This time of year there is just no rest for the weary if you are a mockingbird. There is a mate to find and attract, a nest to build, and above all, territory to defend. Morning, noon, and night there are songs to be sung to mark one's territory and intruders that must be driven away. As with humans, there is just no reasoning with the wife once she has determined where home is going to be. Our resident mockingbird has decided that home is going to be behind the geraniums on the plant stand by the back door. Maybe not the wisest choice in the world considering the 3 cats that regularly go in and out that back door but evidently that is where home is going to be. It has been carefully constructed of small twigs and decorated with string. To keep the cats out JMM is putting chicken wire on the back of the stand. I've put out some drier lint in case she wants something soft. So all is ready for the precious eggs. No rest once the eggs hatch either--babies to feed. We are looking forward to watching the mockingbird family expand.
Thought for the day:
Guard well you spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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