Springtime on the Farm
Posted by Ted Hopton on May 21, 2009
Feeling guilty that I never blog in here any more, but I blog so much in other places now that I simply don’t come back here often. But today I have a reason.
I wrote last year about the little bird family outside my back patio doors, and the sad demise of the chicks at the claws of a cat. I meant to cover that hole up so no bird would be foolish enough to use it for nesting again, but I never got around to that.
A couple of days ago, I noticed avian activity on the back deck again. A wren couple is building a nest in the same hole in the wall. They are awfully cute as they earnestly land with twigs and other bits before popping up and into the hole.
One of the barn cats is no longer with us, but one is, and he’s certainly a hunter. I have a bad feeling about how this is going to play out.
And in front, mockingbirds have made a nest in a bush that climbs up the wall. Pumpkin, the cat, has been watching them for a couple of weeks now.
OK, that’s the quick update from the cottage on the farm. Back to work!
