The weather for past couple of weeks have been miserable, but today dawned clear and bright – always, of course, subject to change without notice – so we decided to hang out what clothes hadn’t gone through the electric drier yesterday. Sheets and rugs, for the most part.
I use plastic milk jugs to hold my clothespins; they are virtually free, pretty much biodegradable, and easily replaced. I slice the handle just where it joins the body of the jug, cut an opening in the front, and slip it over the line. The jugs slide along the line easily and three of them hold all the pins we need.
I’ve been keeping the pins on a shelf on the patio when we’re not using them, and when I went to grab them this morning, this is what I found. One deserted bird’s nest, made of moss and dried leaves. Safe from wind, ran, and various predators. Clever, these little creatures. I’m just glad it had been abandoned, as I would have done without rather than disturb the mama bird.
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One of the saddest things I saw recently was the local Walmart was changing its signage. Laying there amongst the letters of the old signs were so many nests and eggs. I felt so bad.
I think I’d get myself fired before I’d agree to tear up a bird nest. One year we had a robin build a nest on top of the a/c outside our bedroom window. We slept in a hot room for about ten days before the nestlings flew away. Thank goodness robins mature quickly!
Very clever!