I was about to record the twentieth and last chapter of my current audio book project. It was late morning, all seemed quiet. The kids were at school and my husband was gone at welding school/work. I had just come back from exercising; I was awake and my voice too. Outside, nobody was mowing their lawn or building a garden shed (thank God, lawn enthusiasts and garden builders are finally cooling down — literally) , and the train and its many whistles had just passed the crossing. I closed the window and the door to my home studio.
All set!
Toc-toc-toc!
What the…?
Toc-toc-toc!
The knocking came from behind my wall, the outside corner that faces the backyard and the park. Sometimes I can hear the squirrels climbing the wall and the roof, but they don’t stay long. That one kept knocking on my…
Toc-toc-toc!
I replied with all my rage by knocking on my side of the wall as if it was a very inconvenient neighbor. BAM-BAM-BAM. Get awaaayyyy!
Toc-toc-toc!
Nope, didn’t work. I opened my window, couldn’t see a thing because of the the bug screen, took that off too, and came face to face with a… A bird! No way, such a pretty bird pecking at the wall! We watched each other, stunned for a couple of seconds. When I finally thought I should take a picture (so pretty!), he hopped on a branch and flew away.
Another day he came back.
I was ready. (Camera ready, wrong lens — oops)
A Never Ending Summer 
And the holes they make are huuuuge! I noticed the trees with plenty of holes in the park behind the house. Crazy, when you think about it, considering how small a bird is and how tough wood is.
I’m glad the bird hasn’t decided to make a hole in my wall. That would have been… problematic! 😆
I love watching birds but I guess I would hate for them to knock on my walls 🙂
Indeed. I couldn’t decide if I was mad at the bird or amazed at its beauty!
Jolie histoire, très joliment racontée 😉 Effectivement, pas pratique pour enregistrer quoi que ce soit.
C’est fou tous les petits bruits qui dérangent quand on a besoin du silence absolu !