In my garden lives a weaver (geelvinkie)
Bright as a penny, he dazzles and sings
He works like a pro, he builds like a wizard
He brings long strands of grass and shiny things

He works from dawn till dusk, he has no rest
He weaves a nest so neat, so snug, so fine
He clears the leaves and twigs, he does his best
He makes a perfect home, a love design

But look at her she's plain and so fine
She outshines his glow,
his flair, his shine
She holds the ace, she has the final say
She checks his work, she rates his valentine

She wants the best and nothing less, she spurns
His nest, she makes him try again and again
She drives him wild, she urges him to learn
Better than the rest, she is his muse and bane

Poor bird, I feel for him, but I admire
Her too, she knows her worth, she sets the goal
She inspires him to strive, to reach higher
She is the reason why he works his soul

On 2023-11-03 19:24:44 Donna said:
In my garden lives a weaver (geelvinkie)
Bright as a penny, he dazzles and sings
He works like a pro, he builds like a wizard
He brings long strands of grass and shiny things

He works from dawn till dusk, he has no rest
He weaves a nest so neat, so snug, so fine
He clears the leaves and twigs, he does his best
He makes a perfect home, a love design

But look at her she's plain and so fine
She outshines his glow,
his flair, his shine
She holds the ace, she has the final say
She checks his work, she rates his valentine

She wants the best and nothing less, she spurns
His nest, she makes him try again and again
She drives him wild, she urges him to learn
Better than the rest, she is his muse and bane

Poor bird, I feel for him, but I admire
Her too, she knows her worth, she sets the goal
She inspires him to strive, to reach higher
She is the reason why he works his soul

Goosebumps

Update:

His latest was not good enough either.
Hanging in tatters.

That feeling (justified or not) that you are just not good enough, is terrible!!

I so feel for the little fukker!

...and there goes no8. And he is enthusiastically starting with 9!!
At what stage do you say "fuck that" and stop trying?

When you've got better prospects.

Some men/ males are just not capable of doing anything. It's top tier for me, or you can keep your crummy nest.

We all need that one person in our lives that inspire us to want to do better, be better,to work harder and keep going no matter how many times we fail. And the day we dont fail they will be there to celebrate harder than we ourselves do because they belived in you even when you did not.

I have not been to your house yet Sabrina.
If you have managed to secure the top tier male, to provide you with a top tier nest, I'm very happy for you!
I'm sure the 2 of you are equally good and deserve each other.

PnP, I guess that is the ideal, but to be honest, and I know it's perhaps not a fair comparison, but in spells where I have applied unsuccessfully for promotion, it was tough not to get disheartened.
I take my hat off to this guy for his persistence and unwavering tenacity

On 2023-11-09 17:36:21 Sage said:
When you've got better prospects.

I think that is also a "win" situation. But I'm just wondering at what stage in the season will this poor bugger decide what's left of the breeding season is too short and stop trying.
Changing direction (even by a large margin it that is what you decide) is still a win.
It's the stop trying part I fear