In Animalia class last week at quasi-school, the kids had a guest speaker. Since they were studying birds, a man came in to talk about and show his homing pigeons.
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| Pigeon man showing how if they have a big thing over their beak it is better. |
After chatting with the kids for awhile, he let each of them release a bird, which would then fly home. Of course. HOMING pigeons.
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| Sandis assures us that her pigeon liked her. It doesn't look unhappy with the situation |
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| Freedom!!! |
Sandis, being a kid that totally hates animals (you can see the sarcasm dripping off those letters, right?), hated this part.
And, she totally didn't take to heart when pigeon man said he could set up any of the kids with pigeons if they were in the country and their parents agreed. No, we don't live in the country, but we're outside city limits and zoned farm, so same thing, right?
Yes, she immediately started wanting pigeons.
Mom & Dad said it might be ok if 1) they are easy and 2) they can hang out with chickens.
What the hell are we going to do with pigeons?! I don't see us doing the homing pigeon clubs - which pigeon man with his 120 birds says he'll only have time for when he retires and gets serious about his homers. We can't possibly eat them. Or their tiny eggs. Basically they'd be little feathered outdoor pets, the original pair of which cannot be let out for 3 months lest they return home. Oy!
Let's hope there aren't guest speakers volunteering free pets for fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
PS. Ms. Unrue, could we use the photo of Sandis in love with "her" bird as the photo for the yearbook? That instead of the cheesy smile and squinty eyes that she hammed up with that morning? Oh, and can we air brush on a decent shirt? I know I'm her mother and I should try and dress her better but for some reason, "put on a different shirt, you can't wear a beer shirt to school, even quasi-school" translated in her brain to "turn shirt inside out." TIA!
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