Toys: Angry Birds

Why so angry, bird?

My mom has this big blue chair decorated with stuffed animals, relics from our family's past: some were gifts for her, some toys for her grand kids, and others are...who knows? All of the bird toys make actual bird calls, which lends them a charming authenticity. 

Rocking chair zoo.

I grew up surrounded by bird calls over traffic noise, and I've heard more than one native New Yorker from the city complain about the raucous splendor of crickets, cicadas and birds. Personally, I'll take that over screams of terror coming from the sidewalk, cries of pain in the night followed by desperate shrieks for help, multiple car alarms during storms, and siren sounds any day. It's way more friendly.

Me and birdie friend.