I have been feeling particularly miserable the past few days with my sinus infection.  It is something I have suffered with most of my life, and for the most part it is not a problem.  Sometimes it does get really bad, and then I suffer the most excruciating headaches.  My face feels like it is under pressure, because it is, and my eyes feel like they’ll explode out of their sockets.  I won’t go into detail about the other side effects.  Driving is totally out of the question when I have these headaches as it affects my sight and my balance.  So I am confined to home.  Thank goodness for social networking like twitter.  I think without my friends there I would have gone totally insane the past few days.

Before this infection started I bought a new bird feeder and installed it in a tree in my garden.  This afternoon while sitting on the stoep and feeling rather sorry for myself, I noticed that there were quite a few birds at the feeder.  Here are some shots of the birds at the feeder.

Top birds are male Red Bishop’s in their breeding colours.  The bottom shot are Cape Sparrows.

When I went back to my room to download the photos I found the kitten asleep on my bed.  He has a tendency to suck his tongue like a baby would suck a dummy.  It really is quite sweet to see, so I thought I’d share this with you too.

Once my head has cleared I hope to share more interesting snippets with you.  I’m afraid that this is a true reflection of my rather sad and boring life the past few days.