicine. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun. The first day I was there it was my birthday and it is always fun to celebrate my birthday abroad :).

I came home late last night so I couldn't look at the little pigeons. Well, today I found out they are not little anymore!! And I can't say anything else then that they are really really REALLY ugly :P.

Nobody in his right mind can call these ones cute anymore :). I hope I will be able to clean everything after they leave because it looks really nasty. I looked on the internet and read there that pigeons fly away in 14 days but I think mine are a little slow and will take at least another week to try to fly. They are really quiet so I don't mind them except for the mess ;).

This weekend I will be celebrating my birthday with my family. I got a really nice gift from my closest friend. She gave me a ticket to go to the entire Twilight saga in a row. I don't know how I am going to do that because it means almost 10 hours in a movie theater (I HATE movie theaters). But I like Twilight and I like hanging out with my friend so I know it will be worth it :D.



Day 7 in the life of the little chicklings

It is so great that momma pigeon doesn't mind me looking too her children. When I open my balcony door she will leave them alone for some time and when I leave she comes back again.

The little ones have changed a lot the last three days. There feathers are coming trough which makes them looking kinda strange but I know they are growing well and hopefully will become fat city birds (a so called pest :D). Of course I have a new picture!

All the black pieces are where the feathers are coming. They are kinda ugly but stull really helpless en cute. Their eyes have oppened totally in the last two days so they can see me taking pictures. It makes them a little nervous so they even start to move a little bit ;).

I won't be able to make pictures in the coming week so this one will be the last one for several days. I hope that they will look like the real bird when I am able to make other pictures.

Day four in the life of the two chicklings

Moma pigeon most be the best mother in the world to keep her offspring alive in this weather! It is cold and wet (completely normal for the Netherlands) and the wind is blowing like hell. The not so little chicklings have almost doubled in size! I can't imagine that only 4 days ago they were inside eggs. Of course I have a new picture but because of the bad weather it is a really dark one.

In only 10 days they will take their first dive from my 7th floor home. I hope I will be able to witness it but I need to leave the country for a couple of days so maybe I will miss it. So I enjoy them as long as I can :). I thought they would make a lot of noise but they are really quiet!!

Update!!

Today an update about the past few days. But first an update about the chicklings!

They are still alife!! Momma is keeping them warm all the time and is protecting them against the elements (it has been raining like hell these past few days). I tried to protect their place against the elements but I can't help the cold :(. It will be a miracle for them to survive.

Yesterday I had an amazing evening with two of my best friends. We call it a spiritual evening but it is more a good excuse to get the men out of the house and talk girlstuff. We also try out spiritual stuff (divination etc.) but mostly it is a lot of fun to be together. We went home pretty late (or early in the morning it depends....) so I slept most of my sunday away :). Tomorrow I have to work again. So, how was your weekend?

poor little chicklings

My poor little chicklings are getting really cold. Their mother tries to keep them warm but it is really windy and rainy today. It is also getting kinda cold and being on the seventh floor really doesn't help either. I tried to shelter their nest a little bit and put some food out for the mother. I so hope they will survive. This is all I can do without intervening to much in their young lifes but I still feel bad for them.

I started my weekend and I still don't know what to do with my free time. A friend asked me if I would come to a sprititual evening she is hosting (we never know what kind of spirit makes the evening a good evening ;)) but I still don't know if it is still on. Maybe I will go to the beach and let the wind blow me away.

The chicklings have arrived!

I have a really annoying pet on my balcony. It is a citydove (flying rat) with two little eggs. After 2 weeks of waiting the eggs have finally hatched and they are so cute!

My heart just melted when I saw them and now I am really happy that I am allowed to witness this miracle of life. I hope to see them grow and fly away in two weeks. What would you do if you found eggs on a really unconvenient place?