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It’s been well-documented that, once he got over his initial fears of dogs, Nyan absolutely adores the cuddly critters. And our condo complex, and neighborhood, has lots of ‘em, of all shapes and sizes. Let’s take a quick look at some doggo fun in the month of March,

First up is Enzo, a big lovable fella who we saw on a grassy patch at the condo complex one evening. Much fun ensued, and when a young yellow lab showed up, the fun went all the way up to 11.

This here is Bernie – actual name Kanji. He’s a Bernese Mountain Dog (hence our nickname) who lives across the street. Young, big, goofy and super sweet. Sorry for the lousy pic.

And finally, the crème de la crème, leading contender for Best Dog Ever. Pepsi! 

We can’t really have a dog ourselves for multiple reasons, but our neighborhood dogs aren’t so bad!

What more is there to say? It’s a “café,” sort of, full of dogs that you can play with. Our hero was in canine heaven.

His favorite was perhaps Waffles, the corgi:

Or maybe it was this mellow little fella:

Or this spaniel:

That last pic shows Nyan giving the spaniel some treats. Yep, you can buy little bags of food to feed the little guys. So we did:

That dog was obviously tired and recovering from an injury. Waffles was far more energetic and aggressive when it came to treats:

A nice way to spend an hour-plus on a weekend afternoon.

Long-time readers will recall we’ve had a few olive-backed sunbirds build a nest outside our apartment. Early in the new year, we noticed a new nest going in, in a small shrubby tree that sits in a secluded corner of our balcony. After some research, we determined it was the nest of a  yellow-vented bulbul. 

We did our best to keep a serene environment, being very quiet and cautious when we opened the balcony door and closing the curtains at night so the interior light didn’t disturb. We also snapped a few pics through the window. Momma bird, resting on her eggs, didn’t look too pleased.

Before long…they hatched! We had two baby bulbuls. And they were hungry! And not shy about it either:

Mommy Bird took good care of them, and we took lots of video of her taking care of them:

We watched them get bigger and bigger over the span of just a couple weeks:

They really did grow up fast and we knew they’d be leaving soon:

And sure enough, without warning, a few days later… it was over: the nest was empty. The babies were gone. The bulbuls never came back.

Such is life! We enjoyed it while it lasted though.