I was talking to the a/c repair guy when i first heard it. It was kind of a “oodle-ooo”. But it was clear as day. Ira had made his first rooster noise. As i stood in the yard talking to the repair man Ira tried again and again to perfect his new ability. My face lit up as i informed the repair man that the rooster was a baby and that had been his first crow! I said quietly, “i’m so proud of him!” All of my friends had told me not to praise the rooster for crowing, so i didn’t, but secretly i loved that noise for it reminded me that i was far from the city and that was the way i liked it.
