Blue Monday

Monday is floor cleaning day L. I drip sweat while I perform this delightful task, and am usually not in a good mood. I tried to improve my mental attitude by playing happy worship songs to work by… decided to stay miserable. I was a BAD example today. Thank God that Jesus is not self absorbed like me.
3.00 pm Went to visit our dogs. Felt even more sorry for myself. The little dears hardly play with us any more.
5.00pm is time to water the pots that we planted our litchi pips in. A few of them have germinated and have tiny little shoots that have appeared above the soil. When I checked them, I found that 3 of the shoots had had their tops pecked off, and one had shriveled in the hot sun. I decided to move the pots to a spot under an extended piece of roofing where they would be more sheltered. As I was bending down, I suddenly felt wings swooshing over my back, accompanied by shrill screeching!! The *#! myna bird was dive bombing me!! He sat on the garden wall just above me, and continued to shriek at me. I told him what I thought of him, and bent down to pick up the next pot. The little so-and-so repeated the performance from a different direction! I am convinced that it was him that pecked the tops off our seedlings, and he was now objecting to having them moved to a spot that is less accessible to him. I know mynas are very territorial, but this is ridiculous. In a strange way, this confrontation with the myna cheered me up…. Perverse human that I am …
In the evening, my son, John, “chatted” with me via the internet. It was good to have contact with him, and be reassured that he is doing well.