Rain clouds, little birds, and creatures I'll never understand

It's raining today. AND I LOVE IT! I would much prefer a stormy day over a sunny day! The clouds get dark, the world smells clean, the sounds of rain becoming soothing.... what's NOT to love about rain?? (don't get me wrong, I love beautiful sunny days; I just like rain better!)

The only downside to rain is that I have a very difficult time waking up if it's raining. If I wake up to the sound of rain I'm back to sleep within two seconds flat. I love snuggling in a blanket listening to the rain... puts me to sleep like hymns put a High Priest into a fit of insomnia during Sacrament Meeting...*sigh* love it.

So after sleeping in a couple more hours than I had anticipated (thanks, rainstorm!) I got out of bed to get some breakfast. Now, I have two birds; a cockatiel and a red-bellied parrot. They both have quite the personalities. Coby (cockatiel) is a sweetheart. He's quiet and shy at first but isn't afraid to let you know when he wants something. He's high maintenance and loves to sing at himself in the mirror. Buddy (parrot) has a big beak, and he knows it. He's very smart and loves to dance to GOOD music (he loves Whitney Houston, Rihanna, and I've recently discovered he loves Beyonce, too. He's got great taste; a bird after my own heart!).

But when it rains my birds get into weird moods. They're probably just as fascinated in the rain as I am...they'll sit and stare out the window all day at the rain. I think it makes them happy that it's raining because they'll start talking more than normal.

So as I'm sitting in the kitchen I could hear them talking away....
"You wanna peanut?" "Good morning, Coby!" "MOM!" "Pretty bird!" "Good morning Coby Coby.." "I wanna peanut." "Pretty bird" "Mom??" "What's up?" "Here kitty kitty!" "I WANNA PEANUT!"

ALL morning. Both of them non-stop.

...That is until they saw a cat cross the street outside. Their playful chit-chat quickly changed to squawking and freaking out. Suddenly a peanut on a rainy day didn't sound so wonderful anymore...

Stupid cats. I feel the same when I see cats prowling around in the rain. First off, what on EARTH is it doing outside on a day like this? Second off, eating worms? A cat? Yeah.... And third....well.... I think that alone saying it's a cat is enough of an explanation in itself...

But after a peanut for the parrot, some seeds for the cockatiel, all was well in our household... Until the cat came around again to regurgitate the worm it just ate. Right in the middle of the road.

Beautiful, cat.
Beautiful.